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Palm Springs International Film Festival

  Remember when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie showed up on the red carpet in Palm Springs? We do. Each year the world’s biggest movie stars and nearly 140,000 fans of their work visit Palm Springs to celebrate this culturally-diverse festival, featuring more than 200 films for your viewing

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Indio Polo Season

Invented in 6th Century Persia, perfected in the Coachella Valley—watch this noble sport at the Empire Polo Club, where the season kicks off the first Sunday of the year. Polo games are open to the public from January through to April, with two games every Sunday. Every second Friday of the month

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Southwest Arts Festival

  For more than three decades, this giant art event has showcased works by more than 250 artists from the US and Mexico, working across all media. Textiles, jewelry, paint and pottery will be on display at the four-day event at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, and the atmosphere is welcoming to art

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Palm Springs Kennel Club Dog Show

  More than 7000 perfect Poodles and delicate Dalmatians from all over the country strut their stuff at this prestigious show, considered the opening event of the dog show year on the West coast. Held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, the event is free and open to all pooch-lovers. Just a short

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Intersect Palm Springs

  We love modern art, and the fine people who collect it. Coinciding with Modernism Week, this is where collectors of contemporary works and their favorite galleries converge in a bustling marketplace with nearly 15,000 well-dressed attendees. Don’t miss out on this highlight of the arts calendar

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Modernism Week

A week and a half-long event dedicated to celebrating midcentury-style design and architecture, Palm Springs Modernism Week represents the height of nostalgic elegance and cultural significance, linking a very distinct cultural movement of the past with our modern-day practices and showcasing how we

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Riverside County Fair and Date Festival

Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Do not underestimate the size and scope of the Date Fest, founded in 1921 to celebrate the date harvest, with an Arabian Nights fantasy theme that endures to this day. World famous musical headliners (Cheap Trick, WAR) provide the musical backdrop to

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Tour de Palm Springs

  You can really enjoy the amazing mountain scenery of Palm Springs when you’re on two wheels, as the thousands of bike riders participating in this charity event know. These cyclists have raised more than $30 million since the Tour was founded in 1998. And look at those calves! If you and

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Chevron Championship

  Women’s golf is fast becoming our favorite things ever, which is why we're delighted that the Chevron Championship, one of the five major championships of professional women's golf, takes place just a short drive from our Acme House Company vacation rentals in Palm Springs, Palm Desert,

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BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament

  An annual tennis tournament played on hard courts, this is the best-attended tennis event in the world, outside of the four Grand Slams. And it is right here in the Coachella Valley, a short drive from your vacation rental. Watch more than 250 of the world’s top men’s and women&rsquo

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The Dinah

  Girls, girls, girls—and more girls. Around 10,000 of them, each year, flocking to the biggest lesbian party in the world. Held over five days, there’s a strong emphasis on music, comedy and pool parties — in 2016 Lady GaGa herself showed up poolside to get in on the fun. Grab

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Fashion Week El Paseo

  Heidi Klum eat your heart out—this eight-day fashion extravaganza is a fun and fabulous affair, blending fashion, philanthropy and cocktails, and featuring a couture show for canines, the ‘Le Chien Masquerade Party’. Past designers include Monique Lhuillier, Zandra Rhodes, Rosetta

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La Quinta Arts Celebration

  This outdoor gallery setting makes for a beautiful backdrop to this world class art fair—we’re talking lakes, waterfalls, and inspiring artworks. La Quinta Art Celebration features works from 200 premier artists from 32 states and 5 countries. The largest celebration of art in the

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Living Desert Brew at the Zoo

Lions and tigers and beers—oh my. Enjoy offerings from more than 50 breweries and eateries while surrounded by the happy, healthy exotic animals at this zoo fundraiser. As they say, “Saving Wildlife, One Beer At A Time”. We have a number of family-friendly vacation rentals right near

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Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival

  Celebrity chef demonstrations, wine tastings, and a four-course luncheon are among the highlights at this three-day gourmet fantasy, in the heart of the El Paseo shopping district. Showcasing the Coachella Valley as a premier culinary destination, we’re hungry just thinking about this three

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Red Dress Palm Springs

Looking for somewhere to flaunt that little red dress? Strut your hot bod at this annual gala benefitting Palm Springs’ vibrant LGBTQ community. Just one rule: wear your foxiest red, and embrace the Palm Springs lifestyle. Acme House Company always offers great deals on Palm Springs vacation rentals...

