Palm Springs Area: Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Twentynine Palms
Coachella Valley Repertory - Cathedral City
Evenings, matinees
Location: 68510 East Palm Canyon Drive
Why Go There? 10+ years professional company performs four shows/per season in an intimate theater space; special events: luminary lunches, play readings, cabaret, classical, jazz, concerts.
More Information: CV Rep
McCallum Theatre - Palm Desert
Location: 73000 Fred Waring Drive
Why Go There? Large performing arts center host venue for high quality concerts, dance and theater performances, including 20+ year professional dance choreography festival competition.
More Information: McCallum Theatre
Annenberg Theater - Palm Springs
Location: 101 North Museum Drive ( Palm Springs Art Museum)
Why Go There? Intimate 433-seat, state-of-the-art venue, high quality acoustics hosts Broadway musicals, opera, and dance concerts, performances.
More Information: PS Museum
Camelot Theatres - Palm Springs
Location: 2300 East Baristo Road
Why Go There? Specializes in art, foreign and independent films; a site for some International Film Festival showings; cafe offers fresh food.
More Information: Camelot Theatres
Native FilmFest - Palm Springs
March
Location: Camelot Theatres: 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs (Palm Springs Mall)
Why Go There? Highly regarded 17+ years annual festival features full length, documentaries, short films by, about and starring Native Americans, other indigenous peoples. Q&A sessions post film screenings.
More Information: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Palm Springs
January (dates vary) morning, afternoon, evening screenings
Location: Cathedral City, Palm Springs theaters (see website)
Why Go There? 29+ years annual festival draws 135,000 attendees; 14 days of new and celebrated international film screenings from 70+ countries, 180 films; events (dinner and movie combos, parties); annual fundraising gala. Purchase options: passes, multiple and/or individual tickets.
More Information: PS Film Fest
Theatre 29 -Twentynine Palms
February-December
Location: 73637 Sullivan Road
Why Go There? Community theater offers plays, musicals in an intimate setting.
More Information: Theatre 29
Additional Resources
American Documentary Film Festival - Palm Springs
Annual week long film festival (end of March-April)
Cinema Diverse Film Festival - Palm Springs
Annual LGBTQ weekend film festival, multiple theaters (September)
Desert Symphony - Palm Springs
Desert Symphony professional musicians offer six seasonal pop concerts, including an annual gala fundraiser; 30th year
Palm Springs Opera Guild - Palm Springs
Annual Opera in the Park (April), fundraisers, special events to support area opera
Opera Arts Palm Springs - Palm Springs Area
Operatic events, fundraiser gala