Persons Auditorium
Persons Auditorium is a 540 seat concert hall on the Marlboro campus in southern Vermont, where Marlboro Music has brought musicians together every summer since 1951. The campus sits on a winding country road off Vermont Route 9 between Brattleboro and Wilmington, so a car is the practical way in, and most concerts run an hour and a half to two hours with a 15 minute intermission. Every seat is indoors with an intimate view of the stage, except for open air canopy seating offered only at the season's final concert.
Before you go
- Capacity
- Persons Auditorium 540
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoor, except canopy seats open air at the final concert of the season
- Official site
- marlboromusic.org
- Next festival here
- Marlboro Music Festival, Jul 17 to Aug 15, 2027
Worth knowing before you go
- The campus is on a winding country road off Vermont Route 9, between Brattleboro and Wilmington.
- There's no regular outdoor or lawn seating, only canopy seats at the final concert, open air with a partial view.
- Daily train service reaches Brattleboro from East Coast cities, about 20 minutes from the campus by car.
Festivals here
Venue basics: 540 seats, all indoors · A car is the practical way to get there · Concerts run 90 minutes to two hours.
Getting there and parking
The Marlboro campus sits on a winding country road several miles off Vermont Route 9, between Brattleboro and Wilmington, and a car is the most practical way to get there. It's about 20 minutes west of Brattleboro, roughly 90 minutes from Hartford's Bradley Airport, and 2.5 hours by car from Boston's Logan Airport, with daily train service to Brattleboro from East Coast cities.
Most concerts run an hour and a half to two hours, with a 15 minute intermission about midway through.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at Persons Auditorium. The venue's own pages are the place to check: marlboromusic.org.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at Persons Auditorium. The venue's own pages are the place to check: marlboromusic.org.
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A little history
Marlboro Music has brought musicians to the rural town of Marlboro, Vermont, population 978, every summer since 1951, with weekend concerts held mid-July to mid-August after weeks of in-depth rehearsal.
Summer concerts and open rehearsals take place in Persons Auditorium, a 540 seat venue where all performances happen indoors with an intimate connection to the music. The only exception is canopy seating at the season's final concert, open air under an awning with a partial view of the stage; guests can enjoy the outdoors around the auditorium before the show and during intermission.