Modernism Week 2026

Modernism Week announced the schedule of its highly anticipated February festival, running from February 12 to 22, 2025, in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. This iconic celebration spotlights midcentury and modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture. The 11-day event will offer more than 450 unique experiences, including the renowned Palm Springs Modernism Show, tours of iconic architectural homes, guided walks, and vibrant evening events. The programming provides a perfect blend of education and entertainment for enthusiasts of architecture and design. The event schedule may be previewed on the website now and tickets go on sale November 1, 2025, at 12 p.m. PDT at modernismweek.com. All events are open to the public.

Festival highlights include:

·      Nearly 80 insightful, informative, and entertaining talks, panel discussions, and films, walking and biking excursions, and tours of the historic Annenberg Estate at Sunnylands.
·      Fifteen multi-home neighborhood tours (including 5 new tours) in historic neighborhoods in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, and Indian Wells. These neighborhood tours enable guests to explore unique neighborhoods and view the stunning interiors of distinctive homes not normally open to the public.
·      Two Featured Home Tours: Soleil House (a once-neglected 1963 home now fully reimagined by designer Trina Turk), and The Marquee at Twin Palms (a luminous showcase of midcentury modern built in 1957 and recently reimagined by H3K Home + Design).
·      Multiple Signature Home Tours in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and La Quinta.
·      Tours of residences rarely open to the public, including Kaufmann Residence (garden tour only), Edris House, William Holden Estate, Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” Estate, and the James Logan Abernathy estate.

• Popular bus tours including the Premier Double Decker Architectural Bus Tour, Charles Phoenix Super Duper Double Decker Bus Tour, Sinatra's Rat Pack Homes & Hangouts Bus Tour, and more.
• Signature Modernism Week parties including The Modernism Week Opening Night Party, Preview Party for the Palm Springs Modernism Show, Starlight Soirée: Saturday Night at The Marquee at Twin Palms, Sunset Cocktail Reception with Designer Trina Turk at the Soleil House, A Night of Sparkle: Cocktails at Piazza di Liberace, and The Hidden Estate: Enjoy a Night of Vintage Glamour at the Clark Gable & Carole Lombard Estate.
• The popular Vintage Trailer Show, one of the most celebrated and exciting events of Modernism Week’s second weekend.