Year-round —
- Thursdays – Thursday Street Fair, downtown with craft and food booths, and during the spring season live music
- Saturdays - Farmers Market, 8AM–12:30PM adjacent to the Camelot Theatres at 2300 E. Baristo Road (2 mi (3.2 km) from downtown)
and a Saturday Flea Market in nearby Palm Desert
January–March —
- Modernism Week
- Desert Concours d’Elegance
- Festival of Native Film & Culture
- Tour de Palm Springs
April–June —
- Arthur Lyons’ Film Noir Festival
- Restaurant Week
- ANA Inspiration – One of the five major championships of women's golf, held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage and ending on the first Sunday of April.
- Girls Weekend (formerly Dinah Shore Weekend) – An annual gathering of lesbians (and those who sympathize with LGBT causes) that coincides with the ANA Inspiration. (The former name of "Dinah Shore Weekend" honors the late entertainer, who founded the golf tournament that once bore her name.)
- White Party
July–September —
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
- 4 July Celebration
- Cinema Diverse Gay and Lesbian Films
October–December —
- American Heat Bike Show
- Exotic Car Show and Auction
- Greater Palm Springs Pride
- Festival of Lights Parade
- Veterans Day Parade
- Walk of the Inns
- Tree Lighting Ceremony at Aerial Tramway