February arrives fast, brings friends, and immediately fills your calendar whether you asked it to or not. This is peak season in Greater Palm Springs. The weather behaves, snowbirds are fully installed, and events stop spacing themselves out politely.

If you’re only picking a few things to do this month, start here.

Modernism Week – February 12–22

Modernism Week is the defining event of February in Palm Springs. For ten days, the city leans hard into midcentury architecture, design, history, and the kind of cocktail parties that require at least one linen outfit.

There are dozens of ways to participate, ranging from free talks to expensive, sell-out-fast home tours. You do not need to do everything. You do need to plan.

Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale (Feb 13–15)
Held at the Palm Springs Convention Center, this is the most approachable Modernism Week event. Dealers, furniture, art, and design pieces without the logistics of house tours.

Signature Home Tours (Primarily Feb 14–16)
These are the hardest tickets to get and the most talked-about part of the week. Expect timed entry, shuttles, and zero flexibility. Worth it if you care about architecture. Skippable if crowds drain your soul.

(Modernism Week)

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Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival – February 12 to March 1

Running in Indio from mid-February through the end of the month, the Date Festival is the cultural counterweight to Modernism Week. Carnival rides, monster trucks, livestock, deep-fried everything, and dates in more forms than you realized existed.

Operating days: Thursdays through Sundays, plus Presidents Day

Location: Riverside County Fairgrounds, Indio
Tickets: Affordable, with advance discounts available

(Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival)

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Major Concerts & Shows (Casinos & Arena)

February is one of the strongest months for big shows in the Coachella Valley. Rather than pretending one concert matters more than the others, here are the ones actually worth planning around.

• Jim Jefferies – Comedy | Feb. 21
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
  Explicit, divisive, and exactly what you expect.
  Event info
• ERNEST – Country | Feb. 7
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
  Modern country with a strong draw.
  Event info
• Fitz and the Tantrums – Man on the Moon Winter Tour | Feb. 27
  Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage
  They can make your hands clap.
  Event info
• How the West Was Won – Hip-Hop Showcase | Feb. 14
  Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E-40, Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound), Warren G, Suga Free, Lighter Shade of Brown, and Glasses Malone.
  Event info
• Cardi B – The Little Miss Drama Tour | Feb. 12
  Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms
  Big production, big crowd, zero subtlety.
  Acrisure Arena listings

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McCallum Theatre – February Performances

The McCallum has a couple of notable February runs worth calling out:

• Clue: Live on Stage
  A board game brought to life, with murder and suspiciously motivated dinner guests.
  Feb. 25 – March 1
• The Ten Tenors
  Because nine wouldn’t be enough and eleven would be too many.
  Feb. 11 – 15

(McCallum Theatre)

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Coachella Valley Firebirds Home Games – February

The Firebirds season is in full swing, and February brings a solid run of home games. Easy to enjoy even if you’re not a die-hard hockey fan.

All games played at Acrisure Arena:

• Friday, Feb 6 – vs. Ontario Reign
• Saturday, Feb 7 – vs. Ontario Reign
• Friday, Feb 13 – vs. Tucson Roadrunners
• Saturday, Feb 14 – vs. Tucson Roadrunners
• Wednesday, Feb 18 – vs. Bakersfield Condors
• Friday, Feb 20 – vs. San Diego Gulls
• Saturday, Feb 21 – vs. San Diego Gulls

(Coachella Valley Firebirds)

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Palm Springs VillageFest – Thursdays in February

If you want something free, easy, and reliably enjoyable, VillageFest still does the job. Downtown Palm Springs shuts down for food vendors, art, live music, and crowds that skew more relaxed than weekend festivals.

Dates: Thursdays – Feb 5, 12, 19, 26
Time: 6:00–10:00 PM
Location: Downtown Palm Springs

(VillageFest)