bent // broken 2026

Saturday March 28, 2026 

bent  // broken 2026: virtual worldwide circuit bending festival!
Saturday March 28, 2026
Pre-stream starts at 10am ET
11am ET Festival Start
Over 10 hours of circuit bent art from 71 artists all over the world!
Festival will loop once.

> STREAM LINK <

bent // broken started in 2019 as a huge music  compilation of circuit benders. Since then it has grown into an annual worldwide virtual festival streamed on twitch and has expanded into the real world as a day long festival of circuit bent performances .

Interested in participating?
The deadline to submit to the virtual festival is March 6, 2026 (howdy you are too late partner. Try again next year. Its the last Saturday of March every year.) and the festival will be streamed here on Saturday March 28, 2026. The festival is open to all genres, backgrounds, ages, and skill levels! 

Video submission requirements:

1. Video must be 15 minutes or less. 1 video per participant unless you are part of multiple groups/bands/etc. 

2. You must utilize at least 1 piece of circuit bent gear in your video or in the creation of the sound/visuals of your video. ( If you're not sure if your thing is circuit bent? send me an email to [email protected])

3. No nudity - Have fun and be weird just don't get me kicked off twitch please

Please use this form to submit your video: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSirEADvSga7gvhPy50gtXmGmHBt9BdhMj9nwl1iXYQYSRAw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102921344391331398880

Don't use google? Submit your video using these -> instructions.

Send all questions to [email protected]