Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Reviews

Not a bad seat in the house. Plenty of great shows and concerts

This is a very unique national park, where you can see live artistic performances, concerts and plays all summer long. They have a kid's theater in the woods, plus a larger adult venue. If you haven't seen Shakespeare in the woods, you're sincerely missing out!

Wolf Trap is the nicest ( if not the best) outdoor theater in DC Metro area.

I always enjoy Wolf Trap, though I do wish they had more/better handicapped parking. Asking someone who can only walk short distances with a cane to hike up the road to the entrance is ridiculous.

Saw Huey Lewis here with friends and it was awesome!

Great fun place for an outdoor concert or show.
Sound wasn't amazing I hope it was a one time thing...

Great venue offering plenty of seating as well as optional lawn seating at reduced ticket price

Always great seeing a concert here! The beer must have been on sale. Only $49 for 4 beers...

Great venue for seeing concerts. Fireworks after shows in the summer. Beautiful park grounds when not seeing a show.

I am glad they do not trap wolves here. I saw LOTR live here once.

Great open air venue to see a concert. It reminded me of Colorado's Red Rock but with an East Coast wooded air about it.

Wolftrap is a great place to see a concert. If only they had some control over the heat and humidity!

Celtic Women was a fantastic performance. Beautiful night as well.

I have been going here since 1971. Love it! Whether Taking a picnic dinner and sitting under the stars or getting great seats with fantastic acoustics in the amphitheater. All worth it!

We love Wolf Trap. If we have lawn seats we show up about 2 hours before showtime to get in line for the best lawn seats, and then have a picnic on the lawn before the show starts. If we have House Seats, we still show up about 2 hours early but have a tailgating picnic in the parking lot. The park allows alcohol so we always bring a couple of bottles of wine. Loads of fun! If you haven't been to Wolf Trap, you really need to go!

I was visiting a friend who lives right off the property

The staff is the reason for my 5 stars.
Everyone from parking to janitors, the ticket scanner...from ushers to bartenders were refreshingly polite. Anyone who works there should pat themselves on the back.

Such a great and fun venue to go and see a show. It was my first time at the venue and I know anyone who goes there will really enjoy it

A fantastic place to see live theater and music. Great programming for all audiences!

Wolf trap is an amazing concert venue. Surrounded by trees and nature is is as beautiful as it is unique.

If you splurged and got assigned seats in the covered area do yourself a favor and picnic outside before entering. If you are on the fill get there before the gates open to make sure you will have a good seat/view. Picnic once you have staked your claim (bring a blanket).

Saw Kenny Loggins...still rocking. Wolf Trap can get over crowed on the lawn. Worth getting nose bleed seats.

Great experience except for trying to leave the parking lot.

Been to many concerts here and always have a blast. The fact that they allow you to bring your cooler is the icing on the proverbial cake. Beautiful atmosphere hidden in the caotic Northern VA makes it a find

Always a lovely place to visit. Concession food way too expensive.

We went to see Switchfoot here a few months ago. I loved every minute of it. The venue is breathtaking, and the scenery is so beautiful you forget you're in Nova. The sound and lighting and seating area are all great. You can also bring your own food and drinks into the park, which is so helpful!

This is a KFC/Taco Bell location.
The lobby closes at 10.00pm but the drive through is open till 1.00am on Friday and Saturday nights and till midnight on the other days.

Small, oversold lawn, bad audio set up, minimal facilities, would not recommend unless you plan on paying the large amount extra for a seat

Great place for concerts and picnics.
Friendly staff and well maintained park. Enjoy.

Love coming here in the summer and having a picnic on the lawn

Great place to catch an outdoor concert during the summer months. Acoustics are great and not a bad seat to be had.

my second fav live music venue. if youre not early, bring comfortable walking shoes. great sounds for an open venue. every single staffer goes out of their way to tend to your questions/needs. and they are all VOLUNTEERS.

Nice outdoor concert venue with a rustic, lodge feel. The rows of seats were angled and spaced well enough to provide a good view of the stage over the heads of other guests, at least in the Loge Section I was in. The box seats in front of us looked nice, so I'd be willing to pay a little extra for those next time. The open lawn seating was very crowded and uncovered (fortunately, it didn't rain) but for people on the lawns, they could bring their own chairs or blankets and coolers with drinks, which cuts down on costs, but likely requires an early arrival for the best viewing locations. The lawn areas way in back didn't look that appealing. If you're in assigned seating, you have to buy a Wolf Trap tumbler for drinks ($5 each, which you can bring back for other events), and beers were pricey for the amount you get in the cup ($10.50 each). Overall, despite the tumbler and beer prices, it was a great venue.

Great outdoor concert venue. Good variety of musical acts.

Had a great time! Convinient parking, easy check in, and amazing performances.

Great venue, gently breezes, lighting even during a concert, nice wine selection, very friendly employees!

Great concert venue, fantastic staff, horrible parking.

Beautiful place, I met him 35 years ago. To picnic before the show that is always at the highest level

MJB rocked the house, awesome performance & i had a blast

Expansive park area with events on performing arts, food center. The landscape is beautiful.

The open-air venue is refreshing and the shows are well done. The one downside is that the roads around it are not designed to handle the traffic in and out of each show. Expect to be sitting in traffic on your way out.

The box seats offer a wonderful view of the stage and performance. Highly recommended.

Always a great venue for lawn seats. Recommend getting there an hour before the show to stake your claim

National Park for the Performing Arts, great park, great music

Great selection of shows in the summer. Beautiful grounds and theater.

One of the best music venues in the country! You are allowed to bring your own food & drink into the venue!

Great venue and fun Christmas concert by the Marine Band.

Loved the Bryan Adams concert!!! Always a good time at Wolf Trap. Bring your own water, to purchase it is $4.50 a bottle!

Love this venue. Fun atmosphere, great people work here.

Although I haven't personally gone to see a show at Wolf Trap in ages, I really admire the location and the overall quality of the property. Very large parking lots, great for big shows (although this isn't to say that all of the spots don't fill up, I suppose sometimes it does happen), also good for driving lessons. Amidst a very urban community, it's nice to have a beautiful park area to go to from time to time.

Amazing venue, buy the seats under the massive wood and steel roof. The view and acoustics are superb. Even lawn seats are worth the effort.

Outstanding venue Cindy Park Ranger was most helpful at John Prine concert

Great venue, but getting out of that parking lot can be a true nightmare!!

Awesome place to see shows. Walk in the woods. Walk your dog. Must see.

Great live music/performance venue. Adult beverages encouraged and sold on premises.

BTE/BNL/ KT Tunstal concert. Venue was great, staff was great for the most part. The drink nazi's in the balcony area were a bit disappointing.

Great and affordable shows! Very poor and pricey food though.

Without a doubt my favorite outdoor music venue. Easy to get in and out of. Stress free tailgating and you can BYOB into the venue! You can keep it with you on the lawn or leave it on the outskirts if you have an assigned seating. Always recommend sticking around a spell after the show...it WILL make your exit infinitely easier.

It's a good place to hike but there weren't any shows going on at the time of visit, still, we had a nice walk

Some weird federal grant money going to the Virginia home of power lobbyists. But they really do try to make it accessible, and tickets for really good shows are not that steep.

It is a great place to go to enjoy a concert. It is advisable to go a couple of hours before the sho, because it fills up quite quickly.

Parking is free.

Very nice escape from the city, could get crowded on weekends and holidays

Super friendly helpful staff, plenty of places to picnic or order food. Great place to see and hear live music.