Entertainment
Fairfax County offers a variety of nightlife options for visitors and residents alike.
The county boasts two outstanding performing arts centers featuring an excellent array of concerts, Broadway productions and symphony performances. With music from classical to jazz and pop to family musicals, plays and opera, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is the only performing arts park operated by the U.S. National Park Service. Wolf Trap audiences can view performances inside the Filene Center or outdoors in a lush setting of rolling hills and woods. The National Symphony Orchestra makes its summer home at Wolf Trap. 
First-class entertainment is presented year-round at the George Mason University Center for the Arts. Home of the Fairfax Symphony, the Center for the Arts and the cross-campus Patriot Center attract musical and theatre acts from around the world. (Photo: George Mason University Center for the Arts.)
In neighboring Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center, National Theatre, Ford's Theatre and a host of other nightlife opportunities are just a short drive or Metro ride away from Fairfax County.
Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-0123
American Music Stage
A non-profit professional theater company at the Ernst Theater
Northern Virginia Community College
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
703-425-9280
Bull Run Regional Park
Special Events Center
7700 Bull Run Drive
Centreville, VA 20121
703-352-5900
Center for the Arts
A 2,000-seat concert hall offering excellence in the performing arts
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-2787
Ernst Cultural Center Theater
Northern Virginia Community College
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
703-323-3102
Harris Theater
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-2787
Industrial Strength Theatre
A converted warehouse serves as home to some of Herndon's best community theater performances including the Elden Street Players.
269 Sunset Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
703-481-5930
Interact Theatre Company
A company of professional artists dedicated to presenting and producing innovative, high-quality productions and original thematic entertainment.
1221 Mottrom Drive
McLean, VA 22101
703-848-2632
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater
Route 1
Woodbridge, VA
703-550-7384
Patriot Center
This 10,000-seat sports arena is the site of concerts, family entertainment and other shows.
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-3000
Reston Community Players
Professional performances and exhibitions in dance, music, comedy, theater and visual arts. Performances at Reston Center Stage.
2310 Colts Neck Road
Reston, VA 20191
703-476-1111
Theater of the First Amendment
George Mason University
Center for the Arts
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-2787
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Information - 703-255-1900
Tickets - 1-877-WOLFTRAP
Craft Gallery of Artisans United
A cooperative gallery staffed by artisans. Special exhibits, demonstrations and sales of quality craft items.
Packard Center, Annandale Community Park
4022 Hummer Road
Annandale, VA 22003
703-941-0202
Fairfax Art League
The work of members is displayed for sale at a gallery located in the Fairfax Old Town Hall.
3730 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-2787
Great Falls Art Center
Nonprofit exhibits. Art classes for all ages, including drawing, painting, sculptures, ceramics and art history.
9818 Georgetown Pike
Great Falls, VA 22066
703-759-3867
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
A nonprofit organization art center with a focus on the contemporary visual arts, exhibits and art classes.
1 Fountain Square
11911 Freedom Drive
Suite 110
Reston, VA 20190
703-471-9242
Herndon Old Town Gallery
A gallery that features pottery, paintings, graphics and prints by local artists. Classes for adults and children in watercolor, oriental brush painting and oil painting.
720 Lynn Street
Herndon, VA 20170
703-435-1888
McLean Project for the Arts
Non-profit visual arts center exhibiting work of emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region and offering instruction and education in the visual arts. Located in the McLean Community Center.
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-0123
Reston Art Gallery and Studio
An art gallery and working studio for professional area artists. Shows and lecture tours are open to the public.
11400 Washington Plaza West
Reston, VA 20190
703-481-8156
Vienna Arts Society Gallery
Monthly shows featuring works of members of the Vienna Arts Society.
513 Maple Avenue, West
Vienna, VA 22180
703-319-3971
Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse Arts Center, a program of the Lorton Arts Foundation, provides essential visual and performing arts studio and exhibition space as well as engaging arts education programs for people of all ages and artistic abilities.
9601 Ox Road
Lorton, VA 22079
703-495-0001
