Nov. 4

Palm Springs Art Museum, Main Museum

Pride: Say Gay! T-Party & T-Dance

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The museum's pride activities this year will serve as a catalyst for thought and discussion and will personify the resolute force of celebration. The museum will host a roundtable discussion with prominent local LGBTQIA+ individuals, including Mayor Lisa Middleton, Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins and Monique "Fauxnique" Jenkinson, in keeping with the Palm Springs Pride theme of "Say Gay!" in response to the ongoing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community throughout the United States.

Nov. 5

The Living Desert

Zoo Families: Wildly Diverse

Learn about the animal families that live at The Living Desert through this family event. The program includes a close-up encounter with an animal, storytime, a craft, a tram tour and zoo entry following.

Nov. 19

Palm Springs Art Museum, Main Museum

Jacqueline Groag Webinar

This A&D talk is a webinar focusing on Jacqueline Groag, one of the most influential and versatile pattern designers of the post-war era and the focus of our current exhibition, Pattern Play, on view at the Architecture and Design Center. The talk will be a live hybrid event featuring in-person attendance in the theater, as well as the online participation of several Groag experts: Ursula Prokop, author of "Jacques and Jacqueline Groag: Architect and Designer," who will be calling in from Austria; and Geoffrey Rayner and Richard Chamberlin, two of three co-authors of the book "Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkstätte to American Modern," who will be speaking from the U.K.

Nov. 19

The Living Desert

Zoo Time Adventures: Fall Fun

Join a day of interactive fun to learn about the world of desert pollinators through song, stories, painting and more at this parent involvement session. You could even get to meet one of the neighborhood pollinators. After the program, attendees will be welcome to wander the zoo on their own. The target audience for this session is parents and their preschoolers (ages 3-4).

Nov. 23

The Living Desert

Wildlights at the Living Desert

WildLights is a magnificent winter wonderland with stunning sparkling lights, light displays, and winter fun that USA Today named as one of the Top 5 Best Zoo Lights. It's the ideal way to celebrate the season and create enduring memories with loved ones. The WildLights walkways will lead visitors on an illuminated tour of the zoo filled with countless sights and photo opportunities. Visitors may build and eat s'mores, ride the carousel and get their photo taken with Santa.

Nov. 25 - May 7

PS Art Musuem

Phillip K. Smith III: Light + Change

This assortment of free-standing items, wall-mounted artworks and immersive installations is displayed in four galleries and exemplifies the artist's comprehensive command of his medium. Smith uses a limited vocabulary of pure forms, reflective surfaces and constantly shifting colors to produce captivating perceptual and atmospheric effects. He draws inspiration from aspects of painting, sculpture and architecture.

Nov. 30

Palm Springs Art Museum, Main Museum

Fall Exhibitions Opening Party

The museum's Clayes and Annenberg Wings are hosting exhibitions by Philip K. Smith III and Petra Cortright this fall. There will be DJs, passed appetizers, a cash bar and the opportunity to socialize with currently showing artists at the Exhibitions Opening Party. And if there is dancing, don't be shocked.

Dec. 4

McCallum Theatre

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel

The music of Johannes Brahms opens this season of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel. Hear charming waltzes, rousing Hungarian dances, the fervent B Minor Rhapsody, and the extraordinarily moving Intermezzo, composed toward the end of the composer's life.

Dec. 5-7

Palm Springs Art Museum, Main Museum

Andrew Samonsky

Andrew Samonsky made an appearance in the Tony Award-winning "South Pacific" revival on Broadway and was also included in the "Live from Lincoln Center" PBS special. "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and "Scandalous" are a couple of his previous Broadway performances. He most recently made an appearance on the Come from Away North American tour.

Dec. 9

McCallum Theatre

"The Storm Large Holiday Ordeal"

What more enjoyable way to ring in the holidays than with Storm Large? Her wicked charm and magnificent voice will have you begging for more. Presented thanks to Frank Dimick's generosity.

Dec. 9

Purple Room Supper Club

Diane Schuur: Happy Birthday Deedles

Diane Schuur is one of the most talented and diverse vocalists in modern jazz. Tacoma-born Schuur, who was affectionately known as "Deedles" as a child (by her mother), grew up immersed in traditional American jazz thanks to her parents' extensive record collection, which included numerous albums by Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington.

Dec. 10

Agua Caliente Casinos, Rancho Mirage

Harry Connick Jr.

As 2022 comes to an end, Harry Connick Jr. extends an invitation to join him and his band in celebrating the holidays. Harry, one of the most well-known performers of holiday music, has been performing all over the world for years with his renditions of traditional Christmas songs, as well as his own original compositions and crowd favorites like "It Must've Been Ol' Santa Claus" and "When My Heart Finds Christmas."

Dec. 17

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight brings her Holiday Celebration Concert to the Special Events Center. With Dionne Warwick, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder, Knight co-wrote two Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For," as well as 11 other top R&B singles and six No. 1 R&B albums. She has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame with The Pips. She has won seven Grammy Awards — four as a solo artist and three with The Pips.

Dec. 19

McCallum Theatre

Dave Koz & Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour

The Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour, which brings together a magnificent medley of performers to commemorate this special season, brings back a holiday tradition to the McCallum. The event will feature special guests Rick Braun, Peter White, Keiko Matsui and Rebecca Jade. Saxophonist Koz will sing with his guests and jam on new, upbeat arrangements of seasonal favorites in a high-octane event for the whole family.

Dec. 18

McCallum Theatre

Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernàndez

Merri-Achi Christmas, a vibrant and authentic Mexican holiday celebration with holiday songs, dance and joyous mirth, is back at the McCallum Theatre. Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernández, one of the top groups in the country, will be the main attraction of the thrilling spectacular.

Dec. 29

Palm Canyon Drive

Palm Springs VillageFest

The Thursday night street fair featuring arts, crafts, food and entertainment draws thousands of visitors and locals to downtown Palm Springs for the Valley's finest event.