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People at the Food Festival in Bestor Plaza

Folk Music and Food Festival at Chautauqua Institution

Food and music lovers will gather for a festival featuring amazing music, great food and craft beverages. Each day will feature a Food Festival in Bestor Plaza with concerts in the Amphitheater or Norton Hall. Your Amphitheater concert tickets grant you access to the grounds of Chautauqua Institution beginning at 4 p.m. so you have plenty of time to eat and drink before the show! Want to come earlier? You can arrive at noon and purchase an afternoon pass for an additional $15.

Interested in seeing multiple concerts and spending the night? You can stay for a few days or for the week at the Athenaeum Hotel or a private rental and purchase a Traditional Gate Pass that includes general admission seats to all concerts and events! The hotel offers all-inclusive packages or you can purchase your gate pass at tickets.chq.org.

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


Get your concert tickets and book an overnight stay!

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August 21, 2022 @ 2:30 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

Sunday Afternoon Entertainment: Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

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August 22, 2022 @ 3:30 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

Deeper Than The Skin

Norton Hall | CHQ Assembly

$20 – $30 Details
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August 22, 2022 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

Punch Brothers

Amphitheater

$45 – $85 Details
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August 23, 2022 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

An Evening with Rhiannon Giddens and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

Amphitheater

$50 – $70 Details
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August 24, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

An Evening with The Avett Brothers with Special Guest Clem Snide

Amphitheater

$65 – $140 Details
Harris-Carpenter

August 25, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

A Very Special Evening with Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter

Amphitheater

$60 – $100 Details
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August 26, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 19–27)

THE BEACH BOYS and THE TEMPTATIONS

Amphitheater

$79 – $139 Details
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Spend the night or the week at Chautauqua with your friends and family!

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Food Festival Vendors and Daily Schedule

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

Monday, Aug. 22

Tuesday, Aug 23

Wednesday Aug 24

Thursday, Aug. 25

Friday, Aug. 26

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

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • Heirloom Restaurant
  • BioDome Project
  • Mazza Chautauqua Cellars / Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing
  • Johnson Estate Winery
  • Ellicottville Distillery
  • Angry Orchard Hard Cider
  • Shawarma Station
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)

Food Trucks:

  • Sweet Melody’s Gelato 
  • Om Nohm Bakery and Cafe
  • The Cheesy Chick
  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Moneybags Dumplings LLC
  • Tabouli

Monday, Aug. 22

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • Heirloom Restaurant
  • BioDome Project
  • Johnson Estate Winery
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)
  • Shish Kebab Heaven
  • Hog Wild BBQ
  • Travelers Kitchen (Potato pancakes, tempeh reuben, grilled portabella and lime wrap, spinach and feta quesadilla)
  • Rassie Farms
  • Dark Forest Chocolate Makers
  • Chabad Jewish House
  • Shawarma Station

Food Trucks:

  • Sweet Melody’s Gelato 
  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Tabouli

Tuesday, Aug 23

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • Heirloom Restaurant
  • BioDome Project
  • Johnson Estate Winery
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)
  • Shish Kebab Heaven
  • Hog Wild BBQ
  • Travelers Kitchen (Potato pancakes, tempeh reuben, grilled portabella and lime wrap, spinach and feta quesadilla)
  • Dark Forest Chocolate Makers
  • Chabad Jewish House
  • Shawarma Station

Food Trucks:

  • Sweet Melody’s Gelato 
  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Tabouli

Wednesday Aug 24

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • BioDome Project
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)
  • Shish Kebab Heaven
  • Hog Wild BBQ
  • Travelers Kitchen (Potato pancakes, tempeh reuben, grilled portabella and lime wrap, spinach and feta quesadilla)
  • Rassie Farms
  • Mazza Chautauqua Cellars / Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing
  • Om Nohm Bakery and Cafe
  • Ellicottville Distillery
  • Shawarma Station

Food Trucks:

  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Tabouli

Thursday, Aug. 25

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • BioDome Project
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)
  • Shish Kebab Heaven
  • Hog Wild BBQ
  • Travelers Kitchen (Potato pancakes, tempeh reuben, grilled portabella and lime wrap, spinach and feta quesadilla)
  • Mazza Chautauqua Cellars / Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing
  • Om Nohm Bakery and Cafe
  • Ellicottville Distillery
  • Shawarma Station

Food Trucks:

  • Sweet Melody’s Gelato 
  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Tabouli

Friday, Aug. 26

Vendors:

  • Athenaeum Hotel Bar and Lounge
  • BioDome Project
  • Yakisoba’s (noodles and teriyaki)
  • Shish Kebab Heaven
  • Hog Wild BBQ
  • Travelers Kitchen (Potato pancakes, tempeh reuben, grilled portabella and lime wrap, spinach and feta quesadilla)
  • Om Nohm Bakery and Cafe
  • Ellicottville Distillery
  • Shawarma Station

Food Trucks:

  • Sweet Melody’s Gelato 
  • The Best of Buffalo by Byron
  • Tabouli

How to Access the Events (if not on Chautauqua’s Grounds)

Sunday, August 21: Free entry

Destination Pass: $5

Enables access the grounds to patronize any restaurant, retail store, spa or salon, or other on-grounds businesses. Must be purchased at the Main Gate Ticket Office.

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.

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