This year the theme is Drag Now. Drag Forever

KGAY 106.5 & Gay Desert Guide's Pink Carpet on the corner of Arenas & Indian Canyon will be the gateway to and welcome festival goers to the Arenas District.  Giving you the opportunity to meet, greet and take a photo with Drag Ambassadors all weekend long!   Special thanks to Carpet Empire Plus. 

Palm Springs Pride 2023

37th Anniversary Celebration

Nov 3-5, 2023

Palm Springs Pride runs Nov. 3-5 in multiple downtown Palm Springs areas;

• Palm Canyon Drive between Amado Road and Baristo Road
• Streets around the downtown park on Museum Way
• The Arenas district between Indian Canyon Drive and South Calle Encilia.

Click here to see Palm Springs Official Pride Schedule

Its four stages are:

• The Hornitos Main Stage on Palm Canyon Drive at Amado
• The Community Stage On Palm Canyon north of Tahquitz Canyon Way
• The Oscar's Pride Stage on Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive
• The KGAY / White Party Global Stage in the Arenas District at S. Calle Encilia.

Palm Springs Pride Stages Line Ups

(Click on the schedule you want)

Pride Stages Line Ups for Thursday Nov 2nd & Friday Nov 3rd

Pride Stages Line Ups for Saturday, November 4th

Pride Stages Line Ups for Sunday, November 5th

Highlights of Pride

Nov 3 - Arenas District Block Party - 6 pm - 11 pm

Nov 4 - Festival Marketplace and Entertainment 11 am -11:30 pm

Idina Menzel will headline an event on Nov. 4th at 8 pm

Nov 5 - Festival Marketplace and Entertainment 11 am - 6 pm

The White Party presents Saturday NIght Fever 

Nov 5 - Parade 10 am - Palm Canyon Dr from Tachevah to Amado  (click here for parade details)

The festival is free to attend

Get Tickets / Tickets are not required but a great way to give back by donating to the local nonprofit Pride organization. Donations help keep Pride free and accessible to everyone. Click here for a Gateless Ticket

Pride Festival & Marketplace

Sip, Sashey, and Celebrate in the Pride Event Zone in Palm Springs.  Palm Canyon Drive is home to a friendly Pride Festival unique to Southern California. Enjoy beverages and food with friends while you explore 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 like no place else – Palm Springs Pride.

Pride Parade Nov 5, 10 am - Noon

The colorful parade steps off in the Uptown Design District at Tachevah and Palm Canyon Dr. and travels south through downtown, ending at the Pride Festival at Amado.

Greater Palm Springs Pride announced today one of the oldest living drag queens in the world, James "Gypsy" Haake, will be recognized as the 2023 Pride Parade Grand Marshal. Trixie Mattel will be honored as the Celebrity Grand Marshal and Ethylina Canne will be celebrated as the Community Grand Marshal of the Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade scheduled for November 5 in Palm Springs.

​Book Your Hotel or Vacation Rental for Palm Springs Pride

Palm Springs hosts thousands of people as they celebrate PALM SPRINGS PRIDE, the Coachella Valley's 3-day Pride Parade and Festival event. Palm Springs Pride 2023, November 3 through 5, celebrates our city’s history of diversity and supports the LGBTQ+ community locally and around the world. Planning to attend this year’s event? Book one of the Pride host hotels or a ACME House Company Vacation Rental and be minutes away from the action.

ACME House Company - Palm Springs Pride Official Vacation Rental Company

Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs - Official Host Hotel

Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs  - Official Host Hotel

Hyatt Palm Springs - Official Host Hotel