White Party Palm Springs postponed to Halloween weekend
Update 6/1/21:
2021 White Party Palm Springs has been canceled following the death of founder Jeffrey Sanker.
The festival is scheduled to return in 2022 with proposed dates of April 28 to May 1.
Anyone who has purchased tickets for the October event will be carried over to the 2022 event. Anyone with any questions about their tickets should email the company at JS@jeffreysanker.com
Details: 2021 White Party Palm Springs canceled, festival scheduled to return in 2022
Original Report 3/24/21:
The White Party Palm Springs has been pushed back a second time, this time to Halloween weekend.
Last week, it was originally announced that the festival was moved to September, but on Monday, officials announced a new date of Halloween weekend.
The White Party is the largest gay music festival in the United States. In 2019, over 30,000 people attended the White Party.
The festival was canceled last year due to the pandemic and was originally scheduled to be held in April, but Sanker cited "current regulations and restrictions from Riverside County in regards to COVID-19," as the reason for the postponement.
Riverside County has previously stepped in to cancel events amid the pandemic. In January, then-Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser issued an order canceling the 2021 Coachella Valley Music and Arts and Stagecoach festivals. Both festivals were also scheduled to be held in April.
"We want to thank our guests for their understanding and being patient with us during these difficult times," wrote festival founder Jeffrey Sanker.
Sanker wrote that DJ lineup and tickets will go on sale soon. Current ticket holders will have their tickets and hotel room reservations automatically transferred to the 2021 WPPS SOLSTICE Festival, Friday, Oct. 31 to Sunday Sept. 2.
"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 SOLSTICE Festival," Sanker wrote.
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