The Solvang Festival Theater is a community-based theater dedicated to promoting and supporting quality live performing arts and entertainment. Built in 1974, the theater’s first performance was ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ and has been providing the community with outstanding theater shows, concerts and performances ever since.
The theater has also been used for a variety of fundraising concerts, including jazz and comedy festivals, featuring famous artists like Crosby and Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Jim Messina and Tommy Castro. If you are looking for unique things to do in Solvang with kids, family-friendly events at the theater include ‘Family Night at the Theater’ and the famous ‘Sunday Jazz in the Garden’ series. The beautiful theater has a range of modern facilities, including an outdoor 700-seat amphitheater, backstage dressing rooms, restrooms, and staging area and can be rented for private events.
420 2nd Street, Solvang, California, Phone: 805-686-1789
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