Dead Sea hosts Sodom and Love Festival from 5 to 6 November

The Dead Sea, the local name of which is written in Hebrew, is listed as the setting for the Sodom and Love Festival on 5 and 6 November 2026. The event is promoted for the southern Dead Sea region, within reach of visitors staying in En Bokek, Israel.

Sodom and Love Festival sets a November date

The official Dead Sea Land tourism authority lists Sodom and Love Festival 2026 as a Thursday and Friday event on 5 and 6 November. Its notice describes a relaxed family weekend with experiences in the desert, but does not publish a detailed programme on the event listing.

The listing places the festival in the southern Dead Sea area and presents the desert as part of the event setting. The date falls within the current travel period, giving visitors a specific regional event to consider after the October holiday programme has ended. The official festival listing is the date reference for the event.

Why the festival belongs to the Dead Sea landscape

The Dead Sea is a terminal lake in the Jordan Rift Valley between the Judaean Desert and the mountains of Moab. Its surface is about 435 metres below sea level, while its water contains more than 30 per cent dissolved salts, making the lake and its managed southern shore markedly different from an ordinary seaside resort.

En Bokek sits at the southern end of the Israeli shore, where the hotel district faces Pond 5, an evaporation pond maintained by the mineral industry. The connection matters for the November festival: visitors encounter a managed bathing coast beside an industrial landscape, rather than an untouched lake edge. Israel.com describes the main public beaches at En Bokek and Hamei Zohar as council-run facilities with lifeguards, showers, lockers and wheelchair access. Its Dead Sea background guide also identifies the road and regional geography.

Road 90 links En Bokek with the festival region

Road 90 runs along the Israeli side of the lake, passing the northern beaches, Ein Gedi and Masada before reaching En Bokek and Sodom. That route gives the festival a clear regional identity: it is associated with the southern Dead Sea area rather than with one hotel or a single urban venue.

The lake itself is divided into a deep northern basin and a shallow southern basin. The southern water body visible from the resort strip is an engineered pond kept full by pumping, a fact that places the November event in a landscape shaped by both geology and mineral production.

Visiting Dead Sea: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Sodom and Love Festival is listed for 5 and 6 November 2026 in the southern Dead Sea area.
• The official notice describes a family festival in the desert, while detailed programme information is not included on the listing.
• En Bokek is on Israel's western shore, and Road 90 connects the resort district with Ein Gedi, Masada and Sodom.
• The lake's extreme salt concentration makes supervised bathing important; the main council-run beaches have lifeguards and accessible facilities.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Dead Sea

When does Sodom and Love Festival take place at Dead Sea?

The festival is listed for 5 and 6 November 2026 in the southern Dead Sea area.

Where is Dead Sea and how do you get there?

En Bokek is on Israel's western shore. Road 90 links it with Ein Gedi, Masada and Sodom.

What is Dead Sea?

It is a salt lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, with its surface about 435 metres below sea level and water containing more than 30 per cent dissolved salts.