So Many Fun Things to Do in Cathedral City!
Families enjoy unique inviting space outside the City’s Civic Center and Mary Pickford Theatre, so reminiscent of a quintessential town square, plays host to a growing list of festivals that includes the vividly colorful Cathedral City Hot Air Balloon Festival, Taste of Jalisco, Cathedral City LGBT Days, a portion of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Halloween Spooktacular and Easter Kidapalooza. During the Holidays, families also enjoy the North Pole Village at Snow Fest and the delightful “Candy Cane Lane”, the annual display of seasonal lights mounted by residents of Minerva Road in the Panorama neighborhood. Tourists from around the world come to view the unique “Fountain of Life” interactive water sculpture situated right in the heart of downtown.
Eight community parks lie within Cathedral City’s boundaries. Sports and health enthusiasts take particular delight in Dennis Keat Soccer Park, home to the community’s popular AYSO soccer program and Desert Healthcare District’s fitness track and exercise stations. Baseball fans gravitate to Big League Dreams Sports Park while ice skaters and hockey players, both amateurs and Olympians, cherish Desert Ice Castle for its high quality sports venue.
Those seeking leisure time fun find plenty at Boomers! Family Entertainment Center where offerings include miniature golf, go-karts, bumper boats, climbing wall and a video-game arcade. Film buffs flock to D'Place Entertainment's Mary Pickford Theatre to enjoy a film in Plush Recliners or D-Box Motion Chairs and Coachella Valley Repetory for LIVE theatre and music. The CVRep Playhouse serves as one of four anchors to Cathedral City’s Arts and Entertainment District. Other anchors include the Mary Pickford Theatre, the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater and the Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City.
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Family Fun Centers
Theaters
Film
Mary Pickford Theatre
(14 Stadium Seating with Pure Digital Cinema - also designed for film festivals)
Regency Cathedral City 10
(Theater complex with multiple screens, all-stadium seating & self-service ticketing kiosks.)
LIVE
Coachella Valley Repertory
(One of America’s premier regional Actors’ Equity playhouses)
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City of Cathedral City Receives Grant to Bring Art and Culture to Esperanza Park
City of Cathedral City project among 30 California communities awarded Arts in Parks funding The City of Cathedral City has been selected to receive a grant as part of the Arts in California Parks initiative, a statewide program that will invest more than $2.6 million in community arts projects across the state. The local project,...Continue reading→
Tickets On Sale for Robin Thicke Balloon Festival Concert – 600 Free Tickets for Residents Starting Nov. 3, 2025
General Admission: cchotairballoonfest.com | Cathedral City Residents: Free Ticket Pickup Begins Nov. 3 at The ACE Club at Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City (First Come, First Served) CATHEDRAL CITY, CA (October 21, 2025) – Tickets are now on sale for Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke’s headline performance at the 11th Annual Cathedral City International...Continue reading→
Cathedral City’s 9th Annual Halloween Spooktacular Returns to Downtown Cathedral City, Oct. 26, 2025
The City of Cathedral City’s annual Halloween Spooktacular, presented by State Farm Agent Phil Goodge, features trick-or-treating with more than 60,000 pieces of candy! This year’s event will take place in Downtown Cathedral City in front of City Hall, 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. The Halloween...Continue reading→
Cathedral City High School Students to Star in Powerful Anti-Bullying Production at CVRep
Two Cathedral City High School students will take the stage next month in a hard-hitting theatrical production addressing bullying and gun violence. Mayasil Gracia and recent graduate Rigo Oropeza have been cast in Coachella Valley Repertory’s youth production of Power Play, a one-act play by Canadian playwright Lindsay Price that confronts the harsh realities of...Continue reading→
The Perez Art District Opening Week: CCTV’s “The Art of Cathedral City” Spotlights Local Galleries
Monthly art walks return to Cathedral City as CCTV features two remarkable district artists The Perez Art District is celebrating the opening week of its highly anticipated monthly art walks, coinciding with the latest installment of CCTV’s “The Art of Cathedral City” series. Host Conrad Angel Corral showcases two distinguished artists whose galleries anchor the...Continue reading→
Desert Recreation District Announces Fall Parks Renovation Schedule in Cathedral City
As desert evenings begin to cool down and our favorite time to be outdoors approaches, Desert Recreation District (DRD) will be conducting annual reseeding at several City of Cathedral City park locations to ensure our green spaces are lush and ready for the upcoming season. This seasonal maintenance gives the grass the refresh it needs...Continue reading→