CHQ Travels: Cuba trip with Malpaso Dance Company
Since Christopher Columbus declared Cuba part of the Spanish Empire in 1492, the island has served as a way station of New World wealth on its way across the Atlantic,...
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Breakfast with Santa
Hurlbut Church Hurlbut ChurchEnjoy a morning with family, friends and Santa. Write your perfect holiday wish list, fill up on your favorite breakfast foods and enjoy time with Old Saint Nick. He can’t...
Price varies
Winter Village at Chautauqua
Bestor Plaza Bestor PlazaJoin us for our annual Winter Village at Chautauqua celebration that welcomes friends from the regional community and beyond to enjoy the beauty of Chautauqua's grounds during the winter holiday...
Open to the Public
CHQ Staff Craft Bazaar
Plaza Market Plaza MarketIn between Winter Village festivities, stop by the Plaza Market for some last-minute holiday shopping. Find the perfect gift as you browse and buy homemade goods at the CHQ Staff...
Free and Open to the Public
Student Choral Performances
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuaryEnjoy sacred vocal selections, spirituals and holiday songs provided by local student vocal ensembles. 10:15–10:45 a.m.: Fredonia 11:00–11:30 a.m.: Chautauqua Lake 1–1:30 p.m.: Jamestown High School Madrigal Singers
Free and Open to the Public
Breakfast with Santa
Hurlbut Church Hurlbut ChurchEnjoy a morning with family, friends and Santa. Write your perfect holiday wish list, fill up on your favorite breakfast foods and enjoy time with Old Saint Nick. He can’t...
Price varies
Winter Village Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
Bestor Plaza Bestor PlazaExperience a bit of old-time holiday charm in a horse-drawn carriage through the picturesque streets of Chautauqua. Each carriage holds 8 people and departs every half hour starting at Noon...
$4 – $6
Solar Eclipse Spectacular
Chautauqua Golf ClubStep into a world where the ordinary turns extraordinary at the Solar Eclipse Spectacular on April 8, 2024, hosted at the picturesque Chautauqua Golf Club. As the sun and moon...
$29 – $69
CHQ Travels: Slovenia with Maestro Rossen Milanov
Join Rossen Milanov, Music Director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Slovenian RTV Symphony Orchestra, to explore one of central Europe’s most enchanting destinations. Begin in...
CHQ Travels: Beethoven in Vienna with David Levy
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europe’s promising young musicians flocked to Vienna, producing and performing what would become the masterpieces of the Classical period. Join Chautauqua in Vienna during...
CHQ Travels: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Kori Schake
The 80th-anniversary observance of D-Day is an all too vivid reminder of a time when the fate of Europe hung in the balance and the day was won by months...
Jon Meacham
Amphitheater AmphitheaterPresidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals, and he returns to the Chautauqua Lecture Series to open a week dedicated to...
$30
Ilana Kaufman
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyIlana Kaufman’s work sits at the center of Jewish community, racial equity, and justice, is anchored by the voices and experience of Jews of Color, and is focused on grantmaking,...
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Opening Night
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Andrew H. Card Jr.
Amphitheater AmphitheaterAndrew H. Card Jr. is the second-longest tenured White House Chief of Staff and has served in senior government roles under three U.S. Presidents. It is this decades-long experience that...
PJ Andrews
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyPJ Andrews co-coordinates the U.S. Bahá’à Office of Public Affairs’ collaboration with individuals, organizations, and agencies in the U.S. engaged in public discourses and policy advocacy directed toward racial justice...
George Yancey
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyDr. George Yancey is a Professor at the Institute for Studies of Religion and Sociology at Baylor University. He has published several research articles on the topics of institutional racial...