Staunton Virginia Entertainment & Events

Concerts & Performances

• Staunton Performing Arts Center
  125-127 East Beverley Street • Staunton, VA 24402
  540-885-3211
  By preserving and enhancing the historic building in which it is located, this performing arts center provides an affordable venue for local performing arts groups and individual artists, as well as traveling artists of national and international renown. more...

• Stonewall Brigade Band
  3 Gypsy Hill Park • Staunton, VA 24401
  540- 886-1161
  Enjoy these public concerts every Monday night from June through August. The programs include marches, show tunes, popular music, overtures, and selections from American authors. more...

Plays & Productions

• American Shakespeare Center
  10 South Market Street • Staunton, VA 24401
  Located at Blackfriars Playhouse
  540-851-1733
  Entertaining productions of Shakespeare's works are produced by this theatre company which delights audiences with a fresh look at Shakespeare's plays. The company tours internationally and performs in repertory at Blackfriars Playhouse, the world's only recreation of William Shakespeare's original indoor theatre. Educational programs, conferences, lectures, and a summer theatre camp for teens are also available. more...

• Oak Grove Theater
  Located Just North of Staunton
  540-248-5005
  A wonderful outdoor theater where visitors can enjoy a picnic in the woods before the sun sets and then enjoy a night filled with music, laughter, and drama as this theater company displays their magic. more...

• CenterStage!
  North Coalter Street • Staunton, VA 24401
  Lee High School Auditorium
  540-886-2825
  Staunton's premier performing arts presenter featuring professional "Concert Hall Artists at Neighborhood Prices." Featuring classical, jazz and popular artists as well as dance troupes, "Broadway" shows and ethnic groups in the comfortable setting of John Lewis Auditorium at R.E. Lee High School.  more...

Arts & Crafts Shows

• Art for Gifts
  20 South New Street • Staunton, VA 24401
  Located at the Staunton Augusta Art Center
  540-885-2028
  The fun begins with an opening night party where everyone is invited to ring in the holidays with a cup of good cheer and outstanding holiday shopping during this annual holiday show and sale that lasts for nine days. more...
  Sponsored By: The Staunton Augusta Art Center

• Virginia Hot Glass Festival
  202 South Lewis Street • Staunton, VA 24401
  Located at Sunspots Studios
  540-885-0678
  This annual festival is the only one in Virginia devoted to hot glass artistry and visitors are invited to watch artists, demonstrations, traditional glass blowing, slumping, bead making, and sand casting during this two day event.

Festivals & Fairs

• African-American Heritage Festival
  Located at Gypsy Hill Park
  540-332-3800
  Celebrate African-American heritage and culture during this two-day festival that includes an array of music, dance, arts and crafts, ethnic foods, and exhibits. more...

• Oak Grove Folk Music Festival [Friday, Aug. 9, 2013]
  Oak Grove Theater
  The Oak Grove Folk Music Festival is held annually, produced by Theater Wagon. The festival is three-days of traditional and not-so-traditional folk music variety, mixing national acts, regional touring artists, and the best of the local folk music scene. more...

Sporting Events

• Staunton Braves Baseball Club
  14 Shannon Place • Staunton, VA 24401
  540-886-0987
  A summer collegiate baseball franchise in the Valley Baseball League that provides family fun and entertaining games in June, July, and August. more...