With your gate and parking passes, you should enter through the gate closest to your residence to unload. There is no reason to go to the Main Gate Welcome Center upon arrival if you already have your gate and parking passes. The attendant at the gate entrance will give you a 45-minute unloading pass.

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You may visit or call the Main Gate Welcome Center or the Visitor Center on Bestor Plaza to speak with an Information Ambassador.

Stopping at the Main Gate Welcome Center is not necessary if you have your gate and parking passes.

Yes, you may enter and exit as often as necessary while your gate pass is valid.

Chautauqua welcomes over 100,000 visitors during our Summer Assembly. Some residents reside at Chautauqua year-round and many more who visit for weddings, special events and programs hosted in the fall, winter and spring months.

Chautauqua has a clear container policy for all perfomance venues. This means that if your bag is larger than 4.5 x 6.5, it must be see-through. We are sorry, but mesh bags do not allow us to see the contents well enough. Bags must be clear. Patrons are welcome to bring backpacks, diaper bags or other totes to Chautauqua Institution to facilitate their visit but if they want access to a specific venue, they must abide by the clear container policy. Solid containers for personal items, like a wallet or a glasses case, are permitted in venues as long as...