Member Presale FAQs

Wolf Trap members at the Friend level and above are invited to purchase tickets for the Filene Center season before they go on sale to the public. All member presale orders must be placed online at wolftrap.org/mytickets. The time your presale begins depends on your membership level. View the schedule for upcoming presales at wolftrap.org/presale.

Members at the Soloist level and above also have presale access for all performances at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Members at the Friend and Curtain Raiser levels have limited presale access for select performances at The Barns at Wolf Trap.

Fan level members can purchase tickets for all Wolf Trap performances when they go on sale to the public. If you’re interested in upgrading your membership, please visit wolftrap.org/upgrade.

View your presale schedule to see when you will have access to your next presale.

Member presales are available online only via your secure ticket portal, wolftrap.org/mytickets. If you have questions about accessing your ticket portal, please contact Wolf Trap Development at 703.255.1927 or give@wolftrap.org for assistance before your presale day.

Members can purchase up to 6 tickets per performance at The Barns at Wolf Trap. For Filene Center shows, unless otherwise specified, members can purchase up to 8 tickets per performance. There is a four-ticket limit for seats in the Pit section at the Filene Center.

All communications regarding newly added shows will be sent via email. Be sure you are receiving emails from Wolf Trap—add wolftrap@wolftrapmailings.org and/or encorecircle@wolftrapmailings.org to your safe sender list, or verify your email address with us at give@wolftrap.org.

Ticket purchases cannot be altered during the presale period. However, members have the exclusive opportunity to exchange their performance tickets after the presale period.

Yes! You are welcome to use multiple Wolf Trap gift cards during the checkout process when purchasing your tickets.

Wolf Trap's ticket portal, hosted by our partners at Tickets.com, provides the safest, most secure environment for buying and managing all of your Wolf Trap tickets year-round. See all of your performance tickets in one place, view seat locations, exchange tickets, and more!

Most importantly, you will access your member presale through the Wolf Trap ticket portal.

Please note: Wolf Trap's ticket portal is entirely separate from your Member Website, My Wolf Trap, where you can view personalized membership information and register for events.

To access your ticket account, login to wolftrap.org/mytickets with your email address and password. The email address linked to your ticket account may be different from the email address where you receive membership information.

If you are unsure of your password, select “Forgot Password?” on the login web page, enter your email address, and you will receive an email at that address containing further instructions.

Please note: the email address you enter must match the address we have on file in your ticket account. If you have never purchased Wolf Trap tickets online or get an “Invalid Information” pop up when you enter your email address after clicking “Forgot Password,” please select the blue “Sign Up” button, and follow the prompts to create a new ticket account.

Once you have logged into your ticket account on your presale day, select the “Click for Members Only Presale” icon (pictured below).

Newly-announced performances will not appear in your ticket account until your scheduled presale time. You may have to refresh your browser if you login prior to the presale time. (For more details, view your next presale schedule online).

This varies based on member level:

• Encore Circle members select their preferred seating section during the purchase process. Encore Circle members can email encorecircle@wolftrap.org after placing their ticket order with any specific seating needs or requests to be considered during seat assignment. We encourage you to be as detailed as needed.
  
  The Box Office personally fulfills orders by membership level and date received. If tickets are not available in their selected seating area during seat assignment, they will receive the next best available section and a refund for any difference in price.
  
  
• Associates members (Friend-Director) select a specific seat when purchasing tickets during the members-only presale based on availability and preferred price point.

For Accessible seating, please call the Accessible Tickets Line at 703.255.1868 during your presale period.

You will receive a confirmation email from Wolf Trap with your order details. If you do not receive a confirmation email within five minutes, please check your Spam folder. If it still has not appeared, please call the Development office at 703.255.1927.

Associates members’ tickets will appear in their ticketing inventory immediately. Encore Circle members will receive an email shortly after their presale deadline, once their seat locations are ready for viewing in their ticket account.

You may select to have your tickets delivered digitally or be held at Will Call.

For members at the Executive Producer level and above, all service charges are waived during member presales.

Members at the Curtain Raiser level and above receive significant savings on all ticket service charges during presales.

Please note: In response to new rules issued by the FTC, Wolf Trap has updated our ticket service charges to display prominently during the seat selection process. As a result, ticket fees charged during member presales will now be per-ticket rather than per-order.

Members at the Curtain Raiser level and above continue to receive significant savings on all ticket service charges during presales. The new member-only service charge for Curtain Raisers-Producers is $3 per ticket, regardless of the location or cost of the ticket—a savings of 80% off the average fee charged to the general public.

Friend level members pay per-ticket service charges and a handling fee per order. The total charge varies on the number of seats purchased.

Members experiencing technical difficulties with ordering tickets should please contact the Development office at 703.255.1927 or by email at give@wolftrap.org. All messages will be returned no later than the next business day. For questions regarding Accessible seating, please call Ticket Services at 703.255.1868. Phone orders are not accepted during presales.

My Wolf Trap is your member-insider website, where you can manage your membership, register for members-only events (including Dinner and a Show packages), and receive exclusive insider information.

Visit the My Wolf Trap FAQs for more information.

If you cannot remember your username, please contact the Development Office at 703.255.1927 or email give@wolftrap.org, and our staff will be able to assist. If you cannot remember your password, please click “Forgotten password” on the My Wolf Trap login page and follow the instructions. To ensure the privacy of our members, Wolf Trap staff does not have access to your password information.

If you continue to have difficulty logging in to your member website, visit the My Wolf Trap FAQs for more detailed instructions.

All members-only presale announcements are sent by email. This information will include detailed instructions on purchasing tickets through your ticket portal before they go on sale to the general public.

Since updates will be sent by email only, please ensure that your information is correct! To verify your information, log in to My Wolf Trap and visit the Update User Profile page.

Do you receive our member biweekly email? This members-only email is a great benefit of membership; always full of information regarding shows, events, and programs within education and opera. If you don’t receive our biweekly email, but would like to, please contact the Development office at 703.255.1927 or by email at give@wolftrap.org.

Although we attempt to use multiple channels for important communications, email is the best way for us to share membership and benefit information as well as event invitations, Foundation news, and performance updates. Email communication is often more convenient for our members and helps Wolf Trap provide breaking news in a timely manner and keep costs low, ensuring that as much of your contribution goes towards our arts and education programs as possible.

Wolf Trap respects your privacy and will never share or sell your email address to another organization. If you would no longer like to receive email from Wolf Trap, contact the Development office at 703.255.1927 or by email at give@wolftrap.org to be removed from our mailing list. Please note that some membership information is available only by email.

To update your contact information at any time through your secure member website My Wolf Trap. Log in to My Wolf Trap, then you may update your profile. You may also contact the Development office at 703.255.1927 or by email at give@wolftrap.org.