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Spoleto Festival USA is proud to announce Jonathan Green and Cathy Marino as the 2026 recipients of the Mary Ramsay Civic Award, a distinction celebrating local philanthropic and public leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to the Charleston community.  2026 Mary Ramsay Civic Award Honorees, […]

Spoleto Spotlight Weekend, held February 26–28, offered a vibrant preview of what’s to come, bringing together supporters and Festival leadership for a series of unforgettable events celebrating the artists and ideas shaping the 2026 season. Across three dynamic gatherings, guests experienced the spirit of Spoleto—up […]

Spoleto is honored to be featured in Garden & Gun, whose editors shared the “Spoleto Festival Shows Our Editors Don’t Want to Miss.”  Art director Julia Knetzer is eagerly anticipating the U.S. premiere of Mary, Queen of Scots by Scottish Ballet. After watching everything she […]

Spoleto Festival USA is receiving national recognition, with a feature in Galerie Magazine highlighting the Festival’s role in transforming Charleston into one of the country’s most dynamic destinations for the performing arts.  “Every spring, Spoleto Festival USA transforms Charleston, South Carolina, into America’s premier performing […]

The 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards celebrated excellence across musical genres, and several artists appearing at Spoleto Festival USA 2026 were among this year’s honorees. Five Festival performers received GRAMMY nominations across jazz, pop, roots, and instrumental categories—and one took home a GRAMMY Award.  Sullivan Fortner […]

A cornerstone of the Festival and one of its most cherished traditions, the 2026 Bank of America Chamber Music series features 11 programs performed by an internationally acclaimed roster of artists, presenting some of the most remarkable and enchanting works in chamber music spanning centuries of […]