Medaina: the festival that sleeps in Petra

No new edition announced as of 15 October 2026

Radar · watching · published 29 September 2026 · updated 15 October 2026

TBCNo new edition announced as of 15 October 2026

Medaina, run by Tithorea, is a festival set in Petra and Wadi Rum in southern Jordan. Its 2025 edition ran from 21 to 26 May and hosted about 1,500 guests, according to Harper's Bazaar Arabia; Mixmag reviewed it.

We searched again on 15 October 2026 and found no new edition, so this page carries no date and no ticket link. Watch for the next edition on the organiser's site, and treat any date you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until Tithorea publishes it.

Two rooms in the atlas cover the ground: Medaina in Petra and the Wadi Rum desert itself. Read them for the setting, the practicalities and the best time to visit, then check back here when a new edition is announced.

When
The 2025 edition ran 21 to 26 May 2025. No new edition announced as of 15 October 2026
Where
Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan
Organiser
Tithorea

Sources

Sources checked on 15 October 2026. Dates come from the organiser and the trade press above; confirm final times with the organiser before you book.

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Medaina, the festival that sleeps in Petra. 2025 edition: 21 to 26 May.