Nostalgia Reset Energy Girls Trip Edition. Top 5 Things to Do in Palm Springs This Weekend (Jan 23–25, 2026)

By Indie LaRoux

Picture this: you and your girls, iced coffees in hand, windows down, desert breeze doing that thing where it feels like a soft reboot for your soul. Palm Springs this weekend is serving nostalgia reset energy—the kind that makes you feel like your main-character era just restarted. Here’s your perfectly unhinged, deeply iconic itinerary.

1. Desert Open Studios — Art, But Make It a Vibe

January 23–25 | 11am–4pm📍 Illumine Gallery, inside Flannery Exchange750 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs

Kick off the weekend by pretending you’re cultured (you actually will be). Desert Open Studios runs all weekend, and this stop is giving ancient meets now energy.

John Flores (@ministrey_of_mud) literally brings clay to life—his pieces feel like artifacts you’d find buried in the desert after a spiritual awakening. Meanwhile, Ashley Ravidas (@arart_studios) is serving luminous gradients that shift with the light, forcing you to stop, stare, and maybe rethink your life choices (in a good way).

Walk through, sip something cute, take pics that scream “effortless art girl,” and feel inspired without trying too hard.

2. Hike the Indian Canyons — Soft Girl Wellness Arc

All Weekend | 70–80° and perfect

The weather is chef’s kiss, so yes, you’re hiking. The Indian Canyons are basically nature’s version of a hard reset button. Palm trees, canyon walls, sunshine—this is where you go to romanticize your life and have deep talks about “what 2026 is really about.”

Cute athleisure, emotional breakthroughs, and at least one group photo where everyone says, “Wait, this is actually fire.”

3. Countess Cabaret — Camp, Glam, Iconic

Saturday, January 24, 2026📍 Plaza Theater, Palm Springs

Money can’t buy you class… but it can buy you tickets to Countess Cabaret 💅Luann de Lesseps—yes, that Countess from The Real Housewives of New York—is bringing glam, sass, music, comedy, and peak delusion (complimentary).

Expect stories, songs, and vibes that are unapologetically fabulous. It’s camp. It’s nostalgic. It’s the kind of night where you all quote lines for the rest of the trip.

🎟 Tickets + info: IG @palmspringsplazatheater

4. Eureka’s Big Mama Brunch — Drag Brunch, No Notes

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 1–2:30pm📍 Toucans Tiki Lounge, Palm Springs

Cancel your brunch plans. Actually—cancel your expectations because this is next level.

Eureka’s Big Mama Brunch is bottomless mimosas, delicious brunch classics, huge laughs, and absolutely fierce drag performances hosted by Eureka from RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s loud, it’s joyful, it’s a little chaotic in the best way.

You will scream. You will tip generously. You will leave happier than you arrived.

Tickets + info: www.ToucansTikiLounge.com

5. Risqué Drag Revue — Sunday Night Slay

Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 9pm📍 Hunter’s Palm Springs

End the weekend with a bang (literally). Risque Drag Revue is serving bold, sexy, high-energy performances hosted by the legendary Miss Rusty Waters, with cast members MizzBee Hiven, Ember Vain, and Hera Tyk-Coture.

It’s flirty. It’s fierce. It’s the perfect “one last moment before reality hits” kind of night.

More info: IG @hunterspalmsprings

Final Vibe Check:This weekend is about art walks, desert hikes, glam nights, drag brunches, and laughing so hard your cheeks hurt. Palm Springs is fully in her girls-trip era—and honestly? So are you.

Pack the fits. Charge your phone. Reset your soul.

About the Author

Born and bronzed under the Palm Springs sun, Indi LaRoux is the desert’s ultimate vibe curator and Squad’s go-to events writer. A Gen Z nepo baby with a flair for vintage glam and chaotic good energy, she’s been skipping red carpets in favor of underground DJ sets since high school. Whether it’s a poolside art pop-up or a moonlit cactus rave, Indie’s got the guest list—and the gossip—before anyone else.