Palm Springs cancels VillageFest due to heavy rains

Villagefest has been canceled tonight due to heavy rains.

The announcement came courtesy of the city of Palm Springs' twitter account on Thursday morning.

"VILLAGEFEST CANCELLED TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS VillageFest, the City’s weekly street fair held every Thursday night along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado Roads, will be cancelled tonight, Dec. 26, due to heavy rains," read the city's tweet.

FULL FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Moderate to heavy rainfall through today with possible flooding

In January and February, the weekly event experienced a string of closures due to weather conditions.