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
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+.
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.
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.
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 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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