Part of the Gay Palm Springs Guide — bars, events & things to do.
Thursday, November 5 – Sunday, November 8, 2026
Palm Canyon Drive & the Arenas District, Palm Springs
Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262Greater Palm Springs Pride turns 40 in 2026, themed ‘Be Included,’ and runs Thursday to Sunday, November 5–8 (the Arenas District Walkabout opens it Thursday night, 6 PM–2 AM). The free festival fills Palm Canyon Drive (Amado to Baristo), Arenas Road and Museum Way — Friday from 3 PM, Saturday 11 AM–10 PM and Sunday 11 AM–7 PM. The parade steps off Sunday, Nov 8 at 10 AM at Tachevah Drive and runs south down Palm Canyon to Amado, with Fortune Feimster and Cheyenne Jackson among the grand marshals. Around it: ticketed pool parties at the Palm Springs Surf Club, CCBC and the Ace, and Arenas Road nightlife all weekend.
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Thu, Nov 5
7 PM - 9 PM
Hunters Palm Springs, Palm Springs
Thu, Nov 5
8 PM - 10 PM
QUADZ, Palm Springs
Karaoke Nights at QUADZ in Palm Springs (Downtown Palm Springs), Sundays at 6pm and Thursdays at 8pm, singing from the video bar's songbook.
Thu, Nov 5
8 PM - 2 AM
Tool Shed, Palm Springs
Underwear Night at Tool Shed in Warm Sands, Palm Springs: a weekly underwear contest with free clothes check, every Thursday from 8pm to 2am at this men's bar.
Fri, Nov 6
11 AM - 1:30 PM
Hyatt Palm Springs, Palm Springs
I Heart Drag Brunch at the Hyatt Palm Springs runs Friday–Sunday with two daily seatings — a three-course drag brunch with bottomless mimosas and table-side shows.
WeeklyFri, Nov 6
12 PM - 6 PM
Ace Hotel & Swim Club, Palm Springs
Fri, Nov 6
2 PM - 6 PM
Palm Springs Surf Club, Palm Springs
Greater Palm Springs Pride's official pool party: Friday, Nov 6, 2–6 PM at the Palm Springs Surf Club. $25 general admission, $200 daybeds.
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