BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Circuits in the Woods is coming back to downtown Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, Oct. 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 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, Burial Woods, and C Puffer.
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 musicians Calvin Moen and C Puffer.
Advance tickets guaranteeing entry to all performances at Circuits 2026 are available on a limited basis at www.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.