Tickets Now On Sale For Second Annual Scoop Palm Springs Ice Cream Festival November 1 festival returns to Downtown Park with 20+ local frozen treat makers, a new Scoop Collective experience and proceeds benefiting The LGBTQ Center’s Community Food Bank
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (September 1, 2026) – Tickets are now on sale for the Second Annual Scoop Palm Springs Ice Cream Festival, powered by Hollandia Dairy, returning to Downtown Park on Sunday, November 1 from 12 to 4 p.m. Benefiting The LGBTQ Center’s Community Food Bank, the family-friendly festival will bring together more than 20 of the Coachella Valley’s top ice cream, gelato, paleta and frozen treat makers for an afternoon of tastings, music and community.
Building on the success of its inaugural Palm Springs festival, which raised $21,000 and collected more than 300 pounds of food for the Community Food Bank, Scoop Palm Springs will once again donate 100% of net proceeds to help provide nutritious food to more than 500 local families in need.
Festivalgoers can sample more than 50 flavors throughout the afternoon. General Admission tickets include ten 2-ounce tastings, equivalent to approximately four full scoops, and can be shared with friends and family.New this year, The Scoop Collective will bring together local frozen treat makers and other Coachella Valley culinary businesses for limited-edition collaborations created exclusively for the festival. Pairings will feature local pastry chefs, coffee shops and other businesses teaming up with ice cream makers to create one-of-a-kind treats.
Additional festival highlights include:
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20+ local ice cream, gelato, paleta and frozen treat makers
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More than 50 flavors to discover
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Live music by DJ MODGIRL -
Family-friendly activities, including an interactive kids art wall
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Photo booth experience by Party Life Photo Booth
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Scoop Palm Springs tote and custom engraved ice cream scooper by Signed by Alex with purchase of The Scoop Collective ticket
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Hollandia Dairy samples and giveaways
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Community food drive benefiting The LGBTQ Center’s Community Food Bank
Live music by 
Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to support the Community Food Bank, which provides nutritious food to hundreds of local families each week.Tickets for the Second Annual Scoop Palm Springs Ice Cream Festival are available now at scoopsandiego.org/scoop-palm-
ABOUT SCOOP PALM SPRINGS:
Scoop Palm Springs (a chapter of Scoop San Diego) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses ice cream as a catalyst for social change. Every year, the organization hosts an ice cream and gelato festival to fundraise for a local nonprofit dedicated to serving communities in need. For more information on Scoop Palm Springs, visit scoopsandiego.org/scoop-palm-
ABOUT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DESERT (THE CENTER):With a mission of creating a vibrant community by helping LGBTQ+ people along their way, The Center’s work stretches across the Coachella Valley. From its McDonald/Wright Building in Palm Springs to The Center Coachella, the Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic, and the Community Food Bank, The Center offers an astounding range of programs and services aimed at ending isolation and loneliness, connecting people to resources and community, and enriching our individual and collective experiences. The Center’s Community Food Bank addresses local food insecurity by providing free nutritious food to more than 500 families each week and offers support beyond food by referring clients to additional services that move them toward greater stability. For more information on The Center, visit thecentercv.org.
