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 Springs’ amazing hotels and pools.”
“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 audiences and get their reactions, and our audiences love to talk to these filmmakers about their work.”
Rare is a list of top destination wedding locations that leaves off Greater Palm Springs. The Southern California desert charms with its predictable (and perfect) weather, romantic Old Hollywood history, and general vacation vibe — all without flying to some faraway locale.
Founded in 1940, Two Bunch Palms in Desert Hot Springs ranks among the world’s oldest wellness resorts. If “wellness resort” means a dedicated retreat for healing and restoration, though, Two Bunch Palms is older than that — way older. The local Cahuilla tribe began utilizing the area’s mineral-rich hot spring centuries ago.
Pioneering desert developer Pearl McManus transformed a simple guest retreat into a renowned the Palm Springs Tennis Club.
The Rietze family brings sustainably sourced, flash-frozen seafood from Alaska to their La Quinta shop.
FIND Food Bank tackles hunger in the valley by distributing over 20 million pounds of food annually.
Palm Springs Bottle Shop celebrates diversity by highlighting products from women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disability-supporting brands.
Antonello Zito, chef and owner of Palmina by Puglia, showcased his culinary skills on the popular food show — and won.
For over 60 years, the Aerni family has brought holiday cheer to the Coachella Valley with their Oregon-grown Christmas trees.
Kate Hudson on Music, “Song Sung Blue,” and Life in Palm Desert
