Top 6 Things To Do in Palm Springs This Weekend Don't Call Your Daddy: Summer Solstice Edition June 19–21, 2026

Palm Springs this weekend is serving sunshine, chaos, cocktails, drag queens, psychic readings, and enough summer-solstice vibes to make your group chat explode. Whether you're celebrating a bachelorette weekend, a girls' getaway, or simply living your best leisure-loving life, consider this your permission slip to put your phone on Do Not Disturb and say yes to the unexpected.

Here's what's worth adding to your Palm Springs itinerary this weekend.

1. Get Your Future Read... Then Laugh About It

Psychic Stand-Up with Karen RontowskiFriday, June 19

You know that friend who insists every bad date was "a lesson from the universe?" This show is basically for her.

Kick off your weekend at The Revolution Stage with Karen Rontowski's Psychic Stand-Up, where tarot cards meet comedy and intuition comes with punchlines. It's part psychic reading, part comedy show, and completely unhinged in the best possible way.

If Mercury is doing something weird and your situationship has you confused, perhaps the cards have answers. Or at least a few laughs.

2. Witness Musical Chaos at Its Finest

The Book of MermanFriday & Saturday, June 19–20

Picture this: Ethel Merman. Two Mormon missionaries. Absolute mayhem.

The cult-favorite comedy musical The Book of Merman returns to the PRISM Theater this weekend and honestly, Palm Springs theater doesn't get much more delightfully chaotic than this. Expect outrageous laughs, campy performances, and plenty of moments that will have your group texting quotes to each other afterward.

3. Stay Up All Night for the Summer Solstice

Midsummer Night's Dream at The Sound Bath OasisSaturday, June 20 | 11 PM–5 AM

Sleep? Never heard of her.

If your soul is craving a reset, trade the nightclub for an overnight Summer Solstice sound bath experience.

Imagine crystal singing bowls, gongs, guided meditation, cozy beds, weighted blankets, eye pillows, live music, and a sunrise breakfast waiting for you when the stars fade away.

It's giving wellness retreat. It's giving cosmic recharge. It's giving "I just healed something but I'm not exactly sure what."

4. Trade the Pool Party for a Night Swim

Night Swim Saturdays at Palm Springs Surf ClubSaturday, June 20 | 6 PM–10 PM

When the desert heat refuses to quit, the move is obvious: jump in the pool after dark.

Night Swim Saturdays at Palm Springs Surf Club bring together DJs, cocktails, lazy-river floating, and nighttime pool vibes that feel straight out of a vacation montage.

Grab your girls, order something frozen, and spend the evening floating beneath the desert sky.

Summer Solstice but make it splashy.

5. Spill the Tea with Drag Royalty

Tea N' Shade with Jasmine Masters & The LunchettesSunday, June 21

Palm Springs brunch is already elite. Add drag queens and it becomes an event.

Head to Boozehounds Palm Springs for Tea N' Shade featuring the legendary Jasmine Masters and The Lunchettes. Expect laughs, performances, witty commentary, and enough playful shade to keep the table entertained long after dessert arrives.

Come for the tea. Stay for the drama.

6. Father's Day, But Make It an R&B Day Party

Father's Day R&B Love Brunch at Reforma Sunday, June 21 | 11 AM–4 PM

Brunch, sing-alongs, classic R&B, and a dance floor? Say less.

Reforma Palm Springs is turning Father's Day into an all-day celebration filled with feel-good music and nostalgic vibes. Whether you're celebrating Dad, escaping family group texts, or simply looking for one last weekend party before Monday arrives, this brunch is serving good food and even better energy.

The Weekend Forecast

This Summer Solstice weekend, Palm Springs is choosing chaos, comedy, connection, and cocktails. One minute you're getting your tarot cards read, the next you're floating through a lazy river at night, and somehow you're ending the weekend singing R&B classics over brunch.

Honestly? That's kind of the magic of Palm Springs.

So text the group chat, pack the sunscreen, and let the weekend do its thing.

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.