Music, Performances & Theater

Free with Gardens admission. Sit with family and friends under the stars and enjoy live music in our Beer Garden.

Free with Gardens admission. Enjoy the sounds of our 62-bell Longwood Carillon amid the lovely setting of our picturesque Chimes Tower.

Join Nat Geo Explorer in Residence Tara Roberts as she discusses her powerful memoir, Written in the Waters, exploring her time with the Black underwater archaeology group Diving With a Purpose as they searched for slave shipwrecks around the world. Sold out.

Free with Gardens admission. Celebrate with Illuminated Fountain Performances, music, and activities all centered around our imaginative themes.

Experience the enduring joy of The Mikado—Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular work since its premiere in 1885—with The Savoy Company’s fresh, creative revisioning of this classic show. 

Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet, BalletX unites artistic innovation with technical excellence to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. 

Members-only Hours. Grammy Award-winner Eileen Ivers pushes fiddling tradition boundaries from a folk music staple to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful, intensely driving world stage experience.

Two-time Grammy Award nominee, genre-bending singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Cody Fry—known from American Idol and for his viral hit I Hear a Symphony—presents an intimate “acoustic” performance.

To commemorate Juneteenth, Voices Underground presents stand-up comedian Preacher Lawson, best known for his appearance on season 12 of America’s Got Talent and his residency hosting America’s Got Talent Live in Las Vegas.

The Kennett Symphony presents a fiery program of dance music from Alberto Ginastera, Arturo Piazzolla, and Manuel de Falla, and a selection by contemporary Mexican-American composer Gabriela Ortiz.

Our spectacular Fireworks & Fountains Shows return this summer, setting the sky—and our hearts—aglow.

Americana icon Peter Rowan teams up with David Grisman's son, Sam, and his Sam Grisman Project for a special performance that gets to the very heart of American roots.

Blending country music with Americana, folk, pop, rock, and blues, Rosanne Cash performs with her husband, six-time Grammy award-winning guitarist, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer John Leventhal. Sold out.

Members-only Hours.  Irish bluegrass quartet JigJam brings a high-energy combination of bluegrass and American folk to their foot-stomping live performances.  

Welcome to the Renaissance as The Brandywiners presents the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce Something Rotten, a hilarious mash-up of 16th century Shakespeare and 21st century Broadway.  

Featuring more than a dozen musicians and fronted by lead singer China Forbes, Pink Martini is celebrated around the world for its multilingual repertoire inspired by classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop. Sold out.

Members-only Hours. Best Children’s Music Album Grammy-nominee Divinity Roxx creates empowering music and media that educates and guides children and young adults to be the best versions of themselves.

His generation’s most soulful jazz artist, this two-time Grammy Award-winner takes the stage with his bone-deep baritone voice, warm sound, and stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, and gospel music.

Mary Chapin Carpenter tops a bill of acclaimed singer-songwriters along with opener Brandy Clark during this sensational performance.  Sold out.

With five Grammy Awards spanning Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and Best R&B Performance, the defining characteristic of Snarky Puppy’s music is the joy of performing together in the perpetual push to grow creatively.

Just in time for our Beatlemania Fountain Fest Weekend, experience the energy of Beatles tribute band Britain’s Finest—a talented group of seasoned musicians captivating audiences with their authentic, charismatic renditions of Beatles classics for more than a decade.  

Enjoy an evening of expressive, expertly crafted Brazilian jazz as guitarist Diego Figueiredo teams up with jazz drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and multi-Grammy nominee and virtuoso bassist Nilson Matta.

Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro come together for a critically acclaimed, transportive evening of tunes and tall tales. Sold out.