Policies

The Chautauqua Season is between May 24-September 2, 2024 and everyone is required to have a pass.   

Purchasing passes online saves you time and money. When you arrive, jump in the fast lane at the Fifth Street Gate to enter.   

A Preservation Fee will be applied to all Adult Daily and Weekly Passes. Purchased online: $2 per adult per pass. Purchased at the gate: $3 per adult per passThe Preservation Fee will again be added at the time of purchase to all Adult Daily and Weekly Passes – $2
per adult per pass if purchased online prior to your arrival or $3 per adult per pass if purchased upon
entering the gates. Please note that the Preservation Fee does not apply to Season Chautauqua Passes or Youth and Child Passes.

Our Lakeside facilities and grounds play a significant role in the Chautauqua experience every year. Across the grounds, there are more than 50 historic structures and facilities, 9 miles of roads and sidewalks, and extensive parks and grounds to maintain. As the operating costs increase, we must invest in the maintenance and repair of our grounds, buildings and infrastructure and continue this reinvestment year after year. 

Daily and Weekly parking fees for the nearby Danbury School Parking
Lot, South Gate Parking Lot, and on the Grounds are the following:

• Danbury School Parking Lot: $3 per day and $21 per week
• South Gate Parking Lot: $8 per day and $56 per week.
• On the Grounds Parking: $15 per day and $100 per week

To help with congestion and continue our high safety standards, Lakeside offers three different parking options and fees: inside the gates, at the South Gate Parking Lot and Danbury School Parking Lot. The Danbury School Parking Lot is available for parking from May 25-Aug. 25, 2024. Please pick up and purchase Auto Passes at the Welcome Center. Upon receiving your Auto Pass, please place it in the lower left corner of your windshield. The Safety Services Department will check Auto Passes as part of their daily routine. 

Please present your Chautauqua Pass to be scanned by the gate