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  • Palm Springs Leather Pride

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Hotel Zoso, 2nd floor, 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs

  • Gay Pride

    Palm Springs Pride Festival

    Palm Springs Downtown, Palm Springs, United States

    Pop-Up Displays/Booth: Palm Springs Pride Festival Palm Canyon Drive

  • June1 Pride Home Movies

    Presenting “Home Movies Out of the Closet: LGBTQ+, Hollywood, Palm Springs, and You” in Celebration of Pride Month.

    PSCC 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United States

    The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert (Archives) is celebrating Pride Month by partnering with other local non-profits Deserted Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center (PSCC)

    Sunday, June 1, 2025, to present a day focused on LGBTQ home movies!
    In the afternoon, the public is invited to bring their home movies and allow our home movie preservation experts to assess them and provide recommendations for storage and digitization. This FREE opportunity will be offered from 3:00 – 5:30 PM in the lobby of the Palm Springs Cultural Center, first-come, first
    served.

    From 6:30-8:00 PM the Archives and Deserted Films will screen family-friendly (13+), rarely and never-before-seen LGBTQ+ footage from our collections.
    Following the screening event there will be a Reception from 8 – 9 PM.

    $45

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    UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF LEATHER IN PALM SPRINGS

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is excited to present our major exhibition for this fall, UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: Celebrating 35 Years of Leather in Palm Springs. The exhibit will run from Thursday, October 30 through Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Hotel Zoso. Curated by Mike Király, MPA, Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Vice President ... Read more

  • Leather Women

    PANEL DISCUSSION: Leather Women Celebrating Our Sexuality

    Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United States

    October 30, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Hotel Zoso. In conjunction with the exhibit Unbridled Spirit, the Archives will present a FREE lecture featuring a panel of five women and a moderator discussing women's sexuality and their role in the Leather community. This program will be at the Hotel Zoso in the Palladium North room located on the lower level of the hotel. As ... Read more

  • Pink Door Dusk

    Tickled Pink: Cocktails at Villa Sierra–That Pink Door House- SOLD OUT

    Villa Sierra–That Pink Door House 1100 E Sierra Way, Palm Springs, United States

    Wednesday, February 18 from 4:30-7 PM for a fundraising event during Modernism Week
    2026: Tickled Pink: Cocktails at Villa Sierra–That Pink Door House.

    Every clink of a glass helps preserve community stories—A portion of the proceeds benefit the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert.  SOLD OUT.

  • Fellow Travelers

    FELLOW TRAVELERS – AN OPERA BY GREGORY SPEARS WITH LIBRETTO BY GREG PIERCE

    Dezart Playhouse 605 S Riverside Dr, Palm Springs, United States

    Followed by a panel discussion with the cast, creative team, and David Gray, Co-Founder & Co-Director of the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert. Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17 & 18, 2025, 7 pm Dezart Playhouse, 605 S Riverside Dr, Palm Springs Set against the backdrop of the Lavender Scare in the 1950’s, FELLOW ... Read more

  • Book Fest

    Stories from the Archives: Queer History of the Desert

    Festival Theaters 789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, United States

    To be presented during the Palm Springs BookFest FREE Sunday Community Day Presented by the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert, this special program brings the past to life through three powerful stories drawn from the Archives. Discover the people, places, and moments that shaped LGBTQ+ life in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, ... Read more

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    Pride Month Exhibit

    Welwood Murray Memorial Library

    Visit the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert exhibit in celebration of Pride Month that is on display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library in downtown Palm Springs at 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive. The display showcases several items recently added to our permanent collection, as well as items celebrating Greater Palm Springs Pride's ... Read more

  • Other Desert Architectures

    Alternative Palm Springs: Other Desert Architectures

    Pavilion at the Architecture and Design Center 300 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    The Archives has partnered with the Palm Springs Art Museum, Architecture and Design Center, in their latest exhibit titled: Alternative Palm Springs: Other Desert Architectures. Curated by Robert J. Kett, PhD, with research assistance by Frank Lopez, the Archives loaned several items from our collection as part of the exhibit. On display from June 27, ... Read more