Wolf Trap Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods

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🎃 Seasonal · Vienna

2 hours · $ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 2.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 25 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Free lot; show tickets about $10 per person, free under 2 (check the website)
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Handles heat · Good on cool days · Great on sunny days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Summer

A theater in the woods of a national park, with a kids' show at 10:30 every Tuesday through Saturday morning from late June to early August: music, dance, puppets, and acrobatics take turns, and an hour on a bench under the big trees is just right; before and after, the lawn and creek alongside are good for picnics and wading.

💡 Tips
Tickets are cheap but popular shows sell out, so buy ahead at wolftrap.org. Shows start at 10:30; arrive at 9:45 for parking and front-row seats. Bring a picnic blanket; there are hands-on crafts on the lawn after the show. Shows go on in the rain (it's covered).

What this place offers

✓outdoor kids' theater
✓woodland theater
✓music
✓puppets
✓picnic
✓restrooms
✓morning shows

This weekend's weather in Vienna

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Showers · 45–59°F · 47% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 42–61°F · 3% rain

Location

Vienna, Virginia

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