3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Virginia, USA

This festival brings classical, jazz, and folk music to the Allegheny Mountains on weekends from May to September. The events are held at the Orkney Springs Hotel, an early 19th century spa that's now an Episcopal retreat. An ice cream social and an art display precede each concert. Concertgoers can sit on the lawn or in one of two pavilions.

has hosted such notable authors as Garrison Keillor and Michael Ondaatje. Thousands attend, and it is open to the public. Most of the events are free.

Every autumn, Charlottesville hosts the Virginia Film Festival, with screenings of important new movies, panel discussions, and appearances by stars of the cinema. The movies are shown at four sites throughout the university and downtown.