Call for musicians for BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival
Musicians to be showcased in event in downtown Leesburg
LEESBURG, Va. (March 30, 2026) – BENEFIT’s Crossroads Music Festival is returning to downtown Leesburg Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. The organization is extending a call for musicians to perform as showcase artists during the event.
BENEFIT is a coalition of musicians and community leaders uniting people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofits that provide services to children in Loudoun County. The organization’s Crossroads Music Festival features music performances from national and regional musicians for an event that helps support nonprofit organizations.
Musicians and bands who are interested in donating their time and performing a 60-minute showcase set are encouraged to submit their information through the online application form available at https://perform.BENEFIT.live beginning Monday, March 30. The application process closes Friday, April 17, at 5 p.m. Performers will be notified of their application status beginning in May. The final lineup of showcase artists will be announced in June. Performers will also be recognized in Crossroads Music Festival 2026 event materials.
BENEFIT is expanding showcase artist performances to both days of the festival this year. Performers have the option to select if they would like to perform as a showcase artist on Friday, Sept. 18, or Saturday, Sept. 19.
While the 60-minute showcase performances are not compensated, musicians interested in performing as a showcase artist at BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival have the option to apply to be a venue “Host Band”.
If selected to be a host band — one per venue — the host band will provide lighting, sound, and a sound engineer for all performances taking place at their assigned venue. Each venue host band will receive a stipend directly from their assigned venue. Performers interested in being a host band can select the “Optional: Host Band” checkbox when completing the online application form. Performers will be notified if they have been selected as a host band in June.
For more information about BENEFIT, visit BENEFIT.live. For more information or questions about the performer online application form, email artists@benefit.live.