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Cathedral City Poet Laureate | Events planning
Prepared September 2, 2026
Cathedral City Events
September 2026 through December 6, 2027 | Poet Laureate planning list Confirmed special events, in date order
Date and time Event Venue Poet Laureate planning note
Mon, Sept. 21,
2026
4:00-6:00 p.m.
International Day of Peace
2026
Also: Yom Kippur
Cathedral City Public
Library
33520 Date Palm Drive
Especially suitable for a short
Poet Laureate reading or
community poem
Fri, Oct. 23, 2026
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Conversations with the Land Perez Art District
68845 Perez Road
The roving bard for poetry about
landscape, desert, visual art, and
place
Sat, Oct. 24, 2026
9:00-11:00 a.m.
HOWL-O-WEEN 2026 Panorama Park
28905 Avenida Maravilla
Family and pet event; possible
light, child-friendly poetry activity
Sun, Oct. 25, 2026
12:00-3:00 p.m.
10th Annual Spooktacular Cathedral City Civic
Center Plaza
68700 Avenida Lalo
Guerrero
Large family event; possible
children's poetry table or very
short stage appearance
Fri-Sun, Nov. 20-
22, 2026
Fri 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sat 3-9 p.m.
Sun 6-11 a.m.
12th Annual Cathedral City
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Various Cathedral City
locations
Major city festival; possible
opening poem, public reading, or
family poetry activity
Sun, Dec. 6, 2026
2:00-6:00 p.m.
The Desert Dozen Agnes Pelton Society
68680 F Street
Natural fit for ekphrastic poetry
and connections between poetry
and visual art
Recurring community programs already published into 2027 These are included because they offer repeated opportunities to build a relationship with the Senior Center community (at 760-321-1548).
Schedule Program Venue Calendar extent / note
Mondays, 10:00-
11:00 a.m.
English Class for Beginners Cathedral City Senior
Center
Published through Dec. 27,
2027
Thursdays, 10:00-
11:00 a.m.
Bereavement Support
Group
Cathedral City Senior
Center
Published through Dec. 30,
2027
2027 annual-event watchlist - dates not yet confirmed
Expected period Event Planning note
Early-year date not
announced
Taste of Jalisco Festival Annual city festival. An older City production schedule described the first weekend in February, but the 2026
festival moved to May 1-3; do not assume a 2027 date.
March 2027 - date not
announced
Cathedral City LGBT+ Days Annual city event historically planned for the second weekend in March; confirm before scheduling.
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Cathedral City Poet Laureate | Events planning
Prepared September 2, 2026
Expected period Event Planning note
Spring 2027 - dates
not announced
Tastes & Sounds of
Cathedral City
Free weekly food-and-music series at the Community
Amphitheater; the 2026 spring run was Tuesdays, Feb. 10- April 7.
May 2027 - date not
announced
Cathedral City State of the
City
Annual May luncheon at DoubleTree by Hilton Golf Resort; possible civic Poet Laureate appearance.
Fall 2027 - dates not
announced
Hispanic Heritage Month
and International Day of
Peace events
Both appeared on the 2026 calendar and are worth
watching for Poet Laureate participation.
Late October 2027 -
dates not announced
HOWL-O-WEEN and
Spooktacular
Recurring family events; useful for child-friendly outreach.
November 2027 - date
not announced
Cathedral City Hot Air
Balloon Festival
Major annual festival. No 2027 dates were posted when this sheet was prepared.
December 2027 - date
not announced
Snow-Fest / North Pole
Village
Annual holiday event described by the City; no 2027 date was posted.
Official sources and updating this sheet
Discover Cathedral City events calendar: https://www.discovercathedralcity.com/calendar/events-list/ City of Cathedral City calendar: https://www.cathedralcity.gov/departments/new-advancedcomponents/calendar-meeting-list Tastes & Sounds of Cathedral City: https://tastesandsounds.discovercathedralcity.com/ City special-events production schedule (annual timing background):
https://www.cathedralcity.gov/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/232/ City event contact: Ryan Hunt, Communications & Events Manager, 760-770-0396.