Bellforge FieldFest opens the 2026 season with Brooke Annibale, Adeline Hotel and The Benji’s

Bellforge FieldFest takes place on 9 May in Medfield, Massachusetts, opening Bellforge Arts Center’s 2026 music season with a free outdoor event built around emerging artists from the Boston, Worcester and Providence triangle. The lineup includes Brooke Annibale, Adeline Hotel and The Benji’s, giving the day a thoughtful indie-folk and singer-songwriter character.

Brooke Annibale brings a dreamy, introspective indie-folk style with emotionally rich songwriting and a history of sync placements on television. Adeline Hotel, the project of songwriter Dan Knishkowy, fits well in a more literary, guitar-based indie folk lane, while The Benji’s add another local discovery element to the bill.

For an indie news roundup, Bellforge FieldFest is worth including because it represents the ecosystem beneath the big release calendar: regional arts centers, free outdoor shows, independent artists and early-season festivals that keep scenes alive. Not every important indie story is an album announcement.