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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts began as a gift to the
American people from Catherine Filene Shouse. Encroaching roads and suburbs
inspired Mrs. Shouse to preserve this former farm as a park. In 1966 Congress
accepted Mrs. Shouse's gift and authorized Wolf Trap Farm Park (its original
name) as the first national park for the performing arts. Through a fruitful
partnership between the National Park Service and the Wolf Trap Foundation,
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts offers a wealth of natural
and cultural resources to the community and to the nation.
A donation of 100 acres of farmland created the only national park dedicated
to the performing arts. Given along with the land were the funds to build
a 6,800-seat indoor/outdoor theatre. From May through October, a wide variety
of performances are held here;mdash;everything from classical music and
jazz to rock and roll, opera and theater. On warm summer evenings, it is
popular to come early and bring a picnic.
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