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  • MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private,...

    $11 – $15
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
    free

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Hovhaness and Shostakovich

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two notable symphonies of the twentieth century. Hovhaness’s Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain,” unfolds as a meditation on nature, drawing listeners into...

    $55 – $65

  • POWER BALLAD

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when...

    $11 – $15
  • Sunrise kayaking

    Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

    Sports Club, Waterfront

    Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour...

  • Boats docked near the Miller Bell Tower

    Daily Word Meditation

    Hall of Missions Hall of Missions

    (Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua)

    free
  • People gathered for a meditation class

    Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

    Hall of Philosophy Grove

    Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able...

    free
  • Rainn Wilson's headshot

    Rainn Wilson

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Drawing on his experience as a cultural commentator and advocate for spiritual renewal, Rainn Wilson closes Chautauqua’s Week Four theme “Wasted: Our Era of Disposability” in conversation, weaving humor with...

    $45

  • Susan Choi

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    The Chautauqua Prize Award Ceremony and Presentation – Flashlight by Susan Choi Chautauqua Institution presents author Susan Choi with the 2026 Chautauqua Prize for her book Flashlight. Awarded annually since 2012, The Chautauqua Prize celebrates a book of fiction, or literary/narrative nonfiction, or a full length collection of poetry that provides a richly rewarding reading...

  • Rainn Wilson

    Masters Series Masterclass: A Dialogue with Rainn Wilson

    Norton Hall Norton Hall

    Chautauqua Lecture Series keynote speaker Rainn Wilson hosts a workshop engaging the Chautauqua community with his journal-style Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living—written in collaboration with Wilson’s SoulPancake co-founder and writer Shabnam Mogharabi. It is filled with hands-on prompts, inspired reflections, and ingenious creative activities. The session delves deeper into the indispensable companion...

    $49

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling, brought to...

    $55 – $65

  • ARCO

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    The year is 2075. 10-year-old Iris sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit fall from the sky. It's Arco who comes from a distant future. Iris befriends him as she tries to help him return home. Featuring the voice talents of Will Ferrell and America Ferrera, comic-book artist turned filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu's animated feature...

    $11 – $15
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station

    Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with special guest Theo Lawrence

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    For nearly four decades, Alison Krauss & Union Station have upheld their legacy as one of the most influential and widely celebrated acts in bluegrass and roots music. Known for an immaculately crafted but endlessly surprising sound that transcends the boundaries of roots, country, rock & roll, and pop, Alison Krauss & Union Station released...

    $75 – $175

  • ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Paul Thomas Anderson's brilliant new film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob, a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and...

    $11 – $15