Summerfest 2026

11:30 AM - 5:15 PM

Our annual free open house is absolutely monumental this year as we celebrate a transformed campus! Come for activities all over campus, see some of your favorite Olney performers, as well as local, community-based performance groups. We'll have more vendors than ever, along with our always-popular used costume sale!  

Free Performances, Demonstrations, & Classes including:

• Songs of the 26-27 Season: Some Like It Hot, Les Miserablés, Crowns, Kimberly Akimbo, Million Dollar Quartet
• Creating the Sound of an Olney Musical with Maestro Chris Youstra
• A Patron’s Guide to A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder with cast members
• Audition Workshop with Casting Director Irene Martinko
• Meet the 26-27 Season with Jason Loewith
• Behind-the-scenes tours of the brand-new Bernard Family Theatre, Gana Dunlop Maker's Center, and the Jim & Carol Trawick Education Center!
• Classes on sound design, dance for musical theatre, playwriting for teens, acting for kids, and even an intro to Dungeons & Dragons! (pre-registration encouraged but not required)
• Community performance groups including Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance, Sunmoluwa West African Dance Workshop, Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and Asala Belly Dance!
• Food trucks
• Vendors
• Ticket giveaways and membership specials