DJ Mod Girl, Keisha D and other locals slated to perform at Palm Springs Pride 2023

Brian Blueskye, Palm Springs Desert Sun
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A large "PRIDE" sign is seen for festivalgoers to pose with on Arenas Road at the 36th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.
A large "PRIDE" sign is seen for festivalgoers to pose with on Arenas Road at the 36th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

Local artists DJ Mod Girl, Keisha D and The Hearts of Soul and A Cabbello are among 50 performers that will take the Pride Community Stage Nov. 4-5 during the 37th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival.

A press release from the festival announced the lineup, which includes local drag queen Bella da Ball as emcee of the stage on both days. The Pride Community Stage will be located in downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive north of Tahquitz Canyon Way.

Organizers previously announced actress, singer and the “Queen of Broadway” Idina Menzel will headline the Horintos Main Stage on Nov. 4. Additional headliners and performers will be announced at a later date.

Vocalists, artists and dancers

  • A Cabbello

  • Jaime Adrian

  • Larry Bennett

  • Cat Lyn Day (as Marilyn Monroe)

  • Jeffrey Chan

  • DJ Mod Girl

  • DMGD

  • Jason Hull

  • Allan H. Jensen (doing the national anthem on Sunday)

  • Carol Kamenis

  • Keisha D and The Hearts of Soul

  • Kippy Marks

  • Teddy Martin

  • Anita Treadmill and Divos on the Dance Floor

DJ Mod Girl will perform on the Pride Community Stage during the Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 4-5, 2023.
DJ Mod Girl will perform on the Pride Community Stage during the Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 4-5, 2023.

Drag personalities

  • Vanity Halston

  • Le Khoa

  • Jackette Knightley

  • CC LaBrie

  • Mareeka (one-woman drag illusion performance honoring the late Selena Quintanilla)

  • JJ (Mx. Long Beach Pride 2023 bearded queen)

  • Anita Treadmill and The Divas on the Dance Floor

  • Aura Van Dank

  • Angelique VaGorgeous (with Barbie Girl Mix)

  • Sheena Wolfe (Miss Long Beach Pride 2023 and Miss Broadway in Drag 2017)

Palm Springs Pride runs Nov. 3-5 in multiple downtown Palm Springs areas such as Palm Canyon Drive between Amado Road and Baristo Road, on the streets around the downtown park on Museum Way and the Arenas District between Indian Canyon Drive and South Calle Encilia.

Its four venues are the Hornitos Main Stage on Palm Canyon Drive at Amado, the Community Stage on Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way, the Oscar's Pride Stage on Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive, and the KGAY / White Party Global Stage in the Arenas District at South Calle Encilia.

The festival is free to attend.

The Palm Springs Pride Parade featuring over 200 parade contingents kicks off at 10 a.m. Nov. 5 at Tachevah and Palm Canyon Drive and runs south along Palm Canyon Drive.

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

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