Events

Whether you attend a single weekend performance with a friend or immerse yourself in nine weeks of classes, lectures and events with your partner – Chautauqua never disappoints. Here, there’s always more to experience and learn for visitors of all ages and walks of life.

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October 5 @ 9:30 am

CHQ Squirrel Scramble

CHQ Trail

October 26 @ 5:00 pm

Oktoberfest

Athenaeum Hotel

June 24, 2025 @ 8:15 pm Week One (June 22–29)

Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

Amphitheater

June 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Play CHQ: Tie Dye Thursdays

Bestor Plaza

July 1, 2025 @ 8:15 pm Week Two (June 29–July 6)

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

Amphitheater

July 4, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Week Two (June 29–July 6)

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Celebration

Amphitheater

August 16, 2025 @ 8:15 pm Week Nine (August 17–25)

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin’s Concerto in F

Amphitheater

August 18, 2025 @ 10:45 am Week Nine (August 17–25)

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly