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The Chautauqua Experience in Summer

Program No. 20581RJ
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2027
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Sunday, Jun 27, 2027
Saturday, Jul 3, 2027
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2,999
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Itinerary Note: This week's theme is "The American Constitution". In this week, Chautauqua seeks to interrogate the enduring power of the Constitution as a framework that guides civic life and shapes our evolving national story.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jun 27, 2027
Saturday, Jul 3, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week's theme is "The American Constitution". In this week, Chautauqua seeks to interrogate the enduring power of the Constitution as a framework that guides civic life and shapes our evolving national story.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jun 27, 2027
Saturday, Jul 3, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week's theme is "The American Constitution". In this week, Chautauqua seeks to interrogate the enduring power of the Constitution as a framework that guides civic life and shapes our evolving national story.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 4, 2027
Saturday, Jul 10, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Applied Ethics in the Age of AI”. This week invites Chautauquans to grapple with the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI; exploring how we can harness and embrace technological innovation while safeguarding human dignity, democratic values and social trust.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 4, 2027
Saturday, Jul 10, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Applied Ethics in the Age of AI”. This week invites Chautauquans to grapple with the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI; exploring how we can harness and embrace technological innovation while safeguarding human dignity, democratic values and social trust.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 4, 2027
Saturday, Jul 10, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Applied Ethics in the Age of AI”. This week invites Chautauquans to grapple with the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI; exploring how we can harness and embrace technological innovation while safeguarding human dignity, democratic values and social trust.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 11, 2027
Saturday, Jul 17, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Trust”. This week at Chautauqua explores how trust is built, broken and restored, and why its presence or absence shapes everything from civic participation to personal wellbeing.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 11, 2027
Saturday, Jul 17, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Trust”. This week at Chautauqua explores how trust is built, broken and restored, and why its presence or absence shapes everything from civic participation to personal wellbeing.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 11, 2027
Saturday, Jul 17, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Trust”. This week at Chautauqua explores how trust is built, broken and restored, and why its presence or absence shapes everything from civic participation to personal wellbeing.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 18, 2027
Saturday, Jul 24, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “United We Swing: A Week in Partnership with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra”. This week explores how the arts can unite us during moments of change; within our country, within Chautauqua, and within JLCO. As both organizations navigate leadership transition, we examine how cultural institutions can deepen their core missions while fostering innovation and welcoming the next generation of changemakers.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 18, 2027
Saturday, Jul 24, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “United We Swing: A Week in Partnership with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra”. This week explores how the arts can unite us during moments of change; within our country, within Chautauqua, and within JLCO. As both organizations navigate leadership transition, we examine how cultural institutions can deepen their core missions while fostering innovation and welcoming the next generation of changemakers.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 18, 2027
Saturday, Jul 24, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “United We Swing: A Week in Partnership with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra”. This week explores how the arts can unite us during moments of change; within our country, within Chautauqua, and within JLCO. As both organizations navigate leadership transition, we examine how cultural institutions can deepen their core missions while fostering innovation and welcoming the next generation of changemakers.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 25, 2027
Saturday, Jul 31, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Exploration and Confluence: A Week in Partnership with National Geographic”. In a week that reprises a partnership spanning nearly two decades, Chautauqua welcomes National Geographic Explorers both familiar and new, to celebrate the spirit of curiosity and the power of bearing witness; from charting little-known ecosystems to documenting human resilience in a constantly changing world.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 25, 2027
Saturday, Jul 31, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Exploration and Confluence: A Week in Partnership with National Geographic”. In a week that reprises a partnership spanning nearly two decades, Chautauqua welcomes National Geographic Explorers both familiar and new, to celebrate the spirit of curiosity and the power of bearing witness; from charting little-known ecosystems to documenting human resilience in a constantly changing world.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Jul 25, 2027
Saturday, Jul 31, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Exploration and Confluence: A Week in Partnership with National Geographic”. In a week that reprises a partnership spanning nearly two decades, Chautauqua welcomes National Geographic Explorers both familiar and new, to celebrate the spirit of curiosity and the power of bearing witness; from charting little-known ecosystems to documenting human resilience in a constantly changing world.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 1, 2027
