Plan Your Visit

Tickets and Reservations

Directions to Adventure Theatre

Parking - it's free!

Local Restaurants

The Dentzel Carousel

Cancellation Policy

Inclement Weather Policy

Tickets and Reservations

2009-2010 Season Subscriptions

Purchase Tickets Online

To make a reservation over the phone please call the Box Office at (301) 634-2270. Phone Order Sales – There is a $2.00 per ticket service fee for all phone orders. Online sales close 1 hour before the performance. We highly recommend purchasing your tickets in advance. Most performances sell out in advance.

Box Office Hours:
M-F 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sat and Sun 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (only open weekends with shows)

Ticket Prices
All Main Stage Productions (weekend and weekday)
• $12 Child, $15 Adult, Free for children under the age of one
Group Rates
• 10 - 19 people, $11, $14
• 20 - 49 people, $10, $13
• 50 - 99 people, $9, $12
• 100+ people, $8, $11
All groups incur a .50 cent per ticket service fee.
Visa/MasterCard Accepted.

**Looking for ASL Interpreted Performances? Find event pages and purchase tickets here

All sales are final. No refunds given. However, Adventure Theatre would gladly exchange your tickets free of charge (unless material change in quantity or ticket type) for another performance during the run of the production or credit those unused tickets toward another show in our current season. If you are unable to use your tickets, please consider donating those tickets back to the theatre to support our annual fund/individual giving goal. Thank you again for supporting Adventure Theatre. For ticketing questions or for more information contact tickets@adventuretheatre.org

Directions to Adventure Theatre

From the Beltway (495):
Take the River Road Exit toward DC.
At the 5th light take a right onto Goldsboro Rd.
Goldsboro dead ends into MacArthur Blvd. at a small traffic circle. Take a right onto MacArthur Blvd. Take a left at the first street which is Oxford Road. Follow signs to the parking lot for Glen Echo Park and Clara Barton National Historic Site.

From the parking lot:
With small children, please allow 10 minutes to walk through the park to the theatre. Go over the wooden foot bridge that leads into the park. Follow the path up to the Carousel. Adventure Theatre is to the left of the Carousel under the red towers.

From Washington DC:
Take Massachusetts Avenue until it dead ends at Goldsboro Road. Take a left onto Goldsboro Road. Goldsboro dead ends into MacArthur Blvd. at a small traffic circle. Take a right onto MacArthur Blvd. Take a left at the first street which is Oxford Road. Follow signs to the parking lot for Glen Echo Park and Clara Barton National Historic Site.

From the parking lot:
With small children, please allow 10 minutes to walk through the park to the theatre. Go over the wooden foot bridge that leads into the park. Follow the path up to the Carousel. Adventure Theatre is to the left of the Carousel under the red towers.

From the Metro
Take the Red Line to the Friendship Heights stop. Take the 29 Ride-On Bus to the Glen Echo Park stop. Walk into the park. Adventure Theatre is to the left of the Carousel under the red towers.

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Parking - it's free!

Main Parking Lot:
The main parking lot is located off MacArthur Blvd on Oxford Road. With small children, please allow 10 minutes to walk through the park to the theatre. Go over the wooden foot bridge that leads into the park. Follow the path up to the Carousel. Adventure Theatre is to the left of the Carousel under the red towers.

Handicapped Parking:
Handicapped parking spaces are available for those with proper tags. From the main parking lot, take a right on MacArthur Blvd. After the traffic circle, take a right into the permit only parking lot. Drive through the gravel lot. Spaces are located just past the trolley car.

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Local Restaurants

The Market on the Boulevard (301) 229-2526
7945 Macarthur Blvd, Cabin John, MD 20818
Look at the cafe menu
Look at the deli menu

The Irish Inn (301) 229-6600
6119 Tulane Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
www.irishinnglenecho.com

Ledos Pizza (301) 656-5336
5245 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20816
www.ledopizza.com

Listranis (202) 363-0620
5100 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20016
www.listranis.com

Glen Echo Pizza and Subs (no sit down area)
(301) 263-0414
7307 Macarthur Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20816

Downtown Bethesda Restaurants
www.bethesda.org

The Ballroom Cafe at Glen Echo Park
2008 Operating Hours
March
Mon – Fri Closed
Sat – Sun 11 am to 10 pm
April
Mon – Tues Closed
Wed – Thurs 11 am to 3 pm
Fri – Sun 11 am to 10 pm
May 1 – August 31
Mon – Thurs 11 am to 3 pm
Fri – Sun 11 am to 10 pm
September 1 – October 14
Mon – Tues Closed
Wed – Thurs 11 am to 3 pm
Fri – Sun 11 am to 10 pm
October 15 – December 31
Closed

The Dentzel Carousel

The historic Glen Echo Park Dentzel Carousel is in its 89th year. Celebrate with us by taking a ride on the hand woodcarved animals from 1920's.

2009 Operating Hours

May 2 – June 28
Wed & Thurs 10 am - 2pm
Sat & Sun 12 pm - 6 pm
July 1– August 30
Wed – Frid 10 am - 2 pm
Sat & Sun 12 pm- 6 pm
Sept 5 – 27
Sat & Sun 12 pm - 6 pm

Read more about the historic Dentzel Carousel

More activities for kids at Glen Echo Park

Cancellations Policy

All tickets are non-refundable. Tickets may be rescheduled for another performance by calling the Box Office. (301) 634-2270, press 0 for ticket sales.

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Inclement Weather Policy

If Glen Echo Park is closed due to Inclement Weather, daytime performances will be cancelled. For park closing information, call the Park Closing Hotline 301-320-2330. The hotline is updated at 7 am for daytime activities and 3pm for all evening activities. You may also call 301-634-2222 and press 9 for closing and cancellations. First course of action Tickets will be rescheduled if and only if you are unavailable to reschedule for any other Adventure Theatre performance a refund will be issued less any service fees.

Adventure Theatre follows Montgomery County Public School Inclement Weather Closing Status. If Montgomery County Public Schools are closed, all daytime performances will be cancelled. For all evening performances please call the 24 hour Park Closing Hotline 301-320-2330 to learn the status of events. The hotline is updated at 3pm for all evening activities. In the event of cancellations due to inclement weather the Box Office Manager will attempt to reschedule tickets. Refunds will be given only if tickets cannot be moved to another Adventure Theatre performance of the same show or another of our upcoming shows. Check the MCPS webpage, Comcast cable channel 34, Verizon FiOS channel 36, RCN cable channel 89, or call the weather line, 301-279-3673.

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