Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Returns With Crossbow, Benny Soto, Hiroko Yamamura, Benny Soto, Mizz Softie

For the first time in seven years, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is returning—just in time for its 18th anniversary. With seven lineups across five stages in East Williamsburg’s 314 Scholes, the single-day festival will feature artists including Hiroko Yamamura, Angie Rey, DJ Manny, JADALAREIGN, and Crossbow. BEMF 2026 will take place on March 28 from 1 p.m. until the sun comes up. The fest is produced by estimable independent promoter and owner of MeanRed Productions jen Lyon, Renegade NYC founder Sam Black, NYC mainstay Katie Longmyer.

Seven local promoters have put together live performances, DJ sets, and curated panel discussions at Wandering Barmar, the LoHi Bar Rooftop, Substance Skatepark, and a connecting warehouse space. The festival will take over the entire 314 Scholes complex—for the entire day and night—bringing together the disparate sounds and styles of New York’s vibrant electronic music scene.

For the evening, Support Women DJs has curated an all-femme lineup for the warehouse, while journalist Arelle Lana LeJarde’s Heads Know takes over Wandering Barman. The vinyl-forward group Vigilante will put on a late-night show with Benny Soto in the warehouse, and queer techo enthusiast Mizz Softie will bring together NYC heavyweights during the day.

BEMF was founded in 2008 with a single show in the now-shuttered BKLYN Yard. It has grown into a forward-thinking celebration of local electronic music and New York nightlife. Tickets can be purchased now at https://www.bemf.live/.