Book a Group Visit
Book a Group Visit Group Travel Tours Your group can experience the unique mix that Chautauqua Institution has to offer with a trip designed for day-trippers, travelers on tight schedules, or those that want a structured or longer experience. We offer a variety of options for both small and large groups with varied interests and ages. Customize your trip. You can choose from an elegant culinary event at the historic Athenaeum Hotel, stellar concerts, theater...
CHQ Mystic Heart Meditation Program
...We offer a full schedule of meditation practice sessions and classes throughout the Chautauqua summer season. In 2026, we will offer: Morning sessions (Monday–Saturday) that allow participants to practice meditation under the guidance of experienced teachers. Morning sessions (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Guided moving meditation. Afternoon sessions (Wednesdays) Therapeutic Gong meditation. Afternoon seminars (Tuesdays and Thursdays) that include a meditation practice presented by the guest meditation teacher of the week. Afternoon sessions (Sunday) “Church of...
2025 Fall Concert
...Center located inside the Turner Community Center 716-357-6430 Friday: 6:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Chautauqua Tennis Center Friday: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Saturday–Sunday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Chautauqua Wearhouse located on first floor of Colonnade 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The Gallery Store/Strohl Gallery on Wythe Ave 12 p.m.–7 p.m. Clear bags are available for purchase. GG My Love located in the lower Colonnade 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Gretchen’s Gallery located on first floor of Colonnade...
The Young Playwrights Project: Inspiring Creativity and Building Connections in Chautauqua County
...what Chautauqua is all about. Our community of residents and staff — working side by side as we celebrate the Chautauqua pillars of education and the arts.’ Phase 3: Spending a Day at Chautauqua Institution The excitement doesn’t end with the reading groups. In Phase 3, the program culminates in a day at Chautauqua Institution, where the students experience the thrill of seeing their plays performed by professional actors. Of the hundreds of plays submitted...
Attend a Concert
...Pass Program Buy Gate Passes and Tickets 2026 Season Discover CHQ Attend a Concert New to Chautauqua Plan Your Day Trip Bring the Famliy Eat, Drink & Shop Dining Heirloom Restaurant Shopping & Services Food Festival at Chautauqua Explore the Grounds and Gardens Maps and Directions Bus Routes Accessibility at Chautauqua Wi-Fi Based Assistive Listening System: BETA TESTING Accessibility at the Athenaeum Hotel Plaza Cam Chautauqua Lake Conservation Places To Stay Athenaeum Hotel Book a...
Programs
...classes to explore the beautiful grounds which helps to form strong bonds between peers.” – Riley Smith :: Festival Division 2023 Non-Residential Program Mini-Intensive Weekend August 1–4, 2026 (non-residential) Ages 10–14 In this four-day program, students will have three classes each day with Chautauqua Dance faculty, including ballet, pointe (and intro to,) variations, repertoire, and more. Students also have the opportunity to see the performance of our Pre-Professional Division with the Music School Festival Orchestra...
This is the place
At Chautauqua, we believe strongly in the power of play, reflection and discovery to reinforce or even catalyze the experience of learning. That’s why so many of our educational offerings — across all our programming pillars, for all generations — emphasize creativity, movement, introspection or social engagement as essential components. While still very much part of the world, Chautauqua represents a kind of separation from day-to-day life, a separation that permits space for exploring something...
About
...The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre educational center beside Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of over 100,000 attend scheduled public events. Over 8,000 students enroll annually in the Chautauqua Summer Schools which offer courses in art, music, dance, theater, writing skills and a wide variety of special interests. The Institution, originally the Chautauqua Lake Sunday...
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory Announces 2023 Season
The Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory, the resident opera company and conservatory of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its 2023 Season. The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2023 productions will feature Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and La Tragédie de Carmen — Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carriere and Marius Constant’s adaptation of Bizet’s beloved opera. Both will be conducted by Steven Osgood and staged in Norton Memorial Hall. The Opera Conservatory, led by Director...
Chautauqua Fund
Chautauqua Fund For many, Chautauqua is home in the most profound sense–a place to learn, to grow, to live securely, to revel in an environment of physical beauty. By supporting the Chautauqua Fund you are helping to provide a place where issues of the day are explored and the arts continue to flourish. Your 100% tax-deductible gift to the Chautauqua Fund will help ensure a successful and vital future for the Chautauqua Institution. Unrestricted giving...