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FAQS

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Get Involved!

The City of Palm Springs needs volunteers to help on the day of the parade.

If you are interested in becoming a parade volunteer, please call Jasmine Waits, Special Events Manager at 760-323-8276 or download the application form below and email it to jasmine.waits@palmspringsca.gov.

Thank You!

Our Sponsors

Parade History

The Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade kicked off in the early 1990’s along Palm Canyon Drive and has been held every year since on the first Saturday in December — becoming a much-loved holiday tradition in downtown Palm Springs! The parade was the brainchild of former Mayor Will Kleindienst and a small group of community minded individuals who believed it important to offer the Coachella Valley an event that would allow residents and visitors to celebrate the spirit and joy of the holiday season while at the same time creating a unique tourism event, which over the years has brought in an estimated 100,000 people annually to the downtown. Over the past 29 years, the parade has featured a host of marching bands, performing groups as well as the Budweiser Clydesdales, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Snoopy and the Gang — and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Yet more than anything else, it is the parade’s signature floats adorned in thousands of colorful holiday lights and huge Macy’s-style balloons that keeps the crowds coming back for more! Consistently voted one of the best local events in the Coachella Valley, the parade was also voted one of the Top Ten Holiday Parades in the country in an AOL survey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location + Route

The parade is on Palm Canyon Drive between Ramon Road
and Tachevah Road.

Parade Route

Contact Us

Jasmine Waits
Special Events Manager
Jasmine.Waits@palmsprings-ca.gov
(760) 323-8276
Palm Springs Parks and Recreation
401 S. Pavilion Way, Palm Springs

For media questions, please contact Amy Blaisdell, (760) 323-8250

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