In the culturally vibrant city of Staunton, you’ll find a surprising depth and variety of live musical performances nearly every day of the summer.

With music this good, you should really make plans to visit!

July 13-15
At one of Virginia’s coolest outdoor venues, Natural Chimneys Park, in Mount Solon, this festival features 40 bands, spread over four stages, for three days of roots music including Americana, honky tonk, country, alt-country, bluegrass, and blues. Towering limestone pillars serve as a backdrop to the music.

July 4
Wilson Fairchild, the country music duo (and sons of famed local legends, the Statler Brothers’ Don and Harold Reid) will headline a special show that starts at 8 pm at Gypsy Hill Park, culminating with a fireworks display.

The mission of the Heifetz International Music Institute is to develop the expressive potential of advanced string students. This classical music institute’s six-week summer program was built around founder and artistic director, Daniel Heifetz’s idea that onstage charisma is a huge factor in being a successful performing musician. To that end, the institute puts on daily concerts that range from gifted young prodigies to their world-renowned faculty.

August 10 – 19
Described as “Virginia’s world-class music festival” by Travel+Leisure, this 10-day, European-style classical music festival features multiple concerts every day. More than 70 of the world’s finest professional musicians – members of acclaimed ensembles like the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera – travel from around the globe to stage concerts that span 600 years of music. The festival’s artistic director excels in producing a daring program of concerts that weave together medieval, renaissance, baroque, and classical era works alongside commissioned world premieres.