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Food Festival at Chautauqua

Join us from Aug. 21 to 26 for a week-long food festival. Food lovers will gather for a festival featuring great food and craft beverages. Bestor Plaza will again come alive with a diverse array food and drinks prepared by the best regional restaurants, farms, wineries and breweries.

Bestor Plaza Food Festival Hours
Sunday, Aug. 21: Noon–6 p.m.
Aug. 22–26: Noon–2 p.m. and 4–8 p.m. (some vendors may remain open from 2–4 p.m.

Location: Bestor Plaza

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Sunday, Aug. 21: Ultimate Wine & Beer Tasting & Food Truck Rodeo

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Friday, Aug. 26

Sunday, Aug. 21: Ultimate Wine & Beer Tasting & Food Truck Rodeo

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Make your visit spectacular with a concert, lecture or an overnight stay!

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August 21 @ 2:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

Sunday Afternoon Entertainment: Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Amphitheater

Free with valid gate pass Details
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August 22 @ 10:45 am Week Nine (August 20–28)

Rhiannon Giddens

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

$30 Details
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August 22 @ 3:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

Deeper Than The Skin

Norton Hall

$20 – $30 Details
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August 22 @ 7:00 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

Family Entertainment Movie

Chautauqua Cinema

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August 22 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

Punch Brothers

Amphitheater

$45 – $85 Details
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August 23 @ 10:45 am Week Nine (August 20–28)

Chris Thile

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

$30 Details
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August 23 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

An Evening with Rhiannon Giddens and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

Amphitheater

$50 – $70 Details
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August 24 @ 10:45 am Week Nine (August 20–28)

Scott Avett

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

$30 Details
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August 24 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

An Evening With The Avett Brothers

Amphitheater

$65 – $140 Details
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August 25 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

A Very Special Evening with Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter

Amphitheater

$60 – $100 Details
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August 26 @ 10:45 am Week Nine (August 20–28)

Benjamin Hunter

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

$30 Details
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August 26 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

THE BEACH BOYS and THE TEMPTATIONS

Amphitheater

$79 – $139 Details
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August 27 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)

Chita Rivera – The Rhythm of My Life

Amphitheater

$50 – $90 Details
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How to Access the Events (if not on Chautauqua’s Grounds)

Sunday, August 21: Free entry

Destination Pass: $5 in advance, $10 upon arrival

Enables access the grounds to patronize any restaurant, retail store, spa or salon, or other on-grounds businesses. Destination Passes go on sale June 25.

Morning Program Ticket: $30

Valid 8 a.m.–2 p.m. and grants entry to the Chautauqua Lecture Series in the Amphitheater.

Afternoon Program Ticket: $15

Valid noon–8 p.m. and grants entry to the Interfaith Lecture Series in the Amphitheater.

Evening Program Ticket: Price Varies

Valid 4 p.m.–midnight and grants entry to the concert in the Amphitheater. Make it a one-of-a-kind experience with food, drinks and a concert!

Daily Parking: $10

Guests park in the Main Lot, located across the street from the Main Gate Welcome Center. Chautauqua is a pedestrian community but bus and trams are available. Click or tap here to see a map of the grounds and the live bus/tram schedule.