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Special Events in Palm Springs
Palm Springs VillageFest
Presented by the City of Palm Springs every Thursday evening (except holidays) on North Palm Canyon Drive, from Baristo Road to Alejo Road featuring a variety of vendors displaying quality arts and crafts, great food, live entertainment and a Certified Farmers Market.
Held from 6 - 10 p.m. October - May and from 7 - 10 June - September 760-320-3781
January
The NORTEL Palm Springs International Film Festival annual event at downtown Palm Springs theaters, presented by the City of Palm Springs with other sponsors, featuring the best of Europa Cinema with more than 100 international film screenings from many countries, including premieres, seminars, workshops, national galas saluting various countries. 760-778-8979
Annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 760-346-8184
The Indio Desert Circuit Horse Show is held January through March. The Desert Circuit is largest hunter/jumper event West of the Mississippi.
February
Annual Southwest Arts Festival Indio, 760-347-0676
Annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational 760-202-4422
The Palm Springs International Jewish Film Festival
Presented by Festival of Arts Theatres Palm Springs & The Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival Together with Temple Isaiah. For Festival information please call Festival of Arts Theatres box-office located at 2300 Baristo Road at Farrell in Palm Springs at: (760) 325-6565 Temple Isaiah: (760) 325-6565.
Annual National Date Festival
Indio, 760-863-8247, 800-811-3247
Riverside Date Festival
Held annually around St. Valentine's Day, the festival began as a celebration of the date harvest. 800-863-8247
March
Annual La Quinta Arts Festival La Quinta, 760-564-1244
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Powwow
Indio, 760-342-5000, 800-827-2946 ext.3017
Annual Crossroads Palm Springs Renaissance Festival
Palm Springs, 909-943-5949 or 800-320-4REN
Desert Swing' n' Dixie Jazz Festival March
Palm Springs, 760-322-2121
Annual Nabisco Championship March
760-324-4546
April
9thAnnual Palm Springs Car Classic presented by Spectrum Auction Company.
Three days Classic Car weekend. Downtown Palm Springs will be filled with hundreds of great looking cars, vendors, exhibits and entertainment. 818-999-0832 or 818-681-1939
Exotic Car Auction
Semi-annual event presented by Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions, featuring rare and vintage American and foreign automobiles.
Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N. Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs CA 92262
760-320-3290
May
Greater Palm Springs Celebrity Golf Classic
August
Eighth Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films Palm Springs
September
Rocktoberfest
Free 50's Rock 'n Roll Music Festival
On Palm Canyon Drive in beautiful downtown Palm Springs. 760-778-8415
November
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio Powwow, Indio, 760-342-5000
November & December
Living Desert Wildlights, Palm Desert, 760-346-5694
December
Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade,
Downtown Palm Springs
Indio International Tamale Festival
City of Indio, 760-342-6000
December
Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade
Downtown Palm Springs.
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