Each year, Palm Springs Life invites readers to vote for their favorite businesses, experiences, and attractions across Greater Palm Springs in our city-by-city Best of the Best competition. Below, you’ll find this year’s winners for Best Children’s Activity.
Friday Evening: What’s your vibe — cabaret or casino concert? You can do both in the Downtown Arts and Entertainment District. Snag tickets to a live show at Coachella Valley Repertory (locals call it CVRep), or sip tequila and dance the night away at Agua Caliente...
Ace Hotel & Swim Club Come in costume for a DJ-driven bash in the indoor-outdoor Commune space. Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City Free live entertainment, dancing, party favors, and drink specials tick down the clock to midnight. Agua Caliente Casino Palm...
Friday Evening: Is there any better beginning to a Coachella Valley visit than immediate immersion in the desert? Hit the trails and hike right into it. The city website offers maps, and the organization Friends of the Desert Mountains hosts guided group walks...
Friday Evening: What’s your scene? The Uptown Design District delivers artful meals in stylish spaces — try Eight4Nine or Bar Issi, both a stone’s throw from design-forward shops and galleries. For disco beats and rainbow lights, the Arenas District draws a lively...
SPONSOREDOld Town Artisan Studios Creativity blooms in a 3-acre garden oasis tucked just a block from Main Street. The Old Town Artisan Studios nonprofit arts campus, rooted in a 1940s homestead, welcomes locals and visitors alike to experience the positive power of...
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Canyon View Estates Boundaries: East San Jose Road to the north, East Avenida Grande to the south, South Calle Palo Fierro to the east, South Sierra Madre to the west. — Harry Styles and Florence Pugh’s characters in the 2022 psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling...
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum at the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza welcomes visitors to learn about the first residents of the Palm Springs area — the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. “The Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza provides an incredible opportunity for...
An official green and white street sign designating several blocks in downtown Palm Springs as the “Arenas District” was revealed in November 2022, right before the city’s Pride celebration. But this section of the neighborhood along and around Arenas Road had long...
The Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza in downtown Palm Springs celebrates the history, culture, traditions, and modern life of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The 5.8-acre Cultural Plaza contains the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum and The Spa at Séc-he connected...
Splash House founder Tyler McLean saw no reason summer in Greater Palm Springs couldn’t be just as much of a party as peak season. “I believed in my hometown,” he says. “I wanted to give people a reason to come here in the summer, and I wanted to pair music with Palm...
For Aesthetes Check in at the Thompson Palm Springs, a new property that straddles the line between touristy downtown and modish uptown. Even if you choose not to stay there, the hotel’s worth visiting to check out the Native American contemporary art collection....
Game On Arcades, escape rooms, and interactive adventures for all ages. JW Entertainment Zone This 12,000-square-foot arcade at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa promises family-friendly action with retro arcade games, duckpin bowling, sport simulators,...
El Paseo Shopping District Luxury boutiques, art galleries, and stylish dining line this mile-long boulevard. Book your dinner reservation here, then linger for a scenic late-night stroll. elpaseocatalogue.com Uptown Design District This Palm Springs hot spot brims...
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Rise above the valley floor aboard the world’s largest rotating tramcar, ascending to cooler temperatures and stunning views in Mount San Jacinto State Park. Mountaintop dining and more than 50 miles of scenic hiking await. Rancho Mirage...
“We like to think of ShortFest as being a filmmaker’s festival,” says Lili Rodriguez, artistic director of the Palm Springs International Film Society, which hosts the world’s largest short film festival in the desert each year. “The filmmakers love to hear from...
For those prepared to possibly have their minds blown and beliefs challenged, the annual Contact in the Desert conference will delve into the strange and unusual over the course of four days at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. Just don’t...
The desert has a way of captivating artists and acting as a muse. For over a century, its wide-open spaces and distinctive light have drawn all types of creatives — from plein air painters to midcentury modernists and free-thinking assemblage artists. Today, the...
Looking to immerse yourself in nature and wellness? Rancho La Puerta offers a place of connection, setting the scene for a peaceful vacation just across the border in Baja California, Mexico. Only a three-and-a-half–hour drive from Palm Springs, the luxurious ranch...
Imagine the thrill of a motorcycle ride through the open desert. Creosote bushes, barrel cactuses, and sand dunes blur in the periphery en route to the Palm Canyon Hotel & RV Resort in Borrego Springs, where a weekend of camaraderie awaits. That’s the experience...
Kate Hudson on Music, “Song Sung Blue,” and Life in Palm Desert
