Beyond Van Gogh
Beyond Van Gogh is a new truly immersive experience. While other shows use virtual reality or still images, Beyond Van Gogh breaks barriers by incorporating both still and moving art.
$43 – $83
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7 events,
2022 Desert Art Festival
Featuring artists from throughout the United States presenting their original work in all mediums of fine art and fine craft.
Free
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park
Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy focusing on newlyweds, as they begin married life in a tiny fifth floor apartment in New York City.
$38 – $40
3 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
A Prairie Home Holiday
A Prairie Home Holiday
Join us for an evening of Holiday cheer with Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard, stories and songs about love and family and a Christmas sing-along, and the News from Lake Wobegon.
3 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro
Ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has not only redefined what his instrument can do, but has spread the ukulele’s popularity to a whole new audience.
2 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
5 events,
Major League Show Jumping Tour
The culmination of the 10-event Major League Show Jumping Tour, featuring the most elite horses and riders from the around the world, is arriving to the premier Desert International Horse Park show grounds in Thermal, CA.
Indio International Tamale Festival
Food Network ranked the Indio International Tamale Festival in the top 10 All-American Food Festivals in the nation. The festival is a special occasion that kicks off the holiday season bringing the entire community together.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
2022 McCallum Theatre Annual Gala With Matteo Bocelli
2022 McCallum Theatre Annual Gala With Matteo Bocelli
Much of the world first heard acclaimed singer-songwriter Matteo Bocelli on “Fall on Me,” the English/Italian song that he co-wrote for his father Andrea Bocelli’s acclaimed 2018 album, “Sì,” which topped the Billboard 200. The song, which has amassed over 300 million combined global streams, went on to soundtrack Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.”
$95 – $125
9 events,
El Paseo Cruise Nights
El Paseo Cruise Nights
You don't need to own a Classic Car to enjoy all the festivities of Cruise Night on El Paseo. Everyone is welcome!
Free
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Enjoy local favorite, Whitney Lyman, every Friday on the Center Lawn near Saks Fifth Avenue. The two-hour shows are free to the public and feature music from the 60's all the way to today's greatest hits.
Free
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
10 events,
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
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Photos with Santa
Photos with Santa
Join the Gardens on El Paseo on the bridge by their giant holiday tree for photos with Santa. A $20 cost to participate benefits Pegasus Therapeutic Riding and you will receive (1) one 4x6 photo in a holiday frame.
$20
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Car Show at The River
Car Show at The River
Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association is back at The River!
Come out and enjoy some of the best cars in the Coachella Valley!
Free
7 events,
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Palm Springs Getaway
Palm Springs Getaway
This new musical is a nostalgic romp through the popular oasis featuring glimpses of history, icons and the celebrities who made the city famous. With a collection of well-known and original songs, the show transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between.
$38
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
Jeffrey Siegel begins this season of Keyboard Conversations® with the romantic music of Johannes Brahms.
3 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
5 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Produced by Theater Latte Da of Minneapolis, this moving work captures an astounding moment in history when Allied and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday together by trading carols, sharing food and drink, playing soccer and burying the dead.
$35 – $75
4 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
6 events,
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Walk of the Inns
Walk of the Inns
One night each winter, several distinctive boutique hotels in Palm Springs take part in the Walk of Inns, opening their doors to welcome all visitors.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Palm Springs Getaway
Palm Springs Getaway
This new musical is a nostalgic romp through the popular oasis featuring glimpses of history, icons and the celebrities who made the city famous. With a collection of well-known and original songs, the show transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between.
$38
10 events,
8th Annual Official Latino Film Festival
Palm Springs Art Museum is proud to partner with the 8th Annual Official Latino Film Festival, the first to focus primarily on U.S. Latino and Latina filmmakers.
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Enjoy local favorite, Whitney Lyman, every Friday on the Center Lawn near Saks Fifth Avenue. The two-hour shows are free to the public and feature music from the 60's all the way to today's greatest hits.
