Temecula Marks Pechanga Pu'éska Mountain Day on November 15 at City Hall with a Free Documentary Double Feature
The City of Temecula, in Riverside County, California, will hold its annual Pechanga Pu'éska Mountain Day celebration on the evening of Sunday, November 15. The day is a proclaimed city holiday, hosted by the City of Temecula in partnership with the Pechanga Band of Indians. This year marks the 14th anniversary of the holiday, first proclaimed in 2012. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall and is free to attend.
Host: City of Temecula, in partnership with the Pechanga Band of Indians
Time: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Location: Town Square at Temecula City Hall (41000 Main St, Temecula, CA 92590); held outside the City Hall steps, moving inside the Conference Center if the weather requires
How to join: Free and open to all, no RSVP required; the City encourages residents to email [email protected] for planning purposes; bring your own blankets
Program: A double feature of award-winning documentaries by Pechanga Studios, People of the West Episode 1 and The Mountain that Weeps; Great Oak Press books available on site; complimentary appetizers, desserts and souvenirs
According to the City's event invitation, the centerpiece of this year's celebration is the outdoor documentary screening. Both films come from Pechanga Studios, the Tribe's production unit, and The Mountain that Weeps tells the story of the fight to save Pu'éska Mountain itself.
Pu'éska Mountain is the sacred place of creation for the Pechanga people. In the late 2000s, a proposed mine called Liberty Quarry was planned on the mountain and would have been among the largest gravel pits in the United States. The Tribe, the City of Temecula and local community organizations fought the plan together for more than seven years, and in November 2012 the Pechanga Band purchased the mountain outright, ending the quarry proposal. The City then proclaimed November 15 a city holiday, celebrated with the community every year since; in 2015, the mountain land was placed into federal trust.
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California. The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians is a federally recognized tribe whose reservation lies near Temecula; the City calls the Pechanga people Temecula's first peoples, whose culture and heritage have profoundly shaped the community. November is also Native American Heritage Month.
(Source: City of Temecula)
Source: City of Temecula
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