For 35 years, The Dinah has attracted thousands of revelers to Palm Springs for the world's longest-running music festival for queer women.
Groundbreaking rapper and actress Da Brat was just announced as the first of a long line of performers expected to appear at the 2026 fete, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.
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Organizers Bella Barkow and Rose Garcia of BellaRose Productions said they're thrilled to welcome the two-time Grammy winner to their stage.
"It's going to be one of those pinnacle Dinah years," Garcia told ABC7 Los Angeles.
The pair said they've been busy curating not just an incredible music lineup, but a legacy moment fitting this decades old right of passage.
ABC7 will bring you the full list as it becomes available.
"It's not just five days of partying, it's an experience, and we want to create something special that lasts with people for a lifetime," Barkow said.
Formerly known as Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend, the festival draws annually, with Doechii, Lizzo, Lady Gaga and The Indigo Girls all performing in previous years.
The Dinah has been likened to a summer camp for LGBTQ+ women, but its existence goes much deeper.
"Our community needs these spaces," Garcia said. "It's like this magical utopia of a place where we can all gather and just enjoy ourselves and celebrate."
Before taking over The Dinah, both women warmly remembered their first experiences at the festival.
The gathering draws crowds from across the U.S., Europe, and Australia.
"It's just grown into this massive gathering," Garcia said. "It was just something I never experienced as a young queer woman."
Palm Springs is consistently rated among the safest cities in the U.S. for the LGBTQ+ community, a festival home fitting then and now.
"The fight for LGBTQIA rights has not been a linear process," Barkow said, adding the fight for equality is continuing to evolve.
"There'll always be a need for people to feel like they can go somewhere and see people who look like them, enjoy the company of people who feel like them, and really connect with their community."
Ticket information is available at The Dinah's website.
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