Modernism Week Fall Edition Returns to Palm Springs Oct. 15–18: Home Tours, Design Show, Free Digital Guide
Palm Springs is a city in Riverside County, California. Modernism Week, Palm Springs' signature twice-a-year celebration of mid-century architecture and design, returns for its fall edition Oct. 15–18. Tickets are on sale now, local outlet The Palm Springs Post reported in its Oct. 9 briefing.
This edition's highlights:
- Featured home tours: including The Marquee at Twin Palms, a newly restored 1957 home. Tour tickets are $40 for Oct. 15–18;
- Iconic double-decker architectural bus tours covering civic, commercial and residential architecture: $130;
- Sunny Cycle rides: a pedal-powered vehicle tour through Palm Springs neighborhoods: $90;
- 12th annual Palm Springs Modernism Fall Show: Oct. 16–18 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, featuring 40 national exhibitors offering decorative and fine arts;
- Free digital guide: with photos, audio and video, including three digital tours — a 20-property audio city tour narrated by Modernism Week CEO Lisa Vossler Smith, plus two tours inspired by books from photographers Dan Chavkin and James Schnepf — and a video archive called The Library.
Organizers also announced that Modernism Week 2027 is scheduled for Feb. 11–21, with a schedule preview set for Oct. 25 and tickets going on sale Nov. 1.
Separately, Palm Springs' parade season kicks off in the coming days (per the outlet's Oct. 8 briefing), with every parade running along Palm Canyon Drive: the Palm Springs High School Homecoming Parade on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m.; the 40th annual Palm Springs Pride Parade on Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. (the Pride Festival runs Nov. 6–8); the 29th annual Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11 at 3:30 p.m., followed by a patriotic concert and fireworks finale; the 34th annual Festival of Lights Parade on Dec. 5 at 5:45 p.m. under the theme "Desert Dreaming: A Retro Holiday"; and the 40th annual Black History Month Parade on Feb. 27, 2027 at 11 a.m. The Veterans Day and Festival of Lights parades will be broadcast live on NBC Palm Springs.
Source: local media The Palm Springs Post, daily briefings of Oct. 8–9, 2026.
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