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Palm Springs has earned its reputation as a desert oasis for the LGBTQ+ community, where rainbow flags fly proudly year-round and queer culture is woven into the very fabric of this sun-soaked city. From the legendary Dinah Shore Weekend to the massive White Party, this mid-century modern paradise hosts some of the most iconic LGBTQ+ events in the country, drawing visitors from around the globe who come to celebrate in style.

The city's vibrant scene includes everything from lively gay bars and dance clubs to clothing-optional resorts where you can truly be yourself under the California sun. What sets Palm Springs apart is its perfect blend of relaxed desert living and unapologetic queer visibility—this is a place where holding hands feels natural, where LGBTQ+-owned businesses thrive, and where the community doesn't just exist but genuinely flourishes.

Dragachella Drag Festival

Bitchiest Brunch • Saturday

69 Bingo

Gennine Francis Jackson

Comedienne Zeo Niu

Singlet Saturday

Bitchiest Brunch • Sunday

Sunday Beer Bust

Sunday T Dance

Piano Sing-Along with Joel Baker

Open Mic

Monday Reset

Massage Monday

Karaoke with Sean Boyles

Tunes On Tuesday

Karaoke Party

Pillow Party

Gaym Show Night

Drag Me 2 Bingo!

Cigar Social

Jason Weber

Bells Boughs & Bouvèé

Underwear Night

Hot Rodeo

On The Prowl

Bingo

Jai Rodriguez

30 upcoming LGBTQ+ events in Palm Springs, including at Oscar's Downtown Palm Springs and Tool Shed from Nov 13 to Nov 21.

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30 upcoming LGBTQ+ events in Palm Springs's vibrant community

Friday nights at Oscar's just got a whole lot more fabulous. Dragachella is the desert's newest weekly drag festival—a glittering playground where rotating quee...

Oscar's Downtown Palm Springs

Palm Springs' longest-running drag brunch is exactly what it promises: attitude, outrageous queens, and bottomless mimosas (sold separately, naturally). Two sea...

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 ...

Tool Shed

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, ...

The Roost Lounge

Zeo Niu is an LA-based, China-born stand-up comedian bringing her absurd true stories to Palm Springs for one night only at Oscar's Downtown. A former internati...

Zeo Niu

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 ra...

Bitchiest Brunch is Sunday brunch at Oscar's Palm Springs, served in two seatings at 10 AM and 1 PM. Front Table Seating is $64.95 and "Each Bitchy One" seats a...

Sunday Beer Bust at Tool Shed in Palm Springs' Warm Sands district is the laid-back leather and Levi day session you've been waiting for. DJ Mixie spins from 2P...

DJ Mixie

Palm Springs keeps a piece of gay history alive every Sunday with the T-Dance — a tradition born in Fire Island and Provincetown that's thriving here on Oscar's...

Monday nights at The Roost belong to anyone who wants to sing. Joel Baker's on piano, you're on the mic, and the room's ready to hear whatever you've got — whet...

Joel Baker

Joel Baker on piano for a laid-back Monday night of singalongs and open mic — the kind of evening where everyone's welcome to step up and sing, no pressure. Sig...

Monday Reset at Tool Shed in Palm Springs is the midweek unwind you didn't know you needed, with massage and drink specials to help you let the week go. It runs...

Monday nights at Tool Shed mean massage specials and drink deals — the kind of low-key evening that gives you a reason to unwind midweek. Relax, connect, and en...

Tuesday nights at The Roost belong to anyone who's ever wanted to belt out their favorite song in front of a crowd that actually gets it. Sean Boyles hosts a la...

Sean Boyles

The desert's most reliably fun bingo night — a two-time Best Bingo winner at Tool Shed. Every Tuesday brings the energy, the laughs, and the community that keep...

Grab the mic at Hunters Palm Springs every Tuesday night for a no-cover karaoke party hosted by DJ Michael Malfavon. From 8pm to midnight, sing your heart out o...

Hunters Palm Springs

Pillow Party at Tool Shed in Palm Springs is a Tuesday night built around Prison Joe, and that's a good reason to get into the Warm Sands district early. Expect...

Prison Joe

Gaym Show Night at Tool Shed in Palm Springs is your Wednesday game-show fix, with all your favorite gameshows playing at once on the bar's own cruise-bar turf....

Wednesday nights belong to Rusty Waters and Alexa Steals, who host this weekly drag bingo mashup at Hunters Palm Springs. Expect actual bingo games, actual priz...

Cigar Social at Tool Shed in Palm Springs is a Wednesday evening for whiskey, tequila and vodka with a cigar in hand, on the bar's classic leather and dive bar ...

Twenty-three years into his Coachella Valley residency, Jason Weber brings his signature blend of Broadway, pop, country, and American songbook standards to The...

Miss Bouvèé's holiday cabaret is the kind of show that makes you forget it's still November — powerhouse vocals, outrageous comedy, and enough seasonal sparkle ...

Miss Bouvèé

Underwear Night at Tool Shed in Palm Springs is the night to show off your best look in your skivvies, with a sexy underwear contest in the legendary Warm Sands...

Hot Rodeo at Tool Shed in Palm Springs runs Friday, November 20th from 7PM to 10PM, and it's a cheap night out: $5 red cups and $1 full-ups of Bud Lite, PBR and...

On The Prowl is Tool Shed's Friday night with DJ Taj spinning from 8PM to 2AM at Palm Springs' original leather and Levi bar in the Warm Sands District. Expect ...

DJ Taj

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...

Palm Springs' longest-running drag brunch is exactly what it promises: attitude included. Two seatings (11 AM and 2 PM) mean you pick your vibe, bottomless mimo...

Bingo at Tool Shed, Palm Springs' original Leather and Levi bar in the Warm Sands District, hosted by Larry Atello. It's a Saturday afternoon game with a classi...

Larry Atello

Broadway veteran and Queer Eye's original Culture Vulture Jai Rodriguez is back at The Roost Lounge in Cathedral City after sold-out shows, bringing powerhouse ...

Gay & LGBTQ+ Events in Palm Springs

Fri

Dragachella Drag Festival

Sat

Bitchiest Brunch • Saturday

Gennine Francis Jackson

Comedienne Zeo Niu

Sun

Bitchiest Brunch • Sunday

Sunday T Dance

Mon

Piano Sing-Along with Joel Baker

Open Mic

Tue

Karaoke with Sean Boyles

Wed

Jason Weber

Thu

Bells Boughs & Bouvèé

Fri

Dragachella Drag Festival

Sat

Bitchiest Brunch • Saturday

Gennine Francis Jackson

Jai Rodriguez