Music lovers take note: Tickets to Wolf Trap’s 2025 summer performances go on sale Friday, February 28. This year’s lineup features legendary voices like Paul Simon and Ringo Starr as well as dynamic new hitmakers like Maren Morris and Jacob Collier.
The Avett Brothers kick off Wolf Trap’s season on May 30 and 31. Some of the legendary acts include:
- Paul Simon on June 6 and 7
- Ringo Starr on June 17
- James Taylor on August 21, 23, and 24

(Courtesy Michael J. Lutch)
New to the venue this year are:
- Emotive vocalist James Arthur on July 2
- Multi-instrumentalist harmonizer Jacob Collier on August 5
- Genre-crossing Maren Morris on September 12
Other hitmakers set to perform are:
- HEART on June 1
- Barenaked Ladies with Sugar Ray on July 16
- Chicago on July 23
- Goo Goo Dolls with Dashboard Confessional on July 27
Broadway in the Park with Signature Theatre will return June 28, and there are two shows on the schedule from the National Symphony Orchestra: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster on August 1, and a night with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on September 7.
Other returning fan favorites include The Roots on June 29; Mary Chapin Carpenter with Brandy Clark on August 16; Alison Krauss & Union Station on September 9; and Ziggy Marley and
Burning Spear on September 18.

(Courtesy Wolf Trap/The Roots)
A complete calendar of performances is available at wolftrap.org/calendar. Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances and additional Summer 2025 artists will be announced later this spring.
Feature image courtesy Wolf Trap