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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Catch a summer concert at the open-air Filene Center or a children's show in the woods at the only national park for the performing arts.

1551 Trap Rd · Vienna, VA

About Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Established in 1966, Wolf Trap is the only national park dedicated to presenting the performing arts, run by the National Park Service with the nonprofit Wolf Trap Foundation. Summer shows fill the Filene Center, which seats up to about 7,000 between the house and the lawn, while Theatre-in-the-Woods hosts children's performances. You can bring your own picnic to the lawn, hike the Wolf Trap Trail, or join a ranger's backstage tour of the Filene Center in the off-season.

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