Circuits in the Woods Music Festival Returns for Second Year
BRATTLEBORO — Circuits in the Woods is coming back to downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, on Saturday, October 24, bringing musicians, artists, educators, and audiences together for a full-day celebration of using electronics to make or manipulate sounds. Numerous musical genres are represented by 20 acts at Circuits 2026, including hip-hop, experimental improv, heavy psych, deep groove, yacht rock, operatic pop, ambient, motorik, synth pop, and music that defies categorization.
Joining Circuits for the first time are Dälek, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Emergency Group, You Don’t Nomi, Thorny, eMBee, Denny Kemps, Violet Nox, Snowglobe Almanac, Architrave, Tomestoner, Connor Lin Frost, and Nightmother.
Returning to the festival are Wet Tuna, Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders, Dave Seidel, Caldon Glover, Countermoon, and Burial Woods.
Presented at four venues on Main Street—Marigold, Tavernier Chocolates, Turn It Up!, and The Wonky Press—Circuits 2026 features 20+ performances, workshops, demonstrations, and hands-on experiences with electronic instruments.
The festival was founded by WFMU DJ and Radio Free Brattleboro co-founder Wendy M. Levy who is co-producing the event with Eric Gagne of Nova Arts, Stage 33 Live SynthFest organizers Joseph Conrad and Trevor Robinson, WVEW radio hosts Johnny Gifford and Jeremy Osborn, and musician Calvin Moen.
Advance tickets guaranteeing entry to all performances at Circuits 2026 are available on a limited basis at novaarts.org. Attendees can purchase day passes at each venue on the day of the event only. Day passes are cash only, by donation, on a sliding scale, and are standing-room only. No-one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
Circuits in the Woods music festival: Saturday, October 24 from around 1pm until around midnight. It features 20+ musicians and the “Synth Petting Zoo” hands-on component at four downtown Brattleboro venues: Turn It Up! at 85 Main Street, Tavernier Chocolates at 128 Main Street, Marigold at 157 Main Street, and The Wonky Press at 229 Main Street. For a complete line-up, visit circuitsvt.org. A limited number of festival passes are available at novaarts.org. Passes are $40 and guarantee entry to all events throughout the day. Attendees can purchase day passes at each venue on the day of the event only. Day passes are cash only, by donation, on a sliding scale, and are standing-room only. No-one will be turned away due to lack of funds. For more information, visit circuitsvt.org or novaarts.org.
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