Refund and Cancellation Policies
...own risk. We urge everyone to purchase tickets at the Chautauqua Institution Ticket Office or by visiting tickets.chq.org. We’re here to help Ticket Office Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Ticket Phones/Contact Center: Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ticketoffice@chq.org 716.357.6250 , option 5 Order online: tickets.chq.org Welcome Center Central Information Desk Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. infooffice@chq.org 716.357.6200 Main Gate Welcome Center Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Ticket Refund Policies Gate Pass Refund Policy Long-term tickets (gate passes that span...
Resident Guest Pass Program
...start as early as*: Can Expire as late as*: Can be coupled with Overnight Gate Pass**? Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m. Midnight Yes, if purchasing 4 p.m.–midnight RGP Saturday 8 a.m. Midnight Yes, if purchasing 4 p.m.–midnight RGP *Up to an eight-hour period **Overnight Gate Pass is $15 and is valid from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. the next day. How to purchase an RGP: The host brings their gate pass to the Will Call window and...
Group One
...as a transition between Children’s School and Boys’ and Girls’ Club. This special full-day program (9 a.m.–noon and 2–4 p.m.) is held Monday–Friday and uses the Sheldon Hall of Education facilities in the morning and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club facilities in the afternoon. The program includes active play, arts activities, swimming instruction and waterfront activities, nature programs, and special events. Children remain with the same teachers/counselors throughout the day. Chautauqua Institution will communicate with...
Chautauqua Celebrates 150 Years of Seasons and Stories With a Packed Calendar of Events and Special Initiatives
...Hotel historic tours, and weekly tours of the Miller-Edison Cottage and Gardens. The Miller-Edison Cottage was the Chautauqua home of famous inventor Thomas Edison and wife Mina Miller Edison, the daughter of one of Chautauqua’s founders, Lewis Miller. Chautauqua’s Bird, Tree and Garden Club will host free tours each Wednesday of the cottage’s Ellen Biddle Shipman-inspired garden. A member of the Chautauqua Archives staff will lead the Cottage Tours each Tuesday and Thursday of the...
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Celebration
Stuart Chafetz, conductor Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Celebrate Independence Day in style with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra’s July 4th concert, featuring the dynamic leadership of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz and the sensational vocals of Capathia Jenkins, a frequent guest with orchestras around the U.S. and who starred as ‘Medda’ in Newsies on Broadway. Join us for a patriotic evening of musical brilliance as we pay tribute to the spirit of America. From stirring marches to...
CLSC Environment-Themed Books since Earth Day 1970
CLSC Environment-Themed Books since Earth Day 1970 Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass CLSC 2021-2022 Purchase Book Oreskes, Naomi. Why Trust Science? CLSC 2020-2021 Purchase Book Kolbert, Elizabeth. Under a White Sky CLSC 2020-2021 Purchase Book Jamail, Dahr. The End of Ice CLSC 2020-2021 Purchase Book Rush, Elizabeth. Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore CLSC 2019-2020 Purchase Book Egan, Dan. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes CLSC 2019-2020 Purchase Book Ackerman, Diane. The...
Jason Riley
...documentary film “Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World.” In 2022 he published The Black Boom, an analysis of Black economic progress prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. His most recent book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Black Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed, was published in 2025. Riley earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has also worked for USA Today and the Buffalo News....
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Music School Festival Orchestra: Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
Rossen Milanov, conductor Timothy Muffitt, School of Music artistic director Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Adam Luebke, music director Emily Finke, soprano Rosamund Dyer, mezzo-soprano The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Music School Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Rossen Milanov, join forces with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus for Mahler’s profound ‘Resurrection’ Symphony in a special side-by-side performance. This monumental work, one of Mahler’s most emotionally charged compositions, is a masterful journey from darkness to transcendent light...
Mobility Devices
...staff to make the device charged and mobile again. Additional Lost Item or Repair Costs Replacement Scooter Cover $100 Replacement Tiller Cover $30 Replacement Charger $80 Replacement Key $25 Replacement Extension Cord $40 Uncharged Device Assistance $50/occurrence Late Return Fee $25/hr (Max $100/day) Damage to Scooter/Chair Exact billed amount from repairs Cancellation Fee (15 or more days notice) No fee Cancellation Fee (less than 14 days notice) $75 or 10% of total rental cost, whichever...