2021 White Party Palm Springs canceled, festival scheduled to return in 2022 The 2021 edition of White Party Palm Springs has been canceled following the death of its founder, Jeffrey Sanker, a festival official confirmed Tuesday. White Party is the largest gay music festival in the United States, bringing in tens of thousands to the downtown Palm Springs area. In 2019, over 30,000 people attended the 30th anniversary of the White Party. This year's festival marked the grand return following the pandemic, with a brand new three-day Solstice festival. However, White Party founder Jeffrey Sanker died over the weekend, putting a stop to this year's celebration.