The Dinah festival lineup is here, and it includes Princess Nokia, Doechii and more

Organizers of this year's edition of The Dinah, a long-running local music festival for queer women, are referring to it as the most "audacious, daring and boldest" event ever.

Rappers Princess Nokia and Doechii, dance music icon Black Box, indie-rock singer Phem, singer-songwriter G-Flip, and pop artists Xana and Keeana Kee have been announced for the Sept. 20-24 event at the Margaritaville Resort in Palm Springs.

Who's on the lineup?

• Princess Nokia

• Doechii

• Black Box

• Phem

• G Flip

• Xana

• Keeana Kee

• DJ Alex D

• DJ China G

• DJ Gracy D

• DJ Les Ortiz

• DJ Mo

• DJ Tatiana

How much are tickets?

Festival passes are $299. Single-day and weekend-long event passes are also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thedinah.com.

Where does the event take place?

The majority of events take place at the Margaritaville Resort, 1600 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, but the lineup also includes events at Reforma Palm Springs and Chill Bar.

“The Dinah is as much about celebrating our queerness unfiltered and in the most authentic way as it is about elevating the inspiring new young queer voices of the moment — the queer idols of tomorrow — who are bettering the lives of the LGBTQ+ community and allies around the world,” Mariah Hanson, founder and producer of The Dinah, said in a statement.

Who can attend The Dinah?

Even though Hanson described the event to The Desert Sun in 2021 as "predominantly female identified," it's never been an all-women's event and she's never taken that stance.

"We have to celebrate that The Dinah is about living out loud, diversity, inclusivity, expression and who are any of us to define that as anything other than positive and welcoming?" Hanson told The Desert Sun in 2021.

The event also welcomes transgender and nonbinary patrons and what Hanson described as "a lesbian or queer woman bringing her best friend who is a guy."

"We can’t be intolerant in our own community and expect the world to embrace tolerance, we have to be what we want," Hanson told The Desert Sun in 2021. "The Dinah has never been that way, and we have welcomed transgender, nonbinary — because that’s people’s expression of who they are."

As part of its commitment to the community to offer queer and nonbinary talents exposure, The Dinah will be showcasing two artists, which have yet to be announced, in the Emerging Artist Contest during the opening and closing parties at Reforma Palm Springs.

Who's performed at The Dinah in the past?

According to its website, the "world's largest lesbian and queer women event" draws 15,000-plus attendees throughout the weekend.

The weekend was created in 1991 by Hanson under her Club Skirts Marquis. In previous years, the festival has attracted Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Fletcher, Pat Benatar and The Pussycat Dolls. Actress Jane Lynch has also appeared at the event in the past.

In 2014, the LGBT Community Center of the Desert presented Hanson with the Legacy Award at its annual fundraising gala Center Stage. That same year, she received a lifetime achievement award at the Greater Palm Springs Pride Honors.

If you go

What: The Dinah

When: Sept. 20-24

Where: Margaritaville Resort, 1600 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs

How much: Festival passes are $299. Single day and event passes are also available

More information: thedinah.com

Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment for the Desert Sun. He can be reached at brian.blueskye@desertsun.com or on Twitter at @bblueskye.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: The Dinah 2023: Music festival lineup includes Princess Nokia, Doechii