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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is a theatre or event venue in Vienna, VA, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: free. Filene Center performances run late May through mid-September; Theatre-in-the-Woods late June through mid-August.

1551 Trap Rd · Vienna, VA

Why you should go…

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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