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Things to do in Palm Springs

32 ideas for a day or a night in Palm Springs, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Nightlife · 10Outdoors · 6Tours & day trips · 6Arts & culture · 4Live music · 3Sport · 2Family · 1

Nightlife in Palm Springs

Bootlegger TikiUptown Design DistrictPS UndergroundDowntownPurple Room Supper ClubEast Palm SpringsHunters Palm SpringsArenas DistrictThe Reef Palm SpringsCentral Palm SpringsChill BarArenas DistrictToucans Tiki LoungeNorth Palm SpringsTool ShedWarm SandsBlackbookArenas DistrictDick's on ArenasArenas District

Outdoors in Palm Springs

FreePalm Springs Midcentury Architecture Self-Guided Tourabout 2.5 hrsFreeDeepwell Ranch Estates Bike Tourabout 1.5 hrsFreePalm Springs Windmill Tours Self-Driving Wind Farm Tourabout 1.5 hrsFreeSouth Palm Springs Midcentury Bike Tour8 km · about 48 minFreePalm Springs Big City Loop Bike Tour21 km · about 4 hrsFreePalm Springs Stars' Homes Self-Guided Tourabout 1.5 hrs

Tours & day trips in Palm Springs

Joshua Tree National ParkDrive from Palm Springs · From $15Palm Springs Aerial Tramway1 Tram Way, Palm Springs · From $37The Living Desert Zoo and GardensPalm Desert · From $45Indian Canyons Hiking Tour by JeepPalm Springs · From $210San Andreas Fault Jeep TourPalm Springs · From $184Palm Springs Windmill Tours Guided Golf Cart Tour62950 20th Ave, Palm Springs

Arts & culture in Palm Springs

Alternative Palm Springs: Other Desert ArchitecturesMon 19 October · Palm Springs Art Museum, Architecture and Design CenterJean-Michel Basquiat: Photographs by Lee JaffeMon 19 October · Palm Springs Art Museum, Main MuseumLita Albuquerque: Cosmic LandMon 19 October · Palm Springs Art Museum, Main MuseumWestminster ChorusSat 24 October, 7pm · Historic Plaza Theatre

Live music in Palm Springs

38 Special – MilestoneFri 23 October, 8pm · The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho MirageIveta MukuchyanSat 24 October, 6:30pm · The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage · From $75Megan HiltySun 25 October, 2pm · McCallum Theatre · From $65

Sport in Palm Springs

WWE Road to Survivor Series: WarGamesThu 22 October · Acrisure ArenaCoachella Valley Firebirds vs. San Jose BarracudaFri 23 October, 7pm · Acrisure Arena

Family in Palm Springs

FreeHalloween SpooktacularSun 25 October, 12pm · Cathedral City City Hall
What’s On Palm SpringsThis week in Palm Springs, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in Palm SpringsThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Palm Springs, answered

What are the best things to do in Palm Springs?

Right now: Bootlegger Tiki (nightlife), Palm Springs Midcentury Architecture Self-Guided Tour (outdoors), Joshua Tree National Park (tours & day trips) and Alternative Palm Springs: Other Desert Architectures (arts & culture). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Palm Springs?

Palm Springs Midcentury Architecture Self-Guided Tour, Deepwell Ranch Estates Bike Tour, Palm Springs Windmill Tours Self-Driving Wind Farm Tour and South Palm Springs Midcentury Bike Tour, and 3 more.

What's on in Palm Springs this week?

What's On Palm Springs has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.