TOP 5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN PALM SPRINGS : Pumpkin Spice & All the Drama, Baby

By Indi La Roux

Hold onto your broomsticks, besties—because this weekend in Palm Springs is a full-on PSL-fueled fever dream. The vibes are immaculate, the costumes are chaotic (in the best way), and the squad-level drama is giving Emmy-worthy realness. From spooky staffing soirées to velvet ropes and diva drag brunches, your weekend is about to pop off harder than a cork at a bottomless mimosa brunch.

Here’s your official fall agenda—text the group chat, tell your situationship you’re busy, and let’s get into it.

1. SEEK Professional Staffing’s 1-Year Anniversary Halloween Bash

October 17, 2025 | 5–9PM Costumes + Community + Chaos

Okay, let’s set the scene: You roll up in your hot-glue-gun masterpiece costume, the DJ is spinning throwbacks, and everyone from the SEEK fam is serving spooky chic. It’s giving LinkedIn meets Halloweentown.

This isn’t just a party—it’s a vibe check. Whether you're corporate cutie or job-hunting baddie, this is the place to mingle with the locals, sip something sweet, and vibe out with the crew that’s been staffing Palm Springs one slay at a time. Bonus points if your costume causes drama.

Costume Required. Fun Guaranteed. Ghosting NOT permitted.

2. Pioneer Days Parade – Watch the Bike SQUAD Roll Deep

October 18, 2025 | Morning 'til the sun melts your mascara.

29 Palms is the place to be. This is not a drill—the 89th annual Pioneer Days Parade is rolling through with more heritage than your grandma’s spice rack. And this year? Our very own Bike SQUAD is pulling up in style on GypsyCycles. Picture it: wheels spinning, flags waving, and your fave crew pedaling like it's Tour de Palm Springs.

Also, shoutout to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps—respect the troops, slay for the country.

3. Metropolitan Fashion Week – Velvet Rope Edition

October 18, 2025 | 6PM Men’s Fall/Winter Fashion Show

Sis, don’t trip over the velvet rope—we’re on the list. This is where high fashion meets desert heat, and yes, leather is absolutely still in. Think oversized coats, cinched waists, and just enough eyeliner to scare your dad.

If you don’t leave inspired to max out your credit card on something plaid and dramatic, did you even go? Serve a look or stay home.

Pro tip: The afterparty? Allegedly unmissable. Allegedly.

4. Vanity Halston’s Desert Divas Totally 80’s Drag Brunch

October 19, 2025 | Doors 11AM / Show at Noon, One Eleven Bar, Cathedral City

If Madonna and Cyndi Lauper had brunch with RuPaul? This would be it. Vanity Halston and the Desert Divas are flipping wigs and throwing shade—80s style, babe. Come for the power ballads, stay for the bottomless drama (and mimosas).

Costumes encouraged. Glitter mandatory. The tea? Always served hot. 

5. Sunday Tea & Shade with Sabryna Williams & the Lunchettes

October 19, 2025 | 2PM Boozehounds, Palm Springs

This ain’t your grandma’s tea party unless grandma throws shade like a Palm Springs palm tree. Sip something strong, munch on bites that are too pretty to eat, and get schooled in sass by the one and only Sabryna Williams + her glam gang of Lunchettes.

It’s giving sophisticated slay. It’s giving main character Sunday. It’s giving “I have something to say and it’s slightly petty.”

Final Word:You wanted fall? You got full-court pumpkin spice drama, babe. Don’t say we didn’t warn you when your group chat turns into a reality show subplot. Screenshot your fit, send it to the ex for closure, and go make memories your therapist can unpack later.

Palm Springs? We’re not just booked—we’re BOO-ked and busy.

Tag us in your weekend drama using #SQUADSpiceScene and maybe we’ll feature your fit in next month’s zine. Or roast you lovingly.

About the Author

Born and bronzed under the Palm Springs sun, Indie 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.