SeasonMapWhat's on in Palm Springs, United States through the year
Palm Springs, United States has 6 curated events through the year — 4 festivals, 1 season and 1 hazard season. The ones to plan around: Palm Springs Film Festival (January) and Modernism Week (February). January, February, March, April, September, November and December are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
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Palm Springs events and crowds by month
| Month | What starts | Crowds |
|---|---|---|
| January | Palm Springs Film Festival | Peak crowds |
| February | Modernism Week | Peak crowds |
| March | — | Peak crowds |
| April | Coachella & Stagecoach | Peak crowds |
| May | — | Busy |
| June | Desert summer heat | Busy |
| July | — | Busy |
| August | — | Busy |
| September | The Dinah | Peak crowds |
| October | — | Busy |
| November | Snowbird season | Peak crowds |
| December | — | Peak crowds |
January in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in January →Peak crowds — Palm Springs Film Festival, Snowbird season
- Festival
Palm Springs Film Festival
2–20 Jan · usuallyCrowdedBook earlyEleven days of screenings across the valley and an awards gala that pulls the Oscar campaigns out of Los Angeles for a night. Downtown hotels go early and the restaurants take bookings weeks ahead. Source ↗
Still on: Snowbird season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)
February in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in February →Peak crowds — Modernism Week, Snowbird season
- Festival
Modernism Week
8–25 Feb · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook earlyEleven days of house tours, talks and a design show built around the city's midcentury architecture, and the busiest fortnight of the desert year. Tour tickets sell out the day they go on sale in November. Source ↗
Still on: Snowbird season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)
March in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in March →Peak crowds — Snowbird season, Spring break in United States
Nothing new starts in March.
Still on: Snowbird season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)
April in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in April →Peak crowds — Coachella & Stagecoach, Snowbird season
- Festival
Coachella & Stagecoach
8 Apr – 2 May · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook earlyThree consecutive weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, half an hour down the valley, and every room from Palm Springs to Indio triples in price. Highway 111 is worth avoiding on the Friday and the Monday. Source ↗
Still on: Snowbird season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)
May in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in May →Busy — Coachella & Stagecoach
Nothing new starts in May.
Still on: Coachella & Stagecoach (8 Apr – 2 May (usually))
June in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in June →Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Hazard
Desert summer heat
1 Jun – 20 SepExtreme heatHalf the restaurants shut for weeks, the tram up San Jacinto becomes the plan rather than the extra, and hiking the canyon trails is off after nine in the morning. Room rates fall by more than half for a reason. Source ↗
July in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in July →Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in July.
Still on: Desert summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Sep)
August in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in August →Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in August.
Still on: Desert summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Sep)
September in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in September →Peak crowds — The Dinah, Summer break in United States
- Festival
The Dinah
30 Sep – 4 OctPrideCrowdedBook earlyThe biggest annual lesbian party weekend in the US takes over hotel pools across the city for five days. It has moved off its old spring slot to the end of September, and room rates follow it. Source ↗
Still on: Desert summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Sep)
October in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in October →Busy — The Dinah
Nothing new starts in October.
Still on: The Dinah (30 Sep – 4 Oct)
November in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in November →Peak crowds — Snowbird season, Thanksgiving break in United States
- Season
Snowbird season
1 Nov – 30 AprWinter-sun seasonCrowdedBook earlyThe desert's high season: seasonal residents arrive from Canada and the northern states, the golf rates peak, and the weekend traffic in from Los Angeles fills downtown. Book anything with a pool early.
December in Palm Springs
Palm Springs weather in December →Peak crowds — Snowbird season, Winter / Christmas break in United States
Nothing new starts in December.
Still on: Snowbird season (1 Nov – 30 Apr)