Palm Springs Pride is an annual LGBTQ+ pride event held in Palm Springs, California, featuring a parade, a festival, and a 5K run/walk. The event is organized by Greater Palm Springs Pride, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization. It includes multiple days of programming culminating in a parade.
Events
4 events during Palm Springs Pride
Saturday, November 7
Kick off Palm Springs Pride weekend with a 3.1-mile run and walk through the historic Old Las Palmas neighborhood—mostly flat, paved streets lined with palms and classic homes. It's a community tradition that benefits 10 local LGBTQ+ organizations, including The LGBTQ Community Center and Palm Springs Pride, helping keep the parade and festival free and accessible to all. For runners and walkers of all levels.
A clothing-optional afternoon of poolside music and sunshine at the CCBC Resort in Cathedral City. DJ entertainment, food, and drinks keep the energy going from noon to 4pm. $45 in advance, $55 at the door — your pass covers 8 consecutive hours of resort access.
More Events in Palm Springs During Palm Springs Pride
Pride Kickoff: A Tribute to Pop Royalty starring Jonesy Jones
Three icons, three generations, one electrifying show under the desert sky. Jonesy Jones takes the outdoor stage at Hunters to celebrate Michael Jackson, Prince, and Bruno Mars—the soundtrack to Pride weekend. Bring your friends, your Pride spirit, and get ready to dance to legendary hits. 21+, $15.
Underwear Night
Tool Shed's signature underwear contest brings out the leather and levi crowd every Thursday for a night of friendly competition, bare chests, and pure dive bar energy. Strip down, show off, scope the scene, or just grab a drink and enjoy the show — it's the gloriously unpretentious weekly tradition that keeps Warm Sands regulars coming back.
On The Prowl
A weekly Friday night tradition at Tool Shed in Palm Springs, where DJ Taj spins the kind of music that keeps the dance floor moving. Leather, Levi, and open-minded folks converge for raw, authentic vibes, dancing, cruising, and good company at this desert institution in Warm Sands.
Dragachella Drag Festival
Friday nights at Oscar's belong to Dragachella, the desert's newest drag festival and nightlife extravaganza. Every week, the venue transforms into a glittering playground where rotating drag performers deliver outrageous shows, the music pumps, and the crowd becomes part of the spectacle. Doors open at 9 PM with showtime immediately following. $10 standing room, $20 at-a-table. 21+.
Palm Springs Pride 5K Run & Walk 2026
Kick off Pride weekend with a scenic 3.1-mile run and walk through Palm Springs' historic Old Las Palmas neighborhood. This mostly flat, paved course winds along palm-lined streets past classic Hollywood-era homes—perfect for all fitness levels. Better yet, registration fees directly support 10 local LGBTQ+ organizations and help keep the Pride Parade and Festival free and accessible to everyone.
Palm Springs Pride 5K Run & Walk
Kick off Pride Weekend with 1,200+ runners and walkers of all abilities moving through the iconic Old Las Palmas neighborhood. This community-powered race has raised over $300,000 for local LGBTQ+ organizations since its start, and last year alone brought in $50,000 for nine beneficiary partners. Whether you're chasing a personal best, walking with friends, or joining a costumed team, every step fuels vital support for the Coachella Valley's queer community. Registration $25–$50 depending on age and timing.
Bitchiest Brunch • Saturday
Palm Springs' longest-running drag brunch is exactly what it promises—attitude included. Two seatings (11 AM and 2 PM) mean plenty of chances to catch the desert's most outrageous queens serving looks, laughs, and zero patience for slow tippers. Bottomless mimosas sold separately, outdoor seating in winter, and a room that knows how to have a genuinely good time. Arrive early, tip well, bring your digital wallet, and prepare to get served.
Palm Springs Pride 2026: Wlw / Sapphic Day Party
The second annual sapphic day party takes over Hunters Palm Springs' outdoor beer garden during Pride weekend — an afternoon built for lesbians, queer women, nonbinary folks, and their friends to dance, flirt, and celebrate together. Expect queer DJs spinning, go-go dancers, contests, and the kind of energy that makes Pride actually feel like a party. Fifteen dollars gets you in; five hours of pure community.
69 Bingo
Larry Atello hosts this weekly bingo game at Tool Shed, the legendary leather and dive bar in Palm Springs. Grab a card and join the Leather and Levi crowd for a laid-back afternoon of cards, laughs, and good prizes — the kind of low-key community ritual that keeps regulars coming back week after week.
Gennine Francis Jackson
Spend a Saturday evening with vocalist Gennine Francis Jackson at The Roost Lounge — an intimate night of live singing where you can settle in with a cocktail, listen, and sing along if the mood strikes. Seating opens at 5:30pm, show starts at 6pm. Just $10 to get in.
Singlet Saturday
Singlet Saturday at Tool Shed is Palm Springs' weekly gathering spot for the leather and Levi crowd — DJ Brad spinning, a packed dance floor, and the kind of raw, unpretentious vibe that's made this bar a desert institution since 1993. Show up in your gear and join the men who know exactly what they're here for.
Bunker
Late-night playground in Oscar's courtyard with DJ Rafael M spinning from 9 PM to 2 AM. $10 entry, free for Bunker card holders. A newer addition to Palm Springs' nightlife scene that's quickly become the spot for a specific crowd looking for something different. Entrance on Indian Canyon across from Home Boys boutique.
Pride on the Rooftop in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs Pride Parade gets a rooftop upgrade — bird's-eye views of all the action from Flannery Exchange, DJ Modgirl spinning nonstop beats, craft cocktails from Lulu's, and a breakfast bar that's back by popular demand. It's four hours of celebration with the San Jacinto Mountains as your backdrop, and proceeds benefit the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert. General admission starts at $54; VIP tables (some sold out) offer reserved seating and champagne.
Pride Parade
Thousands gather along palm tree-lined Palm Canyon Drive for the city's iconic Pride Parade, stepping off at 10 a.m. from the Uptown Design District. Expect two hours of colorful floats, local organizations, activists, and this year's stellar lineup of grand marshals including Fortune Feimster, Cheyenne Jackson, and Marshall Pearcy. Multiple reviewing stands with emcee commentary line the historic route, and the parade feeds directly into the Pride Festival at Amado. Crystal blue skies and year-round sunshine make this the perfect morning to celebrate.
Bitchiest Brunch • Sunday
Palm Springs' longest-running drag brunch serves up bottomless mimosas, outrageous queens, and the kind of attitude that makes Sunday mornings worth waking up for. Two seatings at 10 AM and 1 PM—arrive early, tip well, and come ready for drama. Brunch and drinks sold separately; cash only for performer tips, cards for everything else.
Ethyl's Place Bingo
Join in the fun for ETHYL'S PLACE CHARITY BINGO at The Roost Lounge benefitting a different local charity each month + THE ROOST FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Sunday Beer Bust
The desert's most reliable Sunday tradition at Tool Shed — six hours of cold beer, all-day happy hour pricing, and DJ Mixie keeping the vibe right from 2PM to 8PM. This is where the Leather and Levi crowd, regulars, and newcomers all gather for an unpretentious, welcoming afternoon. Cheap drinks, good company, and a packed room every week — exactly the reason to show up on a Sunday.
Sunday T Dance
Palm Springs keeps a piece of gay history alive every Sunday on Oscar's outdoor patio. The Tea Dance tradition that started in Fire Island and Provincetown thrives here with rotating local and guest DJs spinning the soundtrack that defines the genre. It's four hours of dancing in the sun, community, and the kind of timeless ritual that reminds you why these gatherings matter. Tickets start at $10.
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