Palm springs gay parade
Palm Springs Event / Be Heard November 6-9, 2025
Palm Springs Homosexual Pride
Nov 6 - Arenas District 5 pm-10 pm
Nov 7 - Arenas District Block Party - 6 pm - 11 pm
Nov 8- Festival Marketplace and Entertainment 11 am -11:30 pm
Nov 9- Festival Marketplace and Entertainment 11 am - 6 pm
Nov 9 - March 10 am - Palm Canyon Dr from Tachevah to Amado (click here for parade details)
Pride Festival & Marketplace / Nov 8 & 9 unseal at 11 am
Sip, Sashey, and Mark in the Movement Event Zone in Palm Springs. Palm Canyon Drive is home to a friendly Palm Springs Pride Festival one-of-a-kind to Southern California. Enjoy beverages and food with friends while you scout a diverse array of artists, entertainers, beverage stations, and purveyors of various items, including jewelry, snacks, and sweets. Add all that to great shopping, restaurants, clubs, and entertainment venues. The result is favor no place else – Palm Springs Pride.
Palm Springs Celebration Parade Nov 9, 10 am - Noon
The colorful pride steps off in the Uptown Layout District at Tachevah and Palm Canyon Dr. and travels south through downtown, ending at the Palm Springs Event Festival at Amado.
Palm Springs celebrates diversity and harmony with vibrant Pride Parade
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On a picture-perfect day in Palm Springs, the energy was electric Sunday as thousands of locals and visitors filled Palm Canyon Control to celebrate Pride and all things LGBTQ+ in the Coachella Valley.
From local businesses and organizations to notable politicians and performative queens, every float, car, and costume dazzled in all its vibrant, sparkling, technicolor glory, reflecting the joy and diversity of the community.
“This is the incredible get together of a collective all in celebration of togetherness and diversity and getting along as one,” said Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein as he rode in a convertable down Palm Canyon Drive. “It’s really a very special time to be in Palm Springs.”
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In conversations with attendees across the mile-long parade route, one word echoed repeatedly — “community.” With Palm Springs Pride 2024’s theme existence “Be You,” it’s not difficult to see why.
The “Be You” theme for 2024 celebrates identity, authenticity, and self-expression. It encourages everyone — LGBTQ+ individuals, allies, and all participants—to embrace their
Greater Palm Springs Pride in Palm Springs
Join us for Greater Palm Springs Pride This year’s celebration will be under the empowering theme “Be Heard.” Our annual pride is a vibrant celebration of love, self-expression, and inclusion, bringing together diverse LGBTQ+ communities in a festive atmosphere. From lively parades to colorful street fairs, Greater Palm Springs Pride offers a variety of activities and events that honor distinctiveness and unity. Come and experience the joy and pride that make this celebration truly special!
Pride Pride Details and Parking
Join Greater Palm Springs on Sunday, November 9th at 10:00 AM for the biggest event of all, the Gay Pride Parade! Assume vibrant themed floats, representations of LGBTQ heroes, and an abundance of fabulousness. The parade starts at the Uptown Design District and makes its way to the pride festival at Amado.
There is plenty of parking in the downtown area, but arrange extra time as regular spots become scarce during the parade. Consider parking away from Palm Canyon Dr. at locations favor the new Downtown Parking Garage, E Amado Rd., E Andreas Rd., Tamarisk to Ruth Hardy Park, and Tachevah
Pride is Year-Round in Greater Palm Springs
Greater Palm Springs—a joyous community for the LGBTQ+ community and allies, inclusive of all. The largest celebration, Palm Springs Pride, is the first week in November and other Pride celebrations are in either the fall or spring. If you are ready to experience a colorful party in the Southern California oasis, here is a full list of all the festivities all year long.
CATHEDRAL CITY LGBTQ DAYS | Protest 7-9, 2025
Cathedral Municipality starts off the season with the first Pride Festival of the year for the entire state of California. Known as Cathedral City LGBT Days, this festival takes place in Protest at the Town Square Park in front of Capital Hall, with next year's event happening on March 7-9, 2025. With the main stage featuring performances from local gay men’s choruses, drag queens, singer/songwriters, and much more, the festival features entertainment as successfully as information with booths from local organizations and vendors selling everything from folding fans to food.
The signature event of Cathedral Urban area LGBT Days is the Bed Race & Parade, held on Sunday as most Pride parades are