Back by popular demand, this family-friendly after-dark adventure is a “must-do” event this spring. Glow in the Park features larger-than-life displays inspired by the beauty of nature, dozens of interactive installations, fantastic photo ops, and, of course, the fan-favorite “magic” smoke bubbles.
Gather with family and friends this Easter Sunday at The Terrace at Desert Willow Golf Resort. Indulge in a lavish buffet while soaking in the spectacular views of the Firecliff course, backdropped by the breathtaking Santa Rosa Mountains. Whether dining alfresco while basking in the desert sun or indoors with panoramic windows, it promises a stunning and scenic experience.
Join Sunnylands in their gardens for thier free Music in the Gardens concert series, happening every Sunday in March, 11 am to 1 pm, featuring a different musical act each week.
The Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City is weekly food and music event held every Tuesday from 5pm to 7pm at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater.
A prodigy who made his Beijing concert debut playing Chopin at 13—and who became a sensation at 17 when he stepped in on short notice to play Tchaikovsky with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra—Lang Lang has dazzled audiences worldwide with his emotional fire and virtuosity. Experience the flamboyant performer and passionate educator The New Yorker called “the world’s ambassador of the keyboard” in a solo performance in the intimacy of the McCallum Theatre.
Longtime McCallum favorite Kathy Griffin returns to Palm Desert with her new show My Life on the PTSD-List.
College of the Desert Foundation’s most important fundraiser of the year, Stepping Out for COD 2024, proudly presents the legendary country music icon, Clay Walker! The multi–PLATINUM selling country artist has garnered 11 No.1 songs, 32 charted singles, 4 RIAA PLATINUM albums, and 2 Certified GOLD albums.
Celebrate the beginning of each month with music, art, and classic cars. Take a self-guided tour through the art galleries on El Paseo, enjoy live music on the Center Lawn at The Gardens on El Paseo around 4 p.m., and scope out hundreds of classic cars as they cruise down El Paseo. Cars meet up at the Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce around 2 p.m., then motorcade down the promenade at 4 p.m.
You don't need to own a Classic Car to enjoy all the festivities of Cruise Night on El Paseo. Everyone is welcome!
Winner of eight tony Awards including Best Musical. Joe Boyd makes a deal with the devil to become young Joe Hardy and lead the Senators to a victory against the Yankees ball team!
Water Lantern Festival is a beautiful evening filled with music, activities, food trucks, vendors, and lots of other fun. Come enjoy a beautiful, peaceful night out. The event lasts 4 hours, and concludes with a beautiful lantern launch onto the body of water at sunset.
Winner of eight tony Awards including Best Musical. Joe Boyd makes a deal with the devil to become young Joe Hardy and lead the Senators to a victory against the Yankees ball team!
Freestyle Explosion is bringing the power of throwbacks to Acrisure Arena with Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Exposé, Lisette Melendez, Noel, Connie, Pretty Poison and Nocera on Saturday, April 6.
Despite this new era of hyper-connective technology, we are becoming a more divided and less compassionate species. Travel can be an antidote to hate and ignorance by teaching us to laugh at ourselves, appreciate the limits of our own worldview, and learn from the knowledge and experience of different cultures. With humorous and gripping tales pulled from journeys to over 100 countries, Andrew reveals how travel can truly change our lives—and the world.
Sunday, November 19, 2023, 3:00pm – Modern Men, Coachella Valley Men’s Chorus Sundays, December 10, 17, 2023, 3:00pm – California Desert Chorale, “Let Heaven and Nature Sing,” 31stAnnual Holiday Concert January 28 – Coachella Valley Classical Voices Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00pm, Community Choir presents the Faure Requiem. Saturday, March 23, 2024, 7:00pm – 2 […]
The Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City is weekly food and music event held every Tuesday from 5pm to 7pm at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
Let's Hang On! is the perfect way to swing into the Summer season. This group of seasoned entertainers are preserving the music and the style of the iconic Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
As one of the largest and most influential music festivals in the world, Coachella provides audiences with multiple stages to enjoy emerging artists and famed headliners working in a number of genres from hip hop and indie to EDM. Gourmet food, amazing activities and astounding art installations help set the tone as well. In 2024, Coachella will be held on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21, and headlined by Lana del Rey, Tyler the Creator, and Doja Cat.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
This sparkling comedy was great success at DET’s 2022 Summer reading series. In an alternative version of the Holmes origin story, a spurned romance leads to someone threatening to unmask the young detective as a fraud.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
This sparkling comedy was great success at DET’s 2022 Summer reading series. In an alternative version of the Holmes origin story, a spurned romance leads to someone threatening to unmask the young detective as a fraud.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
In his New York City apartment, Michael throws a birthday party for Harold, a self-avowed “thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy,” complete with a surprise gift: “Cowboy,” a street hustler. As the evening wears on – fueled by drugs and alcohol – bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when a game of “Truth” goes terribly wrong.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
St. Margaret's Friends of Music is a proud supporter of music in our valley by presenting the best in quality music programming for the desert community.
