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The Hylton Performing Arts Center kicks off the spring season with a wide variety of performances as part of Hylton Presents, Hylton Family Series, Matinee Idylls, and the American Roots Series. The March and April 2026 schedule also features free art exhibitions in the Buchanan Partners Art Gallery, a George Mason Student Performances production, performances from Hylton Center Arts Partners, workshops and events as part of the Veterans and the Arts Initiative, and the highly anticipated Hylton Performing Arts Center 16th Anniversary Gala.
Hylton Presents continues its 2025–26 season on March 1 with the Washington National Opera Orchestra Featuring the Cafritz Young Artists: Favorite Operatic Moments, performing iconic music from Mozart to Verdi. The Hylton Family Series returns March 7 with two-time Grammy Award winner Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats. This interactive, multicultural concert for all ages invites families to experience music from different cultures in an engaging and accessible way. On the evening of March 7, the American Roots Series welcomes two-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer-songwriter Nicole Zuraitis. Then, on March 8, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy and The Celtic All Stars bring their lively energy to the Hylton Center with all-star Celtic musicians from Ireland, England, Scotland, and beyond.
The Matinee Idylls series continues March 25 with violinist Marjory Serrano-Coyer and pianist Hsin-Yi Chen. Their program, Serenade from the Americas: A Musical Voyage for Violin and Piano, highlights musical influences from across the Americas. March wraps up with Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Music of Joy and Peace on March 29, a concert-with-commentary program featuring uplifting and high-spirited works by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and more.
April begins with a performance of Aquila Theatre’s The Hound of the Baskervilles on April 4, rescheduled from its original date in January. On April 11, the American Festival Pops Orchestra, under the baton of Peter Wilson, returns with a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. TheaterWorksUSA’s Click, Clack, Moo, a musical based on the Caldecott Award-winning book by Doreen Cronin, closes the Hylton Family Series season on April 19. The Matinee Idylls season concludes with District5 (D5), presenting an afternoon of music by Mozart, Mahler, Ravel, and Coleman, along with stories exploring some of the challenges that composers face in sustaining their work.
The Hylton Performing Arts Center 16th Anniversary Gala takes place on April 25. This year’s honorees at the event include Sheyna Burt and Thomas Sabal and Daniel Tucciarone. The annual Gala raises vital funds to support performances, programs, initiatives, and the Hylton Performing Arts Center Endowment.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Hylton Center Ticket Office in person (open Tuesday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), by calling 703-993-7759, or through the Hylton Center website (HyltonCenter.org).
Unless otherwise noted, these performances take place in the Hylton Center’s Merchant Hall, located at 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas.
All performances and artists are subject to change.
For the most up-to-date information, please visit HyltonCenter.org.
