Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026 Season
...us to reserve your seat at this event. Phone: Email: Close July 4 @ 8:00 pm Week Two (July 4–11) Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Celebration Amphitheater $55 – $65 View Details Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Celebration Saturday, July 4th 2026 @ 8:00 pm Amphitheater How To Access This Event Gate Pass Holder Access to this event is included with the Gate Pass. Single Tickets Price: $55 – $65 Purchase Single Tickets Online There...
Specials & Packages
Specials & Packages For hotel reservations or questions, please call 800.821.1881 or email athenaeum@chq.org. Mother’s Day Brunch Spend Mother’s Day at the Athenaeum Hotel with our lavish Mother’s Day Brunch! Come for the day or spend the night! Learn More Athenaeum Hotel Foxtrot Feast and Overnight Package Start your evening on a high note with our Wilco‑themed pre‑concert dinner, a thoughtfully curated buffet designed to set the mood before the music begins. Learn More The...
What D-Day Continues to Teach Us
On Wednesday, September 27, Dr. Kori Schake joined us via webinar to discuss 2024’s 80th Anniversary of D-Day and our Chautauqua Travels journey to experience the ceremony and explore the Paris and Normandy region. Watch a recording of the webinar below. Resources Referenced During the Webinar Watch Dr. Kori Shake’s 2022 talk during Chautauqua’s weeklong investigation of the topic: “What Should Be America’s Role in the World?” on CHQ Assembly. (A CHQ Assembly subscription...
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
...USA Today, Indian Country Today, and other publications. She is a Peabody Award nominee and the recipient of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, Women’s Media Center’s Exceptional Journalism Award, and numerous honors from the Native American Journalist Association. Nagle lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Indigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as the rest of the country, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. Nagle’s journalism seeks to correct this. This is a free...
“This Is the Best Day of My Life”: Explore Chautauqua Field Trips
...Chautauqua in a Day These experiences included color, texture and imagination at Chautauqua’s Visual Arts Galleries. Under the guidance of Susan and John Turben Director of CVA Galleries Judy Barie and her talented team, students didn’t just observe art — they became artists. Students got a preview of two exhibitions, “Likeness” and “Fields of Color”, then they explored self-expression in a space where every creation was celebrated, making art based on what they saw that...
Augmented Reality Art Installation to be Unveiled at Chautauqua Institution’s Inaugural Mud Day
Chautauqua Institution today announced the upcoming unveiling of an augmented reality art installation to coincide with its inaugural CHQ Mud Day Saturday, October 7. The installation, created by artists Leslie Calimeri and John Stow, follows a previous interactive installment at the CHQ Trail focused on play and exploration in 2022. Members of the media are invited to attend the public unveiling at 9:45 a.m. on October 7 at the CHQ Trailhead located behind the Chautauqua...
Waste Management
...team collects household and landscape waste materials once in the spring and fall. A summary of the collection schedule for our Community Clean-Up Days is here. Household Waste Community Clean-up Days: Spring Clean-up Day: First Wednesday of June Fall Clean-up Day: Last Wednesday of August Yard Trimmings and Brush Waste Community Clean-up Days Spring Clean Up: First Monday of June Fall Clean Up: Last Thursday of August Your materials must be set out at the curb by...
2024: An Anniversary Year in Review
...Chautauqua Institution 2019-2028, which called the Institution’s Board of Trustees and leadership team to take stock of the plan and Institution performance at the plan’s midway point. That review launched in February when the Board dedicated a full day to the review process. An adhoc committee composed of trustees and senior staff took the input and insights gleaned from that day-long conversation and created the proposed refreshed plan, 150 Forward: A Renewed Vision for Chautauqua...
Chautauqua County Day and 5th Annual Chautauqua County Book Read
...Book Read, participants and community members are invited to join us on Chautauqua County Day, Friday, July 17, 2026, at Chautauqua Institution for a special talk by acclaimed CLSC author Marie Arana at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy. Chautauqua County Day is a celebration of local residents and communities. All Chautauqua County residents are eligible for free gate admission and free parking from 7 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. It is recommended to reserve...
Day Camps
Day Camps Children’s School For youth ages 2.8–5. Built in 1921, the Chautauqua Children’s School pioneered the concept of nursery school education. Additions made in 1926, 1947 and 1969 were followed by a full renovation and expansion in 1994 to its present size and capacity. Learn More Group One For youth entering first grade in the fall. Begun in 1997, Group One is a program designed for children who will enter first grade in the...