PS Pride Event Line-Up*
Pride Honors Awards: October 10 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
The prestigious Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards are presented annually to individuals to honor the work they have put into furthering the causes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their allies. The awards reception will take place at the Hyatt Palm Springs.
Wild PRIDE Party at The Living Desert: November 5 (5:30 – 9:00 p.m.)
First annual Wild Pride Party at the Stephen B. Chase Administration Building and Plein Air Art Gallery; food and beverage service; Music by Master DJ Luc Benech with special guest Bella da Ballsm. Buy your discounted zoo membership and walk away with a bag of treats.
Palm Springs Pride Golf Classic: November 7 (8:00 a.m. shotgun start)
Second annual Drive Fore Equality with an 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start/4 player scramble. Cost includes green fees, cart fees, breakfast and lunch buffet, contest prizes, and free instructional clinic at 7:00 a.m. Don’t Play Golf? Come to free Instructional Clinic or be a sponsor! Sponsor a hole for only $100. Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort, 1885 Golf Club Drive Palm Springs, CA 92264. Entry: $99 per player with $10 of each fee going to the Pride Fund. Secure your foursome today!
Rainbow Flag Raising: November 7 (10:00 a.m.)
Free community event. Prominent members of the community will be joined by local politicians and business leaders at a flag raising ceremony for a rainbow flag which will fly above the streets in downtown Palm Springs for Pride weekend November 7-9. This event will commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Rainbow flag and will be the official kickoff to a slate of Pride events and celebrations including the parade and festival.
Palm Springs Village Green
Two-Day Pride Festival: November 8 and 9
(11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. on Sat & 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Sun)
New downtown Palm Springs Location! Free Admission! Palm Canyon Dr will be closed to traffic and transformed into a vibrant, pedestrian friendly Pride Festival, unique to Southern California.
Arenas Rd. Block Party ’14 presented by Hunters: November 8, 2014 (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.)
Free. 21+ event. This street party has become a highlight of Pride weekend. Join guest Emcee’s Pauly and Monks for live music and featured headliners, standout stars, and pop sensations performing live on the US Bank Stage.
Stonewall 45 – A Flash Back to 1969: Saturday, November 8 (5:00 p.m.)
This Pride party is a fun way to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Doors at 5:00 p.m. All ages. $5 cover. All proceeds benefit Palm Springs Pride. Alibi Azul, 369 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs
The Official Ladies’ Night Pre-Party on Palm Canyon: November 8 (9:00-10:00)
Free Concert. Featuring Lunden Reign an original big beat progressive rock band. Palm Canyon Drive Stage, located at Baristo on Palm Canyon Dr. Free event. All ages.
The Official Ladies’ Party of Palm Springs Pride: Saturday, November 8 (9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.)
Alibi Azul presents the Official Ladies’ Party of Palm Springs Pride for women who love women.
28th Anniversary Pride Parade: November 9 (10:00 a.m.) Steps off at Tachevah Dr. and Palm Canyon Dr.
Free Event. The new route steps off in the Uptown Design District at Tachevah and Palm Canyon Dr and travels south through downtown ending at the entrance to the Pride Festival at Amado Rd.
Oscar’s Pride Tea Dance: November 9 (4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
Free Event
DJ Bob Scatch spins from on top of the two-story Kalliope DJ Stage on Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Dr. The Sunday Tea Dance takes over the cool patio and flows onto the street where the entire block between Palm Canyon Dr. and Indian Canyon Dr. become the early evening place to be.
*This is a condensed version of the line-up, for a complete Entertainment Line-Up visit www.pspride.org For more info visit www.pspride.org. Also info available in the 2014 PS Pride Program
