Chautauqua Travels
...Stage with Jade King Carroll November 10–15, 2025 Learn More Past Trips Iceland Adventure – July 10-16, 2022 Responding to a Changing Climate: Resilience and Adaptation in New Orleans – November 6–10, 2022 Clean Energy and a Changing Climate in Iceland – October 7–12, 2023 Santa Fe’s Art Scene – October 25–29, 2023 Beethoven in Vienna with David Levy – May 19–25, 2024 The 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Kori Schake – June 3–10, 2024...
Start Planning Your 2025 Chautauqua Experience
...for a week celebrating the intersection of art and community, featuring creative experimentation and excellence. Why do we create? How is art woven into everyday life? This week connects impactful artistic experiences with deeper insights from the artists themselves. George Saunders, author, Lincoln and the Bardo Week Four July 12–19 Chautauqua Lecture Theme: The Future of the American Experiment A Week in Partnership With American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution Chautauqua brings two of...
Chautauqua Institution Welcomes Dance Theatre of Harlem for Spring Residency
...at the Chautauqua Golf Club, and other recreation opportunities. Schedule of Public Events Friday, April 16 • 12 p.m. EDT Dance Theatre of Harlem: Conversation with Artistic Director Virginia Johnson on CHQ Assembly Friday, April 23 • 12 p.m. EDT Dance Theatre of Harlem: Conversation with Artistic Director Virginia Johnson and Choreographer Tiffany Rea-Fisher on CHQ Assembly Tuesday, April 27 • 1 p.m. EDT Dance Theatre of Harlem Live Lecture and Demonstration with Chautauqua Arts Education Saturday,...
CSO Announces Music Director Rossen Milanov four-year contract extensionÂ
Chautauqua, N.Y.- Chautauqua Institution today announced a four-year extension for Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Music Director and Principal Symphonic Conductor Rossen Milanov. The extension follows 10 successful seasons of CSO programming on Chautauqua Institution’s renowned Amphitheater stage. “I am overjoyed that Chautauqua Institution will continue to be blessed with Maestro Milanov’s leadership in the coming years,” said Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Laura Savia. “Rossen is a consummate musician, a discerning leader and...
Weddings & Conferences
...many options for your reception including inside our grand hotel dining room or ballroom, outside on the front lawn, or again by the bell tower on the lake. Lodging is also available for all of your guests. Hosting a destination wedding at our beautiful hotel provides endless possibilities to make your special day as perfect as you can imagine. Chautauqua Institution looks forward to hosting your wedding celebration. All couples are welcome. Download our complete...
Historical Marker Program Honors Chautauqua’s Founding
As Chautauqua Institution prepares to launch its 150th Summer Assembly June 24, it celebrates the installation of a historical marker at the Institution’s main entrance, located on Rt. 394 in Chautauqua, N.Y. Commemorating its founding in 1874 as the Chautauqua Sunday School Teacher Assembly, and made possible by a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the marker reads: CHAUTAUQUA SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER ASSEMBLY FIRST HELD IN AUGUST 1874 WITH CLASSES, LECTURES, RECREATION AND WORSHIP....
Guided Kayak Eco Tour
Enjoy learning more about the lake and water-shed conservation efforts while paddling along during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $10 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the event. For more info, please contact the sportsclub@chq.org...
Guided Kayak Eco Tour
Enjoy learning more about the lake and water-shed conservation efforts while paddling along during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $10 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the event. For more info, please contact the sportsclub@chq.org...
Chautauqua Institution Reveals Impressive Economic Imprint on Region, State
Study shows how historic destination continues to impact, influence New York on the cusp of its sesquicentennial Chautauqua Institution, along with its patrons and property owners, generates more than $305 million in total economic impact for New York state, while serving as a key driver for the tourism industry in western New York and community development across Chautauqua County, according to a study released today. In April 2022, Chautauqua Institution and Chautauqua Property Owners Association...
Guided Kayak Eco Tour
Enjoy learning more about the lake and water-shed conservation efforts while paddling along during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $10 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the event. For more info, please contact the sportsclub@chq.org...