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...
Sports Club
...paddling. If you prefer to stay onshore, Sports Club is the place to go for fishing rods and live bait, sports equipment, shuffleboard, lawn bowling and outdoor ping pong. Fees vary. Contact Information Deb Lyons Director of Sports Club 716.357.6281 (summer only) sportsclub@chq.org Alyssa Porter Director of Community Education & Youth Programs aporter@chq.org 716-357-6489 Pontoon Boat Rentals (Weekly/Multi-Day/Daily/Half Day) • Two New 23′ Pontoon Boats available • Prop insurance available • Pontoon Boats docked at Chautauqua...
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
...part of this year’s 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 passes prior to arriving via the Chautauqua Institution Ticket...
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...
Noah Falck and Sunita Puri
...Review, Literary Hub, Poetry Daily, Poets.org and anthologized in Poem-a-Day: 365 Poems for Every Occasion. In 2013, he founded the Silo City Reading Series, an immersive, multimedia poetry event series that takes place inside a 120-foot-high, 100-year-old abandoned grain elevator. He works as Literary Director at Just Buffalo Literary Center and lives in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Sunita Puri is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where...
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...
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–Friday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Ticket Phones/Contact Center: Tuesday–Friday: 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–Friday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. infooffice@chq.org 716.357.6200 Main Gate Welcome Center Tuesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Visitors Center on Bestor Plaza Post Office Building Closed until the 2027 season...
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...