Festival FAQs

  • The performances take place both indoors and outdoors (weather permitting). Below is a description of the locations and which events will take place there. You can learn more about our facilities in the Your Visit section of our website.

    Meadow Stage: The Meadow Stage is outdoors and located approximately 500 feet from the parking lot. 

    • 9/20: Community Sing with Gaia Music Collective

    The Mountain Stage: The Mountain Stage is outdoors and located approximately 0.5 miles away from the parking lot. Golf carts are available to transport those requiring assistance from the check-in area to the audience seating area. Please reserve in advance upon checkout. Seating is provided for Premium ticket holders. General Admission ticket holders may rent chairs or BYO. 

    • 9/21: From History of Life—Act I

    • 10/5 + 10/6: Autobiography v100 (10/5), Autobiography v101 (10/6)

    Black Box Theater: The Black Box Theater is an indoor theater located approximately 600 feet away from the parking lot.  

    • 9/13: MERCE / MISHA / MORE Film Screening

    • 9/14: Reading + Conversation with Author Francine Prose

    • 9/19: Listening to Records with Joe Hagan

    • 9/28 + 9/29: New Works Bill

    Lobby Gallery + Grounds: The Lobby Gallery is an indoor gallery located approximately 600 feet away from the parking lot in the same building as the Black Box Theater. The grounds include several horse fields and the walking path to the Mountain Stage.

    • 9/15: Art Walk 2024 with Curator + Artists

  • For the performances taking place outdoors, seating is provided for Premium ticket holders. General Admission ticket holders may rent chairs or BYO. Please note that the outdoor seating areas are not covered. We suggest that you be prepared with sunscreen or a hat and bug spray.

  • YES! We have a wonderful array of local beer and wine, bottled water, Kaatsbaan hats, and other merchandise.

  • Kaatsbaan is dedicated to accommodating all guests. If you are in need of assistance getting to the performance area, we have a golf cart that will pick up patrons in the designated area near check-in and drop you off at the rear of the audience seating area. Please note that all seating is on a sloped grassy hill and you will be walking from the drop off the area to your seating area.

  • Please contact us if our pricing makes it difficult for you to attend.

  • Kaatsbaan Cultural Park opens one hour prior to performances and closes one hour post performance. Additionally, starting August 26, 2024, the campus is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.

  • Kaatsbaan has a no-refund policy. If you would like to protect your ticket purchase, the option to purchase Booking Protect is available to add to your cart at the end of your ticket purchase.

  • Children ages 4 and under are welcome to attend for free.

  • Some of the 2024 Annual Festival performances occur outdoors in uncovered spaces. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will either move into Kaatsbaan’s Black Box Theater (maximum capacity between 200–300, depending on type of performance) or you will have the option to move your tickets to another performance. Kaatsbaan will make a daily rain call three hours in advance of each performance. Ticket holders will be notified of this change via email and on social media within that time frame.

  • Certified service animals for guests with disabilities are welcome at the 2024 Annual Festival. Each service animal must remain with its owner at all times, be housebroken, and remain on a leash, harness, tether or otherwise under the owner/handler’s control.