Welcome to
Chautauqua
Institution
We are a community of artists, educators, thinkers, faith leaders and friends dedicated to exploring the best in humanity. Whether it’s your first time visiting or your fiftieth, our promise is the same: Wisdom will be gleaned. Memories will be made. Life will be enriched. Positive change is your charge.
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Welcome to
Chautauqua
Institution
We are a community of artists, educators, thinkers, faith leaders and friends dedicated to exploring the best in humanity. Whether it’s your first time visiting or your fiftieth, our promise is the same: Wisdom will be gleaned. Memories will be made. Life will be enriched. Positive change is your charge.
Plan your experience today
No matter how long you plan to stay, a Chautauqua Institution
experience is one you won’t soon forget. Use our experience
planner to make booking your next visit simple.
Select
Dates
Decide how long you’re staying
and whether you would like
to visit us in the summer or
in our off-season.
Find
Events
Find out which events line up
with your dates and
your interests.
Find
Accommodations
Choose between a variety of
beautiful lodging options
both on and off the
Chautauqua grounds.
Save
Experience
Once your itinerary is complete,
you can save it and send it
to your email.
An experience like no other
“There is no place like it. No resort. No spa. Not anywhere else in the country, or anywhere in the world.”
— David McCullough
Historian, author
“Things are different here. You feel it the moment you pass through the gates. Here, we have a glimmer, an active, muscular, American utopia, here in this place, inquisitive, ecumenical, feeding mind and body and spirit.”
— Ken Burns
Documentary filmmaker
Named “Best Small Town Cultural Scene” by USA Today
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Upcoming events at Chautauqua Institution
Our 2021 Weekly Themes
Ranging from climate change to public education, our weekly themes represent the important societal topics that will be the focus of speakers, events and discourse in a given week.
Our 2021 Weekly Themes
Ranging from climate change to public education, our weekly themes represent the important societal topics that will be the focus of speakers, events and discourse in a given week.
Support Chautauqua
Anyone who has experienced the reinvention and reinvigoration of a visit to
Chautauqua knows that this is an experience that must be preserved. As a
non-profit organization, we depend on your gifts to sustain our mission.