Top 5 Things to Do in Palm Springs This Weekend: It’s a “Don’t Pee in the Pool” Kind of Weekend

Palm Springs, we need to talk. This weekend is giving pool floats, drag queens, cats, caviar and enough bubbles to make your group chat nervous. Basically, if you were planning on sitting quietly at home, respectfully… absolutely not.

Welcome to your SQUAD Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend, August 7–9. And yes, our unofficial weekend rule is: have fun, hydrate and PLEASE DON’T PEE IN THE POOL.

1. Splash House 2026

It’s officially time to grab your sunnies because Splash House is back, taking over three Palm Springs resorts with poolside DJs by day and after-hours parties at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

Think: dancing in a swimsuit, strangers becoming besties by 3 p.m., SPF reapplication becoming a full-time job and that one friend insisting she’s “just going to have one drink.” Sure, Jan.

SQUAD tip: Arrive early. Pools can reach capacity, especially for popular sets.

2. Dragchella at Oscars

Friday, August 7 | Oscars Palm Springs

Why go to a regular Friday night when you can go to Dragchella? Expect drag, dancing and plenty of fabulousness at Oscars.

Grab your girls, wear something sparkly and prepare to discover that your “quick drink” has somehow turned into an entire evening. Honestly? We support it.

3. Yoga, Sound Bowls

Saturday, August 8 | 10–11:30 a.m. | The PRC, Cathedral City

This might be the most chaotic wellness concept we’ve ever loved: yoga and sound bowls

Because apparently meditation is better when tiny fluffy creatures are falling off couches in the background. Stretch, breathe, zen out.

4. Cat Video Fest

Saturday, August 8 | The Festival Theaters

Your Saturday night plans just got extremely feline. CatVideoFest 2026 brings together a compilation of the internet’s best cat videos, with participating theaters donating a portion of ticket proceeds to local animal charities.

Basically, it’s two things the internet was made for: cats and laughing at cats.

5. Stay Salty: Caviar & Kaftan Party

Sunday, August 9 | 2–5 p.m. | Boozehounds Palm Springs

End the weekend like the leisure queen you were born to be at Stay Salty, a caviar and kaftan party featuring caviar bumps, cabana boys, bottomless bubbles and kaftans.

Yes, this is real life.

Throw on your most fabulous caftan, grab your girlfriends and prepare for a Sunday afternoon that says, “I have nowhere to be tomorrow.”

 Boozehounds is located at 2080 N. Palm Canyon Drive and regularly hosts brunch and events.

For event details, check @boozehounds on Instagram.

Bottom line: This weekend has everything, beats, babes, brunch-adjacent wellness, drag, cats and caviar. Be messy. Be you. Just keep the pool pee-free.

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.