Spoleto Festival USA

Spoleto Festival

Spoleto Festival USA, one of America's major performing arts festivals, is full of 17-days worth of events showcasing both established and emerging artists in more than 150 performances of opera, dance, theater, classical music, and jazz. 

It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (The Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy. 

When Italian organizers planned an American festival, they searched for a city that would offer the charm of Spoleto, Italy, and its wealth of theaters, churches, and other performance spaces, and so Charleston it was. 


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Box Office and Map

Spoleto Festival USA Box Office
Charleston Gaillard Center
95 Calhoun St
Charleston SC 29401
(843) 579-3100
Spoleto Festival USA Website
Festival Digital Brochure

Spoleto Festival USA
Dates and Venues

Dates: May 23 - June 8, 2025
Festival Venues: 

  • Queen Street Playhouse
  • College of Charleston Cistern Yard
  • College of Charleston Sottile Theatre
  • Dock Street Theatre
  • Charleston Gaillard Center
  • Festival Hall
  • St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

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