The organizers have promoted the four-day Pride Land festival at the Dead Sea as the region’s largest gathering of its kind
Israel is promoting a new Dead Sea festival, Pride Land, as the “biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East,” with the event billed as a four-day gathering focused on performances, parties, exhibitions, and queer culture.
The official Israel account on X claimed on Monday that the festival would bring “four days of nonstop celebration, community and connection.” The Jerusalem Posthas similarly described it as the largest such festival in the region’s history.
According to the festival’s official website, Pride Land is scheduled for July 1-4, 2026, in Ein Bokek on the Dead Sea and is being sold as a destination-style event rather than a single parade. Organizers are offering hotel-and-ticket packages, including all-access wristbands, and promoting a central events space called DOME X.
Pride rises at the lowest place on earth 🌈 This June the Dead Sea becomes Pride Land, the biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East. Four days of nonstop celebration community and connection. Israel celebrates its LGBTQ+ community bigger than ever 💙 pic.twitter.com/JxqjQGNB7z
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) April 20, 2026
Festival materials say the program will include performances, parties, exhibitions, art, and queer culture – while separate pages promote family-oriented activities and child-friendly areas alongside the broader entertainment lineup.
The event is being promoted against a mixed legal backdrop for LGBT rights in Israel. Same-sex marriage is not performed in Israel because marriage is handled through religious authorities rather than civil law.
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