Answers to Common Questions
Here are a few items that can help with planning your Modernism Week. We hope you enjoy your upcoming Modernism Week event and look forward to seeing you there!
If you do not see your question answered, click the "Contact Us" link in the website footer, then complete and submit the form and someone from Modernism Week will respond as soon as possible.
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Event tickets are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, and all ticket sales are final. If an event is canceled by the organizer, refunds will be issued. Ticket buyer takes responsibility to ensure correct event/date/time has been purchased. Purchased tickets are considered as donations if unused.
Ticket buyers who accepted Refund Protection Coverage at checkout from Booking Protect and who are unable to use tickets for a reason covered by Booking Protect, must apply to Booking Protect directly to request refund no later than 45 days after booked event.
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No. Event tickets are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, and all ticket sales are final.
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The Vintage Car Show, Modernism Yard Sale and the Vintage Trailer Show allow pets that are on a leash. At the Vintage Trailer Show, pets are not allowed in the trailers. Each event activity may have additional information about pet policies, please review before purchasing tickets.
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Modernism Week – October
October 16-19, 2025
Tickets will go on sale August 1, 2025 at noon PDT.Modernism Week 2026
February 12-22, 2026
Tickets will go on sale November 1, 2025 at noon PDT. -
AIA CE credits are available to AIA members by registering at the time of ticket purchase.
Qualifying activities will have a questionnaire at check-out. Provide your full name and AIA member number exactly as they appear on your membership card in order to receive credit from the recording agency. You can find qualifying activities by using the category dropdown box and selecting "AIA Continuing Education" on our ticketing page.
If you have questions, please contact Jorge Garcia at jgarcia@aiacdc.org.
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Modernism Week is excited to offer gift cards. Just select the denomination(s) you would like and purchase. An order confirmation will be emailed to you with the gift card code(s). You can use gift cards for current and future Modernism Week activities and programs. You can use them for yourself or share them as a gift with someone else. Gift cards never expire. BUY A GIFT CARD
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Reach out by completing and submitting the "Contact Us" form in the website footer below and our Director of Sponsorship will reach out to you directly
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You may reach the staff at Modernism Week by completing and submitting the "Contact Us" form in the website footer below. Inquiries are addressed in as timely a manner as possible.
Our mailing address is:
Modernism Week
PO Box 5001
Palm Springs, CA 92263
View the Modernism Week 20th-Year Commemorative Program
The official 2025 program is your guide to everything happening at Modernism week. Explore the history of Modernism Week, read articles about features at the event, and learn about the sponsors who help bring it to life. Welcome to the 20th year celebration of Modernism Week!
About Modernism Week
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Modernism Week is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to the education and celebration of modernist architecture, design and culture. The organization hosts multiple annual events, as well as occasional special group travel opportunities both domestic and abroad. Additionally, regular tours operate seasonally through Architecture Tours by Modernism Week where visitors enjoy a firsthand look at some of the most iconic homes and buildings in Palm Springs lead by expert tour guides.
Our curated private group travel experiences offer architectural trips at points across the United States as well as locations in Europe and beyond. Travel experiences are offered periodically and their destinations are unique to each.
In 2025, Modernism Week celebrates 20 years as an organization devoted to sharing the cultural impact of modernism, preservation, community engagement and supporting the future of design through scholarship programs.
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Modernism Week events and tours take place in the Palm Springs area of Southern California, just a few hours east of Los Angeles. As a center of the development and advancements made in the mid-twentieth century modernist architecture, as well as its historic notoriety as a desert oasis and Hollywood playground, Palm Springs is home to world-renowned buildings designed by revered architects and frequented by entertainment icons of the 20th and 21st centuries.
As part of the greater Coachella Valley, Modernism Week's events include activities in Palm Springs and in neighboring cities including Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells and La Quinta. Each of the desert cities offer something worth discovering that visitors won't find anywhere else.
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The annual Modernism Week events that take place in February and October offer a wide range of activities that are educational, entertaining, and inspiring – and they can only be found in Palm Springs. Tickets are sold separately for each event, allowing guests to create their own, customized Modernism Week experience.
Visitors can walk through the interiors of iconic homes and tour historic neighborhoods made famous by the architects that designed them and famous people who lived there. Architectural bus tours across the city are led by knowledgeable and entertaining guides that provide the history and stories behind the buildings that established Palm Springs as a center of midcentury innovation and design.
Visitors attend engaging lectures and presentations by leading architects and designers presenting the past, present, and future of modernism. Film screenings offer a personal glimpse into the lives and happenings of modernists and their work, many of which are only available thanks to the preservation efforts of historians.
Modernism Week continues into the evening with dinners and cocktail hours at restaurants and historic homes. Our popular opening night party featuring live music, food, drinks, and dancing is a hot-ticket item that starts the celebration off right every year. Attend the Modernism Show and don’t miss the Vintage Trailer Show on the second weekend. There's always more to do at Modernism Week!