National Performing Arts Park

As America’s National Park for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap plays a valuable leadership role in both the local and national performing arts communities. Through a wide range of artistic and education programs, Wolf Trap enhances our nation’s cultural life and ensures that the arts remain accessible and affordable to the broadest possible audience.

A typical season at Wolf Trap includes something for everyone with performances ranging from pop, country, folk, and blues to orchestra, dance, theater, and opera, as well as innovative performance art and multimedia presentations.

The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

The late Catherine Filene Shouse founded Wolf Trap through a donation of 100 acres of her Vienna, Virginia farmland (near Washington, DC) to the U.S. Government, as well as funds for construction of a 6,800-seat indoor/outdoor theater. The gift was accepted by an Act of Congress in 1966 and Wolf Trap’s larger venue, the Filene Center, opened in 1971. The Filene Center season usually runs from the end of May to the beginning of September with an average of 90 performances each year.

Pink Martini @Wolf Trap – June 9 2009

Gipsy Kings @Wolf Trap – June 12 2009

Gipsy Kings @Wolf Trap – June 13 2009

The Barns at Wolf Trap

In 1981, Mrs. Shouse also donated the land and funds for an indoor theater constructed of two adjacent 18th century barns, each moved from upstate New York and rebuilt on their present site. The addition of this 382-seat indoor venue created a year-round center for the performing arts

Ladysmith Black Mambazo – The Barns @Wolf Trp – January 26 2009

Wolf Trap is only three miles from the Beltway and 20 minutes from Washington, DC. So while an evening at Wolf Trap feels like being in another world, it’s really just a short drive away.

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Website: Wolf Trap

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
1645 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182

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