Other venues
All summer concerts, including chamber performances, are held at the Sun Valley Pavilion this year. Check svmusicfestival.org/summer-season for complete summer concert details.
Getting here & parking
Winter concerts are held at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum. Summer concerts are at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Click here to view the calendar of events to find complete concert details.
The Sun Valley Pavilion opens at 5:30 PM, one hour before each performance. Patrons may line up for seats before that on the East Terrace. Check with ushers for potential late entry during a break in the performance.
The Main Entrance is where you’ll want to enter if you have reserved seats. If you are a donor at the Stradivarius level and up, please join the pre-concert cocktail party on the South Terrace (see #4 below).
The East Entrance is where the line forms for Pavilion seats.
On the South Terrace, the Festival hosts cocktails before the performance for donors at the Stradivarius+ levels.
Valet Parking is complimentary for donors at the Conductor’s Circle+ levels.
Space on the Pavilion lawn is available without a reservation and accessible all day (except for the Gala). Many patrons lay blankets out early to reserve a spot.
Free Parking is located at the Pavilion lot across Dollar Road.
Free Parking is also available at Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge with shuttle service to the East Entrance starting 45 minutes before the concert and ending approximately 45 minutes after the concert.
The Welcome Center and Store is your one-stop resource to best enjoy the concerts. Find answers to questions, helpful advice, useful picnicking items, Festival swag, and lost and found, all in one place! Open during rehearsals and from 5:00-8:00 PM on performance days (closed during the performance.)
Children ages 4-7 can explore music with local music-educator Lisa Pettit through hands-on projects and activities in the canopy at the back of the lawn while you attend the concerts. It’s free—of course—available for most summer performances, but reservations are required. RSVP at [email protected] or 208.622.5607.
Pre-Concert Chats are held 45 minutes before most Pavilion concerts, next to the Paver Bar on the lawn. These 30-minute chats offer insightful, entertaining introductions to the concerts before most summer performances. There is no Pre-Concert chat before the July 31 Gala Concert, August 14 Pops Concert, or August 16 “Hornucopia” Chamber Concert.
The Blue Route (free) from Warm Springs, Ketchum, and Elkhorn Springs stops at the Pavilion Lot. The Red Route (free) from Elkhorn neighborhoods stops at Dollar Circle. The Valley Route (free) from Bellevue and Hailey stops at Dollar Circle.
The Argyros Performing Arts Center is located at 120 Main Street South in Ketchum, across from the Limelight Hotel. However, please note that reservations for Sun Valley Music Festival performances are available through the Festival website, and not through the Argyros Box Office.
Parking is available on the streets around the Argyros and in the Ketchum Public Parking Lot at 100 Washington Avenue.
The Valley Route provides service from the southern end of the Wood River Valley, north through the Sun Valley Village. Convenient stops in Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley are available throughout, as well as transfer points to routes that service the Warm Springs and Elkhorn areas. A northbound bus stop is located next to the Argyros, in front of the Best Western Kentwood Lodge Hotel, and a southbound stop is across the street at the Limelight Hotel.
