Fareed Zakaria, Sheryl Crow and Ray Chen

Enrich your Mind. Inspire Your Soul.​

Turn your next vacation into a holistic experience that enriches your mind, body and spirit! Where else can you get top entertainment and performances, world-renowned lectures, interfaith worship services, shopping and dining, all on a sublime stretch of tree-covered, lakeside property in southwestern New York state? There’s nothing like it anywhere.

How Will YOU Experience Chautauqua Institution?​

Learn to sail in a comprehensive one-week course on the water, take a pottery class and make your own clay creations, see the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in our open-air Amphitheater, attend a book signing with your favorite author, then unwind in an Adirondack chair at our lakeside bar and chat with your neighbor about the richness of your day. ​

Plan Your Experience

We offer hundreds of events during the Summer Assembly Season. You can tailor-make your visit to align with your dates and interests: immerse yourself in critical dialogue and thematic lectures, dance performances, concerts, theater and art exhibitions.

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The Options are Endless!

This is a place where life feels full of kindness, hope and possibilities; a place where we remember how to slow down and engage. We invite you to experience the incredibly unique Chautauqua lifestyle and achieve your highest potential.

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The Athenaeum Hotel

Where to Stay

From the Athenaeum Hotel to countless private rental properties, Chautauqua offers accommodations for all needs and tastes.​

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Eat, Drink & Shop 

Explore all Chautauqua Institution has to offer visitors in the way of year-round restaurants and shops.

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