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Coachella Music and Arts Festival

  Whether you’re staying in one of our La Quinta vacation rentals or out in Palm Springs, any place in the Valley is a great place to stay for the most epic of all music festivals. Go big or go home, and don’t forget your (comfy) dancing shoes for this globally-known musical experience

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White Party Palm Springs

  There are white parties and then there are white parties. This, dears, is the biggest gay dance party in the world, giving you one heckuva good reason to visit Palm Springs. Past performers have included Belinda Carlisle and stars from Ru Paul’s Drag Race. And we’re all about the DJs

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GPS Restaurant Week

Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week. All the tastes and flavors of the Coachella Valley await you during this 10-day celebration of the most delectable desert cuisine in the world, otherwise known as “Dine GPS”. Held in the beginning of June, and supported by dozens of the area's finest

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Palm Springs International ShortFest

  This is where future Oscar-winners get their start—the biggest short film event in America, presenting more than 300 short films from over 50 countries. Expand your cinematic horizons, and decide which among the crop will be directing your favorite cult film of the future. Acme always offers

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Splash House

If dancing to a repetitive beat surrounded by beautiful people in a swimming pool sounds like a good time to you—then this multi-venue dance music festival in Palm Springs has your name on it. Held across three resorts in Palm Springs during one weekend, partygoers are shuttled from poolside to

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Comic Con Palm Springs

Marvel master Stan Lee is among the many genius artists, creators, and cosplay enthusiasts to have visited the Palm Springs Convention Center for this colorful celebration of storytelling. Let your imagination run wild! Acme House Company offers special deals on vacation rental homes for Comic Con Palm

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Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade

If whimsy is your thing, come get whimsical in Palm Desert along with 15,000 spectators, gawking at the sight of many unusually-decorated golf carts, rolling slowly down El Paseo. There are no words for this Coachella Valley vacation experience—must be seen to be believed.

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Modernism Week Fall Preview

  For design-addicts who can’t wait until February to get their desert modernism fix, Modernism Week hosts its "Fall Preview" over Columbus Day weekend in mid-October, featuring a tantalizing taster-style selection of some of the fun that’s around the corner. There’s no better

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Indio BBQ State Championship

  The Indio Barbecue State Championship and Festival takes place on the first Saturday of November each year in Indio and focuses on delicious barbecue, high-quality craft beer, talented live performances, and fun activities.

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Palm Springs Pride

  Known for being a colorful and inclusive celebration, the Pride Festival is a national event dedicated to celebrating the civil rights and culture of members of the lesbian, gay, trans-gender, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA) community. Regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identification

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Indio Tamale Festival

  Tickle your taste buds at the world’s biggest tamale festival, ranked among the top 10 "All-American Food Festivals” by the Food Network. This two-day yummy extravaganza features 300 vendors and a tamale-eating contest…a uniquely fun event in the Coachella Valley. Vegan friendly

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Desert X

An art experiment that transformed the Coachella Valley desert landscape into a curated exhibition, past features artists include: Doug Aitken and Lita Albuquerque. Future exhibits planned. The Desert X installations are easy to get to when staying in a vacation rental in greater Palm Springs and the

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Palm Springs VillageFest

What’s fun, happy and mellow on a Thursday night in the Coachella Valley, you ask? Well, this dog-friendly event in the heart of downtown Palm Springs features all manner of artists, entertainers, and food, and nearly two hundred vendors from across the Coachella Valley. Fun enough for you? We

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Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs

  Held annually in Palm Springs during the second weekend of May each year, the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival brings together cinephiles, actors, and writers with a passion for classic film noir in our beautiful desert domain for 4 days and nights of movie screenings, a fancy opening

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Certified Farmers Market

Come enjoy fresh agricultural and relate products from local farmers and vendors. A ll farmers own and operate State Certified Farms, guaranteeing that anything you buy is grown on their California Farms. Locations in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and La Quinta.  

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