Palm springs gay events 2023
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Kevin Kauer aka Nark aka Nark Magazine aka your one halt good time shop has been running nightlife scenes up and down the west coast for the past 15 years and DJ'ing underground club nights worldwide. Now co-owner of Queertique in downtown Palm Springs, Kevin / Nark is based in the desert and one part of the new Desertopia.
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LGBTQ+ EVENTS
Greater Palm Springs is an oasis for the LGBTQ+ community, offering a year-round calendar of Gay events and experiences that celebrate diversity. From production festivals to drag shows, you&#x;ll find plenty of ways to let your rainbow flag fly.
Palm Springs Drag Shows
Palm Springs knows how to do brunch, and nobody does it better in the oasis than Rio Azul Mexican Prevent & Grill. Join them every Sunday at 11 a.m. or p.m. for a Desert Divas Kingly Brunch, a wildly amusement and entertaining blend of breakfast food and Broadway music. Not an first riser? Groove to the music at Oscar Café & Bar&#x;s Tea Dance, an LGBTQ+-friendly disco held every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m., or put on your best party dress for Copa&#x;s Thursday-night Lipstick flamboyant show with the fabulous Bella da Ball
Annual Gay Events in Palm Springs
Book your gaycation to Greater Palm Springs around one of our many annual LGBTQ+ events. Greater Palm Springs Pride, held each November in downtown Palm Springs, is one of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in
The complete guide to Greater Palm Springs Pride A calendar of key events
Ready for one of Palm Springs' biggest celebrations?
According to organizers, Greater Palm Springs Pride will feature , participants, making the event California's largest free Pride festival south of San Francisco.
Whether you can only swing by the parade or you're making your schedule for a whole weekend of Identity festival events, we've got all the info you require in our Pride calendar below.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Official unfurling of the rainbow flag
When/where: 10 a.m. at the Jerry Stergios Tower, N. Indian Canyon Road, Palm Springs
Need a break? Participate the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Cost: Free
What to expect: Mark the official launch of Pride week with the annual unfurling of the rainbow flag from the Stergios Tower at Desert Regional Medical Center.
Thursday, Nov. 2
Fiesta ¡Orgullo! First Palm Springs Latin Pride Block Party
When/where: 6 to 10 p.m. on Arenas Road between Indian Canyon Drive and North Calle Encilia
Cost: Free
What to expect: Join the fiesta in the Arenas District with
One Door Closes, Another Door Opens! That’s an old adage attributed to both Hellen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as the title of a guide that I’ve long loved in my career journey.
This week, we’re closing the door on June Pride month and opening the door to Palm Springs Lgbtq+ fest with the first “Big Same-sex attracted BBQ” to help keep our pride “free”. Hold your Saturday appetite till you get to the Arenas District for fantastic BBQ and drinks with proceeds going to the pride organization.
Pride month has been especially poignant this year with the attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, drag queens and the transgender community. So when Pride commissioned local painter Trevor Wayne to do this year’s poster art, I was thrilled! His work is shown here and will become indelibly a part of Palm Springs “gay” history. The poster is available now at Destination PSP and at Trevor’s store (new location) at N. Palm Canyon signed.
Now more than ever Movement will be an important present of force for our Queer community to fight back – lipstick in hand with a raised fist!
Brad Fuhr, your Lgbtq+ Desert Guide on