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12 Days of Din­ing for a Cause

This hol­i­day sea­son, leave the cook­ing to some­one else. From chef-owned bistros to ele­gant eater­ies, the restau­rants of Palm Springs invite you dine for a cause while enjoy spe­cial hol­i­day deals and gifts. Dur­ing the first twelve days of Decem­ber, par­tic­i­pat­ing restau­rants are offer­ing din­ers an exclu­sive bot­tle of Ger­ard Bertrand Cre­mant Brut 2008 or Zardetto Con­vento Pros­ecco for only $5.00 a bot­tle, which is per­fect for gift giv­ing too! For every bot­tle sold, the restau­rant will donate $1.00 to the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs.

Hol­i­day Tree Lighting

Christ­mas tree light­ing cer­e­mony at Frances Stevens Park fea­tur­ing tra­di­tional Christ­mas car­ols, a visit from Santa on a fire truck and more. Tree light­ing cer­e­mony is from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Hol­i­day Cheer at VillageFest

Beau­ti­ful art, hand­crafted items and unique food line Palm Canyon Drive for vis­i­tors and res­i­dents to enjoy shop­ping under the stars.

Wild­Lights Hol­i­day Festival

Thou­sands of twin­kling lights, daz­zling dis­plays, live music, fes­tive games and activ­i­ties, plus the new hol­i­day express track­less train ride.

Fes­ti­val of Lights Parade

Carol Chan­ning, celebrity Grand Mar­shal, will join dozens of lighted floats, eques­tri­ans, autos and bands as they make their way through down­town. Parade starts at 5:45 p.m. on Palm Canyon Drive at Ramon Road.

The Nut­cracker

A quin­tes­sen­tial hol­i­day bal­let with three per­for­mances of Tchaikovsky’s beloved classic.

Palm Springs Aer­ial Tramway

Annual Tree Lighting

Actor and come­dian, Ron­nie Schell, will be the Celebrity Tree Lighter at the Palm Springs Aer­ial Tramway’s Annual Christ­mas Tree Light­ing Ceremony.

Hol­i­day Wreath Auction

Beau­ti­ful hol­i­day wreaths of all types and sizes to be auc­tioned off to ben­e­fit AIDS Assis­tance Pro­gram start­ing at 8:00 p.m. at Street­bar, located at 224 E. Are­nas Road in Palm Springs.

Hol­i­day Shop­ping in Palm Springs

Hol­i­day lights daz­zle the palm tree lined streets of Palm Canyon Drive for a hol­i­day shop­ping spree rang­ing from fash­ion apparel to art gal­leries to home fur­nish­ings in down­town and the uptown design district.

SPARKLE: An All-Star Hol­i­day Concert

An evening of Hol­i­day music fea­tur­ing today’s hottest Broad­way and tele­vi­sion stars, includ­ing JoAnne Wor­ley, Bob­bie Eakes, Wil­son Cruz, Milena Govich, and many more.

Marine Corps Hol­i­day Concert

A free hol­i­day con­cert hosted by the City of Palm Springs and the Marine Corps Air Ground Com­bat Band from Twen­ty­nine Palms. Con­cert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Palm Springs Con­ven­tion Center.

Walk of the Inns

Enjoy the evening tak­ing a free walk­ing tour of 16 his­toric inns, bou­tique hotels and attrac­tions located in the Palm Springs His­toric Ten­nis Club District.

White Christ­mas

A musi­cal based on the Para­mount Pic­tures 1954 film, White Christ­mas. The play will show from Decem­ber 2–18, 2011 at var­i­ous times at the Palm Canyon Theater.

A Celes­tial Hol­i­day Fantasy

An after­noon of tra­di­tional, con­tem­po­rary and swing music, fea­tured soloists includ­ing Joel Baker and an orig­i­nal com­po­si­tion by local com­poser and per­former Char­lie Creasy.

Santa Fly-In at Palm Springs Air Museum

Santa arrives in a Stear­man Biplane at 1 p.m. with a bag full of good­ies and kids are invited to join him as he takes a seat in his comfy red chair under the wing of a C-47.

Christ­mas in Folliesland

Guest star John David­son and the Fab­u­lous Fol­lies sing, dance and bring joy to the win­ter sea­son with a spe­cial hol­i­day performance.

Hol­i­day Shop­ping in Palm Springs

Dozens of vin­tage bou­tiques, art gal­leries, and hip fash­ion shops line the fes­tive down­town and uptown design dis­trict, per­fect for hol­i­day shopping.