White Party Palm Springs Rescheduled Again for 2021

Image by Iggy Lopez for White Party

The largest gay circuit event in the nation will party on this year.

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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After White Party Palm Springs was rescheduled from this month to September, founder Jeffrey Sanker announced recently that the legendary circuit party will take place during Halloween 2021.

The multiday bacchanal is now set to begin October 29 and conclude the morning of November 1. "DJ Lineup and Tickets on sale very soon," the White Party website reads. "Our goal is to bring back a fresh new GRAND White Party Experience, so we are thrilled to introduce an all-new 3 day White Party Halloween Festival."

White Party Palm Springs, which draws tens of thousands to the California desert and is known as the largest U.S. circuit event, was reduced to a two-day digital event last April because of the COVID pandemic. Consisting of dances, pool parties, and musical performances from pop stars like Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, the White Party is not only a cash cow for the Palm Springs area, but also raises money for LGBTQ+ and HIV charities.

Sanker received condemnation late last year when he hosted a gay New Year's Eve party in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, and reportedly informed patrons to not post photos or videos on social media, ostensibly because it was taking place during a surge in COVID cases and deaths. Mexican officials did inform the Washington Blade that the event did not break local laws or health protocols.