Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on 117 acres of national park land in Fairfax County, Virginia, near the town of Vienna. Through a partnership and collaboration of the National Park Service and the non-profit Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Park offers both natural and cultural resources.
Most of the activities in the park during the summer are centered around performances at the Filene Center and Theatre-in-the-Woods. Performances at the Filene Center run from late May through mid-September and Theatre-in-the-Woods offers performances from late June through mid-August. Tickets can be purchased during Box Office hours at the Main Gate to the Filene Center. There are opportunities year-round to hike and enjoy the outdoors, picnic and participate in ranger programs or walks.
There are two overlapping trails in the park that provide opportunities for visitors to hike and bird watch. Trail maps are available at the Ranger Station. You can follow the blazes or posts to navigate the trails. Swimming, wading, hunting, and camping are not permitted in the park.
Exciting performances, picnics, and a beautiful setting are just part of your experience at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Through the cooperative effort and partnership of the National Park Service and the Wolf Trap Foundation, you can enjoy music, dance, and a variety of performances throughout the year. Together, they offer festivals in the park and performances in the summer at the Filene Center. The National Park Service operates the park and keeps it active all year with backstage tours, interpretive activities, educational programs, and the annual Holiday Sing-a-Long program.
Outside of the performance season, the park is open to the public from 7:00 a.m. to dusk every day with the exception of New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day when the park is closed. During the performance season, the park is closed to public visitation which is not performance related during park festivals and Filene Center performances to avoid conflict among visitor use activities. This restriction begins two hours prior to show times and ends one hour after performances have completed. The park is closed from dusk to 7:00 a.m. except to patrons and authorized participants attending authorized events.
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