The Palm Springs Cultural Center presents a wide variety of events and programs throughout the year, designed to encourage the development of the Cultural Arts in the Coachella Valley. These include:

Certified Farmers' Markets. Discover the freshest and best locally grown produce every Saturday in Palm Springs, every Sunday in Old Town La Quinta, and every Wednesday in Palm Desert.

Palm Springs location: Adjacent to the Camelot Theatres in the Palm Springs Mall parking lot at 2300 E. Baristo Road at Farrell.

La Quinta location: Old Town La Quinta, 78100 Main Street, just a few blocks west of La Quinta City Hall off Calle Tampico.

Palm Desert Location: Palm Desert Visitor Center, 72-567 Highway 111 in Palm Desert.

The Markets continue through June 2009.

Film Festivals: The Palm Springs Cultural Center presents a diverse array of Film Festivals throughout the year, including:

The Palm Springs Student Short Film Festival. Each year, students from more than fifteen Coachella Valley High Schools and middle Schools are invited to submit films to the Palm Springs Student Short Film Festival. The Festival opens a pathway to our youngest local filmmakers to showcase their film work in their home community while offering our community a “first look” at the creative and artistic riches in our own backyard. This year’s event will take place from April 23rd through April 25th.

Arthur Lyons’ Ninth Annual Palm Springs FilmNoir Film Festival. The Palm Springs Cultural Center is proud to welcome the Palm Springs FilmNoir Film Festival to its growing list of annual programs. Founded by the late Arthur Lyons, and produced by Arthur and Barbara Lyons, the Palm Springs FilmNoir Film Festival has become one of several hallmark annual film events in Palm Springs. This year’s Festival will take place from May 28th through May 31st, and will include special appearances by some of Hollywood’s greatest Film Noir Stars, special receptions, and 13 film screenings. Last year more than 3,700 people attended the festival.

CinemaDiverse: The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival • Palm Springs, will be held this year from September 24th through September 27th. Now in its Second year, CinemaDiverse will include some 17 feature-length films, as well as 7 short-films from all over the world. Last year, the festival attracted an audience of more than 5,000 people, and was a universally-acclaimed success. CinemaDiverse brings together film artists, film lovers and industry professionals in a week-long celebration of motion pictures that reflect, inform, enrich and often transform lives.

All of the Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Film events take place at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs (2300 E Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262) where it is possible to see and hear films better than virtually any other movie house in Southern California.

The Palm Springs Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which was established to encourage the development of the cultural arts in the Coachella Valley with a specific focus in the areas of film, fine art, live performance, dance, music, and community festivals. The Center is dedicated to advancing education, to nurturing community-wide participation in the cultural arts, and to sponsoring scholarship awards for deserving individuals. Direct inquiries to: Palm Springs Cultural Center, P.O. Box 1449, Palm Springs, CA 92263 760-322-3521.


Note that the Native American Film Festival is actually a separate event presented by the Agua Caliente Cultural Center. The Palm Springs Cultural Center is a sponsor.