Palm Canyon Theatre's Cabaret Fundraising Series includes a variety of one-night-only productions with talented local performers and special guests. The cabaret performers donate their time and talents, and each unique show supports the 27-year-old nonprofit theatre, its education programs and the culture it cultivates in the Coachella Valley.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
Amazon Music’s “Breakthrough Artist to Watch” (2023) Windser spent a weekend in Palm Desert, creating a new song using technology that captures music from our native plants. After taking inspiration given to him by Palm Desert, he has decided to give back performing his new song “Desert Song” live for the first time on April 18th.
In his New York City apartment, Michael throws a birthday party for Harold, a self-avowed “thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy,” complete with a surprise gift: “Cowboy,” a street hustler. As the evening wears on – fueled by drugs and alcohol – bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when a game of “Truth” goes terribly wrong.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
As one of the largest and most influential music festivals in the world, Coachella provides audiences with multiple stages to enjoy emerging artists and famed headliners working in a number of genres from hip hop and indie to EDM. Gourmet food, amazing activities and astounding art installations help set the tone as well. In 2024, Coachella will be held on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21, and headlined by Lana del Rey, Tyler the Creator, and Doja Cat.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
This sparkling comedy was great success at DET’s 2022 Summer reading series. In an alternative version of the Holmes origin story, a spurned romance leads to someone threatening to unmask the young detective as a fraud.
Outstanding local performers of all ages are presented in this exciting talent competition – a visually stunning and energy-filled production with a moving full cast finale. Audience members can vote for their favorite performer and the winners are announced and celebrated at the final performance on Sunday afternoon. This dynamic community celebration now in its 26th year, is a popular event and shows often sell out!
This sparkling comedy was great success at DET’s 2022 Summer reading series. In an alternative version of the Holmes origin story, a spurned romance leads to someone threatening to unmask the young detective as a fraud.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
There’s a “Somebody I’m Longing to See” and they’re “S’wonderful” with a “Fascinating Rhythm”. Before you, “Call The Whole Thing Off”, get the “Sweet and Lowdown” of this “Lady Be Good” musical that will hit the CVRep stage with Gershwin songs you’ll be humming the whole way home.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
One of the most successful artists in Latin American history, Luis Miguel will bring his 2023 tour to Acrisure Arena on Saturday, September 30.
The 16th annual Stagecoach County Music Festival, the preeminent West Coast country music event, returns in 2024 with headliners Eric Church, Mirand Lambert, and Morgan Wallen.
The Rock Yard outdoor concert stage is an amphitheater-style area featuring two side-by-side stages holding audiences of passionate music fans. The Rock Yard runs from Spring to Fall and is always live, always free, and always outdoors. New beer and drink specials (often themed to the bands performing on stage) are offered weekly.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
The Rock Yard outdoor concert stage is an amphitheater-style area featuring two side-by-side stages holding audiences of passionate music fans. The Rock Yard runs from Spring to Fall and is always live, always free, and always outdoors. New beer and drink specials (often themed to the bands performing on stage) are offered weekly.
Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of the night sky through telescopes and binoculars.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird opens in a sleepy Alabama town in the midst of the Great Depression, where Scout and her brother, Jem, live with their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Reminiscent of a bygone era, the play immerses us in a simpler time as the children play outside in the summer, act out stories and muse about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
California Indian Nations College and the University of California, Riverside, Palm Desert Center are excited to present Jim Ruel.
Join us for an evening with David Martinez, who will be in conversation with Tod Goldberg about his debut memoir. BONES WORTH BREAKING is a portrait of the unbreakable bond between brothers and a reckoning with the global forces that shaped them. A book signing will follow.
Civic Center Park Amphitheater will be filled with music and fun from 7 – 8:30 p.m. every Thursday night in May, as Palm Desert’s free Concerts in the Park series returns for five weeks of unforgettable entertainment sure to please all ages and tastes.
Sunnylands free Films in the Gardens program returns in May with a selection of films featuring unique and imaginative set designs.
The Rock Yard outdoor concert stage is an amphitheater-style area featuring two side-by-side stages holding audiences of passionate music fans. The Rock Yard runs from Spring to Fall and is always live, always free, and always outdoors. New beer and drink specials (often themed to the bands performing on stage) are offered weekly.
Recent winner of two Tony Awards including Best Revival. It doesn’t get any more classic than this! Set in farm country in Oklahoma, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
Today is Palm Desert Day! Everyone showing a Palm Desert drivers’ license or utility bill gets free admission.
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy.
Masked Republic, LLC, a privately held company, is the first integrated live event, merchandising, and media organization uniquely centered in the emerging growth market of lucha libre (Mexican wrestling) beyond the borders of Mexico.
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