New York’s Dweller festival unveils 2026 line-up

Dweller, the New York festival dedicated to celebrating and spotlighting Black electronic music, has confirmed the line-up for its 2026 edition.

Returning after taking a one-year break in 2025, the festival will once again spread out across various New York venues, including Nowadays, Pioneer Works, Bossa Nova Civic Club, public records and Signal. The bulk of the programming will run from 17th-22nd February, with one further event scheduled on 27th February.

Among those scheduled to perform across the festival are A Guy Called Gerald, SHERELLE, DJ Marfox, François X, Juliana Huxtable, Ash Lauryn, CARISTA, Hieroglyphic Being, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Nkisi, Nídia and many more.

On 19th February, dweller will collaborate with local party Body Hack, which platforms queer, non-binary and trans acts. That night features keiyaA, Slim Soledad, Archangel and more.

Introspekt and Joe Nice will present a dubstep showcase at Nowadays on 20th February. A 24-hour party is scheduled to take place at the same venue the following day, and Mala, Mia Koden and DJ Travella are on the bill for that event, among others.

DJ Bone, Kevin Aviance, Bapari and Mutagenix (the collaborative project of Huey Mnemonic and D. Strange) play BASEMENT on 21st February, and STERAC, Shyboi, Akua b2b 1morning and more will play at a DIY space on 27th February for a party co-presented with queer collective Merge.

Find the full line-up here.