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Spoleto Festival USA’s 2026 Festival celebrated a landmark season from May 22–June 7. Expansive in vision and electric in execution, the Festival unfolded across 12 venues threaded through the heart of Charleston, featuring 116 performances spanning 26 genres, from world-premiere opera and contemporary dance to […]

On a warm Charleston afternoon in front of City Hall, General Director & CEO Mena Mark Hanna officially opened the 2026 season of Spoleto Festival USA with remarks that reflected on the role of art, civic life, and collective imagination at a defining moment in […]

The New York Times is calling Charleston one of the country’s must-visit destinations for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations—and highlighting Spoleto Festival USA as a defining part of the city’s cultural experience.  In the national feature “A Summer Travel Checklist for America’s 250th Birthday,” Charleston appears […]

Spoleto Festival USA is once again drawing national attention, with coverage from BroadwayWorld.com highlighting the release of Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 “Vivaldi Meets Vahdat,” the latest recording from the Festival’s acclaimed Bank of America Chamber Music series. Released in partnership with […]

Spoleto Arts Festival Opens Today in Charleston, Reflecting a Revival of the City’s Cultural Legacy By B. Drummond Ayres Jr. CHARLESTON, S.C., May 24—There was a time, back in the 1700’s and early 1800’s, when Charleston was one of the three or four most important […]

The following article appeared in the June 3, 1977 edition of The Wall Street Journal:  Arts Festival in Gracious Charleston  By Edwin Wilson Charleston, S.C.  Putting an arts festival together is like cooking a bouillabaisse: You have to get the right ingredients, mix them properly, […]