Amphitheater Concerts and Events
Our Amphitheater events feature a dynamic mix of artists, musicians, dance companies, acrobats, comedians, entertainers and speakers, and attract enthusiastic crowds to our 4,400-seat, open-air Amphitheater.
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Contact Information
Chautauqua Institution Ticket Office
Daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT
[email protected]
716.357.6250
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Upcoming Events
June 27 @ 7:00 pm Week One (June 25–July 2)
Free Family Film! “My Neighbor Totoro” G 87m
Chautauqua Cinema
June 28 @ 12:15 pm Week One (June 25–July 2)
Dance Theatre of Harlem: Dancing In The Streets
Bestor Plaza
June 28 @ 8:15 pm Week One (June 25–July 2)
Ben Folds: In Actual Person Live for Real Tour
Amphitheater
June 29 @ 8:15 pm Week One (June 25–July 2)
An Evening Piano Recital with Alexander Gavrylyuk
Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly
June 30 @ 8:15 pm Week One (June 25–July 2)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Opening Night”
Amphitheater
July 2 @ 8:15 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn”
Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly
July 3 @ 2:30 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Buffalo Silver Band and JGB Shibuki Taiko Ensemble: East Meets West
Amphitheater
July 4 @ 7:00 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Free Family Film! “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” 129m
Chautauqua Cinema
July 4 @ 8:00 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Independence Day Celebration”
Amphitheater
July 5 @ 5:00 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Family Entertainment Series: Chinese Acrobat Li Liu
Smith Wilkes Hall
July 7 @ 8:15 pm Week Two (July 2–9)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Passion and Struggle”
Amphitheater
July 9 @ 7:30 pm Week Three (July 9–16)
Aladdin Live in Concert with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
July 11 @ 7:00 pm Week Three (July 9–16)
Free Family Film! “The Princess Bride” PG 98m
Chautauqua Cinema
July 12 @ 5:00 pm Week Three (July 9–16)
Family Entertainment Series: Young Playwrights Project
Smith Wilkes Hall
July 12 @ 7:00 pm Week Three (July 9–16)
Sheryl Crow featuring special guest Keb’ Mo’ and Southern Avenue
Amphitheater
July 14 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 9–16)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Wendy Bryn Harmer and Barber”
Amphitheater
July 16 @ 8:15 pm Week Four (July 16–23)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “The Chevalier: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges”
Amphitheater
July 19 @ 8:15 pm Week Four (July 16–23)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Visions from Another Land”
Amphitheater
July 20 @ 8:15 pm Week Four (July 16–23)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Fateful Encounter”
Amphitheater
July 21 @ 8:15 pm Week Four (July 16–23)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Music School Festival Orchestra: “Mahler’s First Symphony”
Amphitheater
July 23 @ 7:30 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
July 25 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
Music School Festival Orchestra with the Chautauqua School of Dance
Amphitheater
July 26 @ 5:00 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
David Gonzalez: Talking Birds and Golden Fish
Smith Wilkes Hall
July 26 @ 7:00 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
David Gonzalez: Talking Birds and Golden Fish
Smith Wilkes Hall
July 26 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Schumann and Tchaikovsky”
Amphitheater
July 27 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
Carl Reiner at 100 – Celebrating a Comedy Legacy Presented in Partnership with the National Comedy Center
Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly
July 28 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto”
Amphitheater
July 29 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 23–30)
An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Amphitheater
July 31 @ 2:30 pm Week Six (July 30–August 6)
Chautauqua Piano Competition Winners’ Recital
Amphitheater | Virtual Porch
August 2 @ 7:30 pm Week Six (July 30–August 6)
Family Entertainment Series: Stars of the Peking Acrobats
Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly
August 3 @ 10:30 pm Week Six (July 30–August 6)
Post-Performance Fiesta with Ballet Hispánico
Carnahan-Jackson: McBride/Verdy
August 4 @ 8:15 pm Week Six (July 30–August 6)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Susan Graham Sings Opera and Broadway”
Amphitheater
August 6 @ 8:15 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Opera & Pops”
Amphitheater
August 7 @ 2:30 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sunday Matinee “American Vista”
Amphitheater
August 11 @ 8:55 am Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Prays for Peace Though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy Grove
August 11 @ 8:15 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Elgar’s Cello Concerto”
Amphitheater
August 12 @ 7:30 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Family Entertainment Series: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
Amphitheater
August 12 @ 8:00 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Aretha: A Tribute”
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts (Jamestown)
August 13 @ 4:00 pm Week Seven (August 6–13)
Chautauqua Chamber Music: “La Bonne Chanson”
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
August 13 @ 8:15 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
The Washington Ballet with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
August 14 @ 2:30 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
Chautauqua School of Dance Student Gala II
Amphitheater
August 16 @ 5:00 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
Family Entertainment Series: The Vocal Illusions of Lynn Trefzger
Smith Wilkes Hall
August 16 @ 7:00 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
Family Entertainment Series: The Vocal Illusions of Lynn Trefzger
Smith Wilkes Hall
August 16 @ 8:15 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Wit and Genius”
Amphitheater
August 18 @ 8:15 pm Week Eight (August 13–20)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Paths to Freedom: Sanctuary Road”
Amphitheater
August 20 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “A Concerto for Orchestra”
Amphitheater
August 21 @ 2:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
Sunday Afternoon Entertainment: Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
Amphitheater
August 23 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
An Evening with Rhiannon Giddens and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
August 24 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
An Evening with The Avett Brothers with Special Guest Clem Snide
Amphitheater
August 25 @ 7:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
A Very Special Evening with Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter
Amphitheater
August 28 @ 2:30 pm Week Nine (August 20–28)
Sunday Afternoon Entertainment: A Massey Organ Movie
Amphitheater