Palm Springs is the rare city where happy hour is not a weekday thing. Close to three-quarters of the listed windows here run daily or include a Saturday and Sunday — an unusually high share — because the town's economy is built on weekend visitors, not after-work regulars. over 70 bars carry specials, most opening at 3 PM, and the pricing splits cleanly: $3 Bud Light pints at Dick's on Arenas and $3.75 wells at Streetbar on the Arenas strip, against $8 wine and $10 cocktails at the hotel bars up Palm Canyon.
This guide covers over 70 bars in Palm Springs, California, with over 70 listed happy hour deals. All data is from Happy Hour Map, updated regularly.
Palm Canyon Drive is the whole city in one street. The Uptown Design District, on North Palm Canyon above Alejo, holds Bootlegger Tiki, Eight4Nine's $5 beers and cocktails, Chicken Ranch, Boozehounds, Canopy Wine Lounge, and 1501 Uptown Gastro Pub. South Palm Canyon through the downtown blocks carries Maracas, Hair of the Dog, Las Casuelas Terraza, Jimmy B's, and The Village's $4 cocktails and $2 domestics. East Palm Canyon runs out toward the hotels with the Ace's Amigo Room, King's Highway, Mr. Lyons, the Purple Room, and Sanchos. Arenas Road, one block east of downtown, is the densest walk in the desert — Chill Bar, Streetbar, Hunters, Blackbook, and Dick's are all within a hundred yards, and several of them list wells at half price or under $4. Tahquitz Canyon Way adds Alice B, V Wine Lounge, and the RetroRoom Lounge, and Indian Canyon Drive picks up Quadz, Tryst, and Shanghai Reds.
The classic happy hour move. Here are some of the best well drink specials in Palm Springs:
Draft deals are everywhere. Here are standout spots:
Margarita specials are a Palm Springs staple.
This is a weekend town and the listings prove it — plan a Saturday or Sunday afternoon here without hesitation, which is the opposite of the advice for almost every other city on this map. The Arenas Road block is the single best value walk: five bars in one hundred yards, several of them running half-off wells, and no car needed if you're staying downtown. Split shifts are common here, so a missed window often isn't missed: Bootlegger Tiki adds an 11 PM to midnight round, Smokin' Burgers runs 3-6 PM and again 9-11 PM, and Amigo Room holds its discount until 11 PM on weeknights. Of the over 70 listed deals in town, the hotel and resort bars carry the highest prices — skip those if price is the point and stay on Arenas or Uptown.
Weekend and daily windows, the Arenas Road bar walk, half-off wells, Uptown Design District patios, and late second rounds.
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This article covers the highlights, but there are over 70 happy hour spots in Palm Springs total. Download Happy Hour Map to browse them all on a map with live hours, "happening now" filters, and one-tap directions.
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