Free
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
20 events,
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Palm Springs Getaway
Palm Springs Getaway
This new musical is a nostalgic romp through the popular oasis featuring glimpses of history, icons and the celebrities who made the city famous. With a collection of well-known and original songs, the show transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between.
$38
10 events,
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
This holiday season DTW brings the merry with this musical stage adaptation of the beloved 1954 holiday film.
$38 – $40
3 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
5 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Emmet Cahill
Emmet Cahill
Ireland's most exciting tenor! He recently made his sold-out debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall, and his Irish album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s World Music Charts. He hails from Mullingar, Ireland, and is lead singer with PBS phenomenon Celtic Thunder.
$40
7 events,
Jazz Guitarist: Peter Curtis
Jazz Guitarist: Peter Curtis
Guitarist Peter Curtis plays from what is commonly called “The Great American Songbook," a body of music written largely by Jewish songwriters.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Let it Snow
Let it Snow
Let it Snow is part of our new "Palm Canyon Cabaret" fundraising series. We have lots of new and exciting Cabaret acts in store for you this season featuring our valley's brightest talents. Be sure to check back here for more exciting details about this show and others throughout the season!
$30
6 events,
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Palm Springs Getaway
Palm Springs Getaway
This new musical is a nostalgic romp through the popular oasis featuring glimpses of history, icons and the celebrities who made the city famous. With a collection of well-known and original songs, the show transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between.
$38
10 events,
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Enjoy local favorite, Whitney Lyman, every Friday on the Center Lawn near Saks Fifth Avenue. The two-hour shows are free to the public and feature music from the 60's all the way to today's greatest hits.
Free
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
14 events,
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
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CV Firebird Fan Fest
CV Firebird Fan Fest
The newest addition to the valley, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, are having a free event to celebrate their first official game in the valley's new Acrisure Arena!
Free
11 events,
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
-
Frosty Fest
Frosty Fest
A free winter festival including, games, food, vendors, Santa, a jump zone, crafting stations, prizes, live entertainment and more!
Free
Palm Springs Getaway
Palm Springs Getaway
This new musical is a nostalgic romp through the popular oasis featuring glimpses of history, icons and the celebrities who made the city famous. With a collection of well-known and original songs, the show transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between.
$38
4 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Dave Koz & Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour
Dave Koz & Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour
A holiday tradition returns to the McCallum as Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour brings together a magical combination of musicians to celebrate this special season.
6 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Romance of the Holidays Featuring the Music of Joe Giarrusso
Romance of the Holidays Featuring the Music of Joe Giarrusso
A holiday concert featuring three pianists, a French horn, cellist, violinist and singer who come together for a riveting evening of contemporary music by composer Joe Giarrusso.
5 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
CK Dance: The Nutcracker
CK Dance: The Nutcracker
CK Dance, Palm Springs' award-winning dance company returns to the beautiful Annenberg Theater for its 26th Annual performance of "The Nutcracker", the quintessential holiday Ballet of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece.
$30 – $50
4 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
This holiday season DTW brings the merry with this musical stage adaptation of the beloved 1954 holiday film.
$38 – $40
5 events,
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Sunset Sessions with Whitney Lyman
Enjoy local favorite, Whitney Lyman, every Friday on the Center Lawn near Saks Fifth Avenue. The two-hour shows are free to the public and feature music from the 60's all the way to today's greatest hits.
Free
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
4 events,
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
3 events,
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Desert Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
3 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
3 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
2 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
2 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
2 events,
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights at The Living Desert
WildLights is celebrating 29 years dazzling guests by transforming the Zoo into a sparkling winter wonderland. Come to this festive, annual tradition and marvel at more than a million colorful, sparkling holiday lights.
$16
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
4 events,
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
The Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market is a community gathering place where local farmers and vendors can offer fresh agricultural and related products. Over 50% of the vendors are certified farmers, bringing their produce straight to you with no middleman.
Free
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations.
$15 – $20
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