The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the 2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March.[7]
The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities.[8]
in February, is an 11-day event featuring mid-century modern architecture through films, lectures, tours and its Modernism Show & Sale. A four-day Modernism Week Preview is held in mid-October.[155]
Modernism Week
The Palm Springs Black History Committee celebrates with a parade and town fair every February.[156]
Black History Month
presents its annual Festival of Native Film & Culture[157] at the Camelot Theaters in central Palm Springs.
Village Fest in Palm Springs
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
The , known as "The Dinah",[31] is an LGBT event billed as the "Largest Girl Party in the World" held each March.
The Palm Springs Cultural Center hosts a number of annual events, including Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, The Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival,[160] the Certified Farmers' Markets and more.
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Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week is held every June, featuring 10 days of dining at over 100 restaurants in the Coachella Valley.
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The Caballeros, a and member of GALA Choruses, has presented concerts since 1999.[162]
Public education in Palm Springs is under the jurisdiction of the Palm Springs Unified School District, an independent district with five board members.[231] The Palm Springs High School[232] is the oldest school in the district, built in 1938. Originally it was a K–12 school in the 1920s and had the College of the Desert campus from 1958 to 1964. And Raymond Cree Middle School in its current site since the mid-1960s.
The city's library was started in 1924 and financed by Martha Hitchcock. It expanded in 1940 on land donated to the newly incorporated city by Dr. Welwood Murray and was financed through the efforts of Thomas O'Donnell.[252] The present site now operates as a branch library, research library for the Palm Springs Historical Society, and tourism office for the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism.[253]
