Top acts include LA-based electronic music artist and activist, Madame Ghandi, along with a first-time appearance by UK-based multi-platinum artist and songwriter, DYSON.Īs well as the Pride Festival and Parade, a series of other pride-related events will be taking place throughout the city, including a Block Party on Arenas Road on November 3, and several pool parties which will be hosted at different local venues. In keeping with the theme of this year’s Palm Springs Gay Pride, the festival line-up will include a mix of young and diverse artists, ranging from DJs and dancers, to singers, and even comedians.
The Palm Springs Pride Festival is a three-day free festival which will take place from November 2-4, and will be held on Palm Canyon Drive. It will then proceed down the drive until it reaches the main entrance of the Pride Festival at Museum Way. The Pride Parade is scheduled for November 3, and will kick off at 10am from Palm Canyon Drive. The theme for 2019 will be Millions of Moments of Pride.
In 2019, Palm Springs Pride will take place over three days, from November 1-3.
Program for Palm Springs Prideįor full details on Palm Springs Pride 2022, be sure to check out the official event program.
Palm Springs Pride events are the largest free California Pride Festival south of San Francisco.
From those humble beginnings has emerged a celebration that attracts over 125,000 people from Southern California, across the nation and around the world. Since its debut in 1986, Greater Palm Springs Pride has flourished and grown. The largest marching band to ever appear in a Pride parade appears in the Palm Springs Pride Parade with 350 members from the International Lesbian and Gay Band Association. In 2016, celebrating 30th anniversary of Pride in the Coachella Valley, the Pride Parade has 175 contingents. The Festival main stage is set up on Arenas Rd between Calle Encilia and Indian Canyon.ĭata from attendees participating in official events including the Pride Festival and Pride Parade reveals that the 2015 human rights and cultural tourism celebration generated over $22 million dollars of organization and audience expenditures in the region. The Festival takes place on Palm Canyon Dr from Amado to Baristo and on Tahquitz and Arenas Rd between Indian Canyon and Belardo. for two days to accommodate the Pride Festival’s move to downtown Palm Springs. In 2014, the City of Palm Springs approves closing Palm Canyon Dr. rides in Palm Springs Pride Parade alongside 4,000 same sex couples who were married in San Francisco this past spring. In 2004, Ron Oden, the first openly gay Mayor of Palm Springs, and the first openly gay and African American mayor of any city in the U.S. In 1995, the Pride Parade and Festival moved from Memorial Day Weekend to Veterans Day Weekend. The parade made its way down Williams Road to Mesquite and into Demuth Park where the festival was held. The first Palm Springs Pride Parade named the Desert Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade took to the streets of Palm Springs with 35 units and was greeted by hundreds of men and women. The first ever Palm Springs Pride celebration took place in 1986 as a simple dinner and variety show showcasing the talents of local entertainers at the Riviera Resort grand ballroom and promoted as “Sizzle.” The festival includes a big parade, music stages, DJs, food vendors, and plenty of other entertainment options catered to all tastes. Palm Springs Pride is a unique pride festival and the largest LGBTQ gathering in the Coachella Valley.