Palm Springs, California Events

Contemporary Glass
The glass center is installed with glass works drawn from the museum's permanent collection and new works on loan from significant private collectors of contemporary glass in the desert communities. Noted national and international artists in this exhibition show a range of glass techniques and their diverse subjects range from the narrative and figurative to the natural world and the exploration of color in space.

Desert Jeep or Hummer Tours
Don't let the tiny fact that there isn't any roads in the deep desert stop you from experiencing Palm Springs' arid backcountry. Sign up with one of the city's many Jeep or Hummer tours that take adventures travelers out into desert expanses. Tour companies provide everything you'll need for a safe and comfortable trip.

Notes: Group Tours

High & Low Desert Combo Tour
Beginning in Palm Desert, your exciting journey takes you through the Colorodo-Sonoran Desert, past the wind mills lining the San Gorgonio Pass, and up into the higher, cooler, and moister Mohave Desert and the Joshua Tree National Park.

Notes: Hiking, Outdoor

Indian Canyons Jeep Tour
Stunning rock formations, the contrasting greens of magnificent fan palms and more than 150 species of plants beckon travelers to these lush palm oases.

Joshua Tree National Park Jeep Adventure
This tour takes you to one of the nation's most outstanding wilderness treasures, Joshua Tree National Park. You'll use a rugged back country trail through the Little San Bernadino Mountains to travel from the Colorado Desert to over 4000 feet elevation in the Mojave Desert, and be treated to magnificent unspoiled desert vistas, spectacular rock formations, unique plant and animal life, and outstanding geology.

Notes: Day Tour, Reservations Required

Joshua Tree National Park Tour (From 29 Palms)
Explore the magnificent Joshua Tree National Park with a naturalist guide. Hike to the Desert Queen Mine, view ancient petroglyphs near Barker Dam, enjoy the majestic rock formation in Hidden Valley, and take in the view from the Key's View Overlook.

Notes: Hiking, Outdoor

Little Grand Canyon 4x4 Tour From Palm Desert
Head out on a rugged, off-road adventure through California's Little Grand Canyon in the luxury and comfort of a full-size 4x4 driven by an expert guide!  California's Little Grand Canyon is desert backcountry located in Palm Desert, approximately 30 minutes east of Palm Springs. This classic desert backcountry tour combines remote desert scenery and technical off-roading.  As your driver navigates the desert's terrain, showing you points of interest, you will be treated to stunning vistas of ridgelines, colorful canyons and more. You can also do an optional nature walk into slot canyons and palm oases.

Notes: Day Tour, Reservations Required

Painted Canyon / Mecca Hills Jeep Tour
Learn about the importance of agriculture to the desert's economy as your jeep winds its way through lush agricultural areas and the Salton Sea on its way to the spectacular painted hills.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
On a hot summer's day, one of the best things to do in Palm Springs is to take a ride from the dry desert floor with the Aerial Tramway, 5,873 feet up into the cool, moist climate of the San Jacinto Mountains. Come and ascend into a pristine wilderness aboard the world's largest rotating tramcars! Truly one of the greatest experiences in Southern California!

Notes: Admission Pass, Reservations Required

San Andreas Fault Jeep Tour
Come see where earthquakes are born! This tour takes you straight to the place geologists have called "the most tortured landscape on earth," via the back country trails of a Bureau of Land Management Wilderness zone.

Notes: Day Tour, Reservations Required