Saturday, Aug 7, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Amna Nawaz and Friends: American Storytellers”. Join “PBS News Hour” co-anchor and co-managing editor Amna Nawaz for a special Chautauqua week of inspiring and intimate conversations with storytellers of all kinds, as they share their own journeys to today, and their sense of mission into tomorrow.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 1, 2027
Saturday, Aug 7, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Amna Nawaz and Friends: American Storytellers”. Join “PBS News Hour” co-anchor and co-managing editor Amna Nawaz for a special Chautauqua week of inspiring and intimate conversations with storytellers of all kinds, as they share their own journeys to today, and their sense of mission into tomorrow.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 1, 2027
Saturday, Aug 7, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,999
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Amna Nawaz and Friends: American Storytellers”. Join “PBS News Hour” co-anchor and co-managing editor Amna Nawaz for a special Chautauqua week of inspiring and intimate conversations with storytellers of all kinds, as they share their own journeys to today, and their sense of mission into tomorrow.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,999
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 8, 2027
Saturday, Aug 14, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,499
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Celebrating Excellence: A Week in Partnership with The Pulitzer Prizes”. In this special week in partnership with the Prizes and its public programs initiative, Pulitzer on the Road, Chautauqua celebrates the power of exceptional storytelling; from the investigations and reporting that safeguard democracy to the works of imagination that expand our sense of what it means to be human.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,499
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 8, 2027
Saturday, Aug 14, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Celebrating Excellence: A Week in Partnership with The Pulitzer Prizes”. In this special week in partnership with the Prizes and its public programs initiative, Pulitzer on the Road, Chautauqua celebrates the power of exceptional storytelling; from the investigations and reporting that safeguard democracy to the works of imagination that expand our sense of what it means to be human.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 8, 2027
Saturday, Aug 14, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,499
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Celebrating Excellence: A Week in Partnership with The Pulitzer Prizes”. In this special week in partnership with the Prizes and its public programs initiative, Pulitzer on the Road, Chautauqua celebrates the power of exceptional storytelling; from the investigations and reporting that safeguard democracy to the works of imagination that expand our sense of what it means to be human.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,499
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 15, 2027
Saturday, Aug 21, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,499
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “On Living Well: A Week Curated with Dr. Sanjay Gupta”. With Dr. Gupta joining us for part of the week, he and other leading voices in medicine, neuroscience, psychology and wellness will reveal the secrets of the happiest and healthiest people on the planet and explore how we can all participate in building a healthier future for ourselves and our communities.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,499
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 15, 2027
Saturday, Aug 21, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,489
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “On Living Well: A Week Curated with Dr. Sanjay Gupta”. With Dr. Gupta joining us for part of the week, he and other leading voices in medicine, neuroscience, psychology and wellness will reveal the secrets of the happiest and healthiest people on the planet and explore how we can all participate in building a healthier future for ourselves and our communities.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,489
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 15, 2027
Saturday, Aug 21, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,499
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “On Living Well: A Week Curated with Dr. Sanjay Gupta”. With Dr. Gupta joining us for part of the week, he and other leading voices in medicine, neuroscience, psychology and wellness will reveal the secrets of the happiest and healthiest people on the planet and explore how we can all participate in building a healthier future for ourselves and our communities.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,499
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 22, 2027
Saturday, Aug 28, 2027
1 Participant
Shared Room
starting at
2,349
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Turning Roots Into Rock: A Week in Partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”. This week at Chautauqua traces the electrifying journey from blues, gospel, country and folk to the sound that changed everything. We’ll explore how rhythm, voice, story and spirit fused into something louder, bolder and unmistakably new; and something that continues to evolve today.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,349
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 22, 2027
Saturday, Aug 28, 2027
1 Participant
Private Room
starting at
3,339
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Turning Roots Into Rock: A Week in Partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”. This week at Chautauqua traces the electrifying journey from blues, gospel, country and folk to the sound that changed everything. We’ll explore how rhythm, voice, story and spirit fused into something louder, bolder and unmistakably new; and something that continues to evolve today.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
3,339
per person
Sold Out - Join Waitlist
Sunday, Aug 22, 2027
Saturday, Aug 28, 2027
2 Participants
starting at
2,349
per person
Show Details
Itinerary Note: This week’s theme: “Turning Roots Into Rock: A Week in Partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”. This week at Chautauqua traces the electrifying journey from blues, gospel, country and folk to the sound that changed everything. We’ll explore how rhythm, voice, story and spirit fused into something louder, bolder and unmistakably new; and something that continues to evolve today.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
Included
15 meals ( 6B, 3L, 6D )
15 expert-led lectures
5 performances
An experienced Group Leader
Taxes and customary gratuity
Road Scholar Assurance Plan
starting at
2,349
per person
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