(Revised June 15, 2017 Holidays in bold, recent additions or changes in red) HARC, Inc. 2nd Annual Coachella Valley Workplace Wellness Awards 11:30am-1:30pm June 15, 2017 Its My Life Awards/Juneteenth, Family Health & Support Network June 17, 2017 Father s Day June 18, 2017 Juneteenth June 19, 2017 Palm Springs Short Film Festival @ Camelot Theatres June 20 26, 2017 Jazz It Up! A benefit for ACT for MS; Mission Hills Country Club, 5 pm June 24, 2017 DAP Get Tested Coachella Valley Results and Rally @ UCR- Palm Desert Auditorium June 27, 2017 Independence Day July 4, 2017 AAP Food Samaritans IndepenDANCE Day Celebration fundraiser, O Donnell House July 4, 2017 Pets on Parade 24 th Annual Awards Luncheon, 11:30-2:30, OMNI Rancho Las Palmas July 16, 2017 Coachella Valley-wide Wii Bowling Tournament, Cathedral City Senior Center, 9-12pm August 4, 2017 Idyllwild Arts Foundation s Jazz in the Pines August 11 13, 2017 Splash House August 11-13, 2017 2 nd Annual Palm Springs Comic Con Palm Springs @ Palm Springs Convention Center August 25 27, 2017 Labor Day September 4, 2017 HIV & Aging Conference @ Mizell Senior Center September 15, 2017 Rosh Hashana September 20-22, 2017 City of CC, Hola Mexico Film Festival, Mary Pickford Theatre Time TBD September 21-24, 2017 Native American s Day September 22, 2017 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards September 28, 2017 Yom Kippur September 29-30, 2017 Cathedral City Senior Center Health Fair, 9 a.m. to noon October 6, 2017 PSUSD Foundation s Desert Glo Fest (formally Glo Run), Downtown Cathedral City October 7, 2017 American Cancer Society, Relay For Life of Palm Desert, 9am-9pm Civic Center Park October 7, 2017 PS Art Museum Artists Council, Exhibition Awards Night, PS Art Museum, 5:45-8:30 PM October 7, 2017 Palm Springs Equality Awards of Equality California, time TBD October 7, 2017 AAP Food Samaritans Angel Program Kick Off, Time TBD October 8, 2017 Columbus Day/Indigenous People s Day October 9, 2017 11th Annual Paint El Paseo Pink, Desert Cancer Foundation, Gardens at El Paseo, 8am October 14, 2017 La Gran Fiesta at The Living Desert, 9am-12pm October 14, 2017 2nd Annual Sanctuary Palm Springs' Guardian Angel Sommelier Food & Wine Dinner October 16, 2017 Page 1
PS Chamber Business Expo, Colony Palms, 5-8 pm October 17, 2017 Modernism Week Fall Preview 2017 October 19-22, 2017 Cathedral City Senior Center Spaghetti Dinner, 6 pm October 20, 2017 Desert AIDS Walk benefiting Desert AIDS Project @ Ruth Hardy Park October 21, 2017 McCallum Family Fun Day; 12pm 4 pm October 22, 2017 Greater PS Pride, A Kick off to Pride, 5:00-7:30pm, Desert Regional Medical Center October 25, 2017 Palm Springs Leather Pride October 26 29, 2017 The LGBT Center s Center Stage Fundraiser October 27, 2017 City of CC, FallFest, Downtown Cathedral City October 27-29, 2017 City of CC, Día de los Muertos, Desert Memorial Park, CC Time TBD October 28, 2017 United Way of the Desert 32 nd Annual Palm Springs Aerial Tram Road Challenge, 6:30am October 28, 2017 City of CC, Halloween Spooktacular at FallFest, Downtown CC Time TBD October 29, 2017 Howl-O-Ween at The Living Desert, 9am-12pm October 29, 2017 Howl-O-Ween at The Living Desert, 6-8:30pm October 31, 2017 Halloween October 31, 2017 George Zander Candlelight Vigil November 1, 2017 Palm Springs Pride Weekend (Parade: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017) November 3 5, 2017 PSWIFT Broken Glass Awards luncheon Agua Caliente 11 am 2 pm November 6, 2017 Daylight Savings Time ends November 5, 2017 Trans Pride, location TBD November 5, 2017 11th Annual National Philanthropy Day, Desert Communities Chapter of AFP November 8, 2017 Hidden Harvest s 5 th Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction @ Palm Valley C.C. November 9, 2017 DIGICOM's 10th Anniversary Celebration, Camelot Theaters, 7:30 pm November 9, 2017 Palm Springs International Animation Festival November 10 11, 2017 Veterans Day November 11, 2017 City of PS Veterans Day parade, Palm Canyon, 3:30 5 pm November 11, 2017 McCallum Theatre 20th Anniversary Choreography Festival fundraising event November 11-12, 2017 1st Annual PS International Animation Festival, Richards Center, 9am-10pm November 11, 2017 Corks and Cuisine at The Reserve, Desert Cancer Foundation, The Reserve, 5-8 pm November 15, 2017 Guide Dogs of the Desert Paws for Independence Nov 15, 2017 Coachella Valley Heart Walk, Palm Desert Civic Center Park, Amer. Heart Assoc 7-10am November 17, 2017 City of CC, Hot Air Balloon Festival, Downtown Cathedral City November 17-19, 2017 Annenberg Theater Opening Night Gala @ Palm Springs Art Museum, 6 pm November 18, 2017 American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Walk 2017, Civic Center Park, 9am November 18, 2017 Page 2
Transgender Day of Remembrance, location TBD November 20, 2017 Thanksgiving November 23, 2017 WildLights at The Living Desert, 6pm-9pm November 24-25, 2017 PS Art Museum Welcome Back MAC event with Mumsey Nemiroff, PS Art, 10am-2pm November 29, 2017 McCallum Theatre Annual Gala, 5:30 9:30 pm November 30, 2017 Barbara & Frank Sinatra Classic @ BIGHORN Golf Club Nov. 30 Dec. 2, 2017 Desert AIDS Project " Everyday Heroes", World AIDS Day, Camelot Theater, 5:30 10pm December 1, 2017 Christmas Tree Lane, ACT for Multiple Sclerosis, Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, 5:30pm December 1, 2017 WildLights at The Living Desert, 6pm-9pm December 1-2, 8-9, 15-23 Festival of Lights Parade Palm Canyon, starts 5:45 pm December 2, 2017 PS Opera Guild 34th Annual Vocal Competition, Helene Galen PAC, 3 5 pm December 3, 2017 Holiday Socks benefitting Sanctuary Palm Springs, Time TBD December 3, 2017 COD Foundation Citizens of Distinction, 11-2, Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort December 5, 2017 Walk of the Inns (Palm Springs) December 7, 2017 8 th Annual Men of the Desert Fashion Show, benefits Animal Samaritans, 11am 2pm December 3, 2017 American Outreach Foundation 2nd Annual American Car Show Berm. Dunes Airport December 9, 2017 OperaArts For the Children (dinner, awards, performance), Classic Club, 6 9 pm December 9, 2017 City of CC, Snow Fest (formerly Santa & Seasonal Lights ), Downtown CC, TIME TBD December 9, 2017 Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Rider's Awards Renaissance Esmeralda 11:30AM -2:00 PM December 10, 2017 CSUSB Palm Desert Founders Society Dinner, The Vintage Club, 5:30 p.m December 11, 2017 Chanukah/Hanukkah December 12-20, 2017 Guide Dogs of the Desert Santa Paws 5k Run, PS American Legion, starts 9 am December 16, 2017 Christmas December 25, 2017 Kwanzaa Dec. 26 Jan. 1, 2018 New Years Eve December 31, 2017 Mildly Wild New Year s Eve Party at The Living Desert, 6-10pm December 31, 2017 New Years Day January 1, 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival January 4 15, 2018 Career Builder Challenge in La Quinta, CA January 15 21, 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15, 2018 Hidden Harvest annual Game Day, Indian Wells Country Club January 15, 2018 PSUSD Foundation Grab Your Seat Concert January 18, 2018 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival January 24 25, 2018 Women Who Rule, Women s Leaders Forum January 26, 2018 Page 3
American Cancer Society 3rd Annual Desert Golf Invitational, 10:30am Indian Wells CC January 26, 2018 Palm Springs Black History Committee s Black History Month Gala January 27, 2018 Palm Springs Art Museum Gala, 5 11 pm January 27, 2018 Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce Annual Installation Gala & Rammy Awards January 29, 2018 Friends of Braille Rancho Mirage Annual Luncheon Fundraiser, 11am-2pm, Thunderbird February 3, 2018 5k Cheetah Run at The Living Desert, 7am-9am February 3, 2018 National Gay Pilots Association Convention February 8 11, 2018 International Bear Convergence February 8 11, 2018 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala benefiting Desert AIDS Project @ PSCC February 10, 2018 Fairytales and Frog Day at The Living Desert, 9am-12pm February 10, 2018 City of CC, Taste of Jalisco, Downtown Cathedral City, TIME TBD February 10, 2018 The Waring International Piano Competition Gala, location and time TBD February 11, 2018 Guide Dogs Paws For Independence Dinner/Concert Annenberg (EMC) 6-9:30pm February 14, 2018 Valentine s Day February 14, 2018 Modernism Week 2018 February 15 25, 2018 2018 Go Red For Women Luncheon, Westin Mission Hills, American Heart Assoc, 10-2 February 16, 2018 City of CC, Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Big League Dreams Sports Park February 16-18, 2018 Wine Lovers Auction, benefits Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine; Thunderbird CC February 17, 2018 HRC's HER Party in Palm Springs, 2-4pm, Milano Estate, Palm Springs February 17, 2018 President s Day February 19, 2018 City of CC, Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Big League Dreams Sports Park February 22-25, 2018 Mizell Center Stars Among Us Gala MJ Live!, PS Air Museum, 5:30 9 pm February 24, 2018 Black History Month parade February 24, 2018 PS Opera Guild 50th Golden Jubilee Gala Palm Springs Art Museum 5:30-10 pm February 28, 2018 PS Art Museum MAC Lecture/Lunch Series (guest TBD) PS Art Museum, 10 am - 2 pm February 28, 2018 The Living Desert 25th Anniversary Zoobilee Gala, 5-9 pm March 3, 2018 AAP - Food Samaritans Hollywood s Biggest Night; TRIO restaurant, 4 pm March 4, 2018 OperaArts Festival of Opera and Art, Palm Desert Civic Center, 1 4:30 pm March 4, 2018 Day-in-the-Garden PS Art Museum MAC Spring Fundraiser, 2018 10am-2pm March 5, 2018 Red Dress/Dress Red Event for The LGBT Center, 8 11 p.m. March 10, 2018 Daylight Saving Time starts March 11, 2018 Friends of PS Library Annual Meeting (time and location TBD) March 11, 2018 American Cancer Society, Desert Spirit Gala XXIX, 5:30pm, Heckmann Estate March 11, 2018 St. Patrick s Day March 17, 2018 Page 4
Fashion Week El Paseo (new dates) March 17 24, 2018 ACT for Multiple Sclerosis Annual Gala, Renaissance Esmeralda Indian Wells, 6 pm March 18, 2018 Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival (tentative dates) March 23 25, 2018 OperaArts When I Rise, Spencer s Restaurant Palm Springs, 6:30-9 pm March 25, 2018 Passover March 30 April 7, 2018 Cathedral City LGBT Days, City of Cathedral City, March 30-April 1, 2018 Cesar Chavez Day March 31, 2018 Easter Eggstravaganza at The Living Desert, 9am-12pm March 31, 2018 Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 City of CC, Easter Kidapalooza, Downtown Cathedral City, Time TBD April 1, 2018 COD Foundation s Stepping Out for College of the Desert, McCallum Theatre (new date) April 3, 2018 Guide Dogs of the Desert, Dog Day Afternoon, Smoke Tree Ranch 11 am April 3, 2018 Brew at the Zoo, the Living Desert, 6:30 9:30pm, at Living Desert April 7, 2018 Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter Faux Fur Ball IV PS Animal Shelter 6 pm April 7, 2018 2nd Annual East Coachella Valley Pride Festival, Veteran s Park, Coachella CA, 2-8PM April 7, 2018 20 th Annual Opera in the Park, Sunrise Park, 1 pm April 8, 2018 Coachella Music Festival (Weekend 1) April 13-15, 2018 Cathedral City Senior Center: Rat Pack Returns Gala, 5 p.m. April 14, 2018 OperaArts Opera Under the Stars, Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa Time TBD April 15, 2018 PS Art Museum, MAC lecture/lunch series (Guest TBD), PS Art Museum, 10am 2pm April 18, 2018 McCallum Theatre 20 th Anniversary Open Call fundraising event April 19 21, 2018 Coachella Music Festival (Weekend 2) April 20-22, 2018 Earth Day Party for the Planet at The Living Desert, 9am-12pm April 22, 2018 Spring Donor Appreciation Event at The Living Desert, 10am-2pm, April 22, 2018 CSUSB Palm Desert Campus 2018 Golf Classic, Stone Eagle Golf Club, 10:30 am April 23, 2018 Desert AIDS Project s Dining Out For Life @ Coachella Valley area restaurants April 26, 2018 Jeffrey Sanker s White Party Weekend, Palm Springs April 27-30, 2018 Meet the Museum PS Art Museum LGBT Fundraiser, 6-9pm April 27, 2018 Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2018 25 th Annual Evening Under the Stars; AAP Food Samaritans; 6 11pm May 5, 2018 Mother s Day May 13, 2018 Memorial Day May 28, 2018 Splash House weekend one June 8-10, 2018 Juneteenth June 19, 2018 Page 5
Father s Day June 17, 2018 Independence Day July 4, 2018 IndepenDANCE Day Party, AAP Food Samaritans, O Donnell House July 4, 2018 Splash House weekend two August 10-12, 2018 Labor Day September 3, 2018 Rosh Hashana September 9-11, 2018 Yom Kippur September 18-19, 2018 Greater Palm Springs Pride, Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards, Hyatt PS September 27, 2018 Native American s Day September 28, 2018 Columbus Day/Indigenous People s Day October 8, 2018 Halloween October 31, 2018 Daylight Savings Time ends November 4, 2018 Palm Springs Pride Weekend (Parade: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018) November 2 4, 2018 Veteran s Day November 12, 2018 Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2018 Festival of Lights Parade Palm Canyon, starts 5:45 pm December 1, 2018 Chanukah/Hanukkah December 2-10, 2018 Walk of the Inns (Palm Springs) December 6, 2018 Christmas Eve December 24, 2018 Christmas Day December 25, 2018 Kwanzaa Dec. 26 Jan. 1, 2019 New Years Eve December 31, 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival *tentative dates January 3 14, 2019 Page 6