ArtFree
Thu, Oct 29 · 5pm
Free Thursday Evening at Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs
Palm Springs
Arenas District
The Arenas District is the easiest place in Palm Springs to move between LGBTQ+ bars on foot. It is a nightlife cluster rather than a residential neighborhood, with patios, dance floors and event programming concentrated within a few blocks.
Use Arenas Road as one stop in an evening rather than the base for every Palm Springs activity. Downtown restaurants, hotels and the art museum are nearby, while Warm Sands resorts and Toucans require a longer walk or short ride. Venue schedules change nightly, so check each official calendar before going.
Where to stay here
Hotels inside the neighborhood, closest first.
Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
$$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
0.1 miCheck Rates
Hyatt Palm Springs
$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
0.1 miCheck Rates
Holiday House Palm Springs
$$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
0.2 miCheck Rates
Alcazar Palm Springs
$$$ · Movie Colony / Uptown
0.3 miCheck Rates
The Colony Palms Hotel
$$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
0.3 miCheck Rates
Del Marcos Hotel
$$ · Historic Tennis Club
0.3 miCheck Rates
Triada Palm Springs
$$$ · Uptown Design District
0.3 miCheck Rates
Casa Cody
$$ · Downtown / Historic Tennis Club
0.3 miCheck Rates
Where to eat
Farm
French · $$ · Downtown
0.2 miTac/Quila
Mexican · $$ · Downtown
0.3 miKoffi
Coffee · $ · Uptown Design District
0.5 miCheeky's
Brunch · $$ · Uptown Design District
0.6 mi
Workshop Kitchen + Bar
New American · $$$ · Uptown Design District
0.7 miPaul Bar / Food
Bar food · $ · Arenas District
0.7 miKing's Highway
Diner · $$ · South Palm Springs
1.0 mi
Bars & nightlife
High Bar
Bar · Downtown
0.2 miBlackbook
Bar · Arenas District
0.2 mi
Chill Bar Palm Springs
Bar · Arenas District
0.3 mi
Las Palmas Brewing
Bar · Downtown
0.3 miHunters Nightclub
Bar · Arenas District
0.3 mi
Truss & Twine
Bar · Downtown
0.4 mi
Things to do
The Spa at Séc-he
Spa · Downtown
on site- on site
- 0.1 mi
BikePalmSprings Rentals
Activity · Downtown
0.2 mi
Palm Springs Art Museum
Museums
0.3 miMuseum Trail
Hiking
0.3 mi
Coming up
Upcoming events close by
MarketsFree
Thu, Oct 29 · 6pm
VillageFest
Downtown Palm Springs, Palm Springs
Nightlife
Sat, Oct 31 · 12pm
Bingo at Chill Bar Palm Springs
Chill Bar Palm Springs, Palm Springs
Family
Sat, Oct 31 · 10am
Palm Springs Air Museum Chili Cook-Off & Car Show 2026
Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs
MarketsFree
Sat, Oct 31 · 8am
Palm Springs Certified Farmers Market
Palm Springs Cultural Center, Palm Springs
ArtFree
Thu, Nov 5 · 5pm
Free Thursday Evening at Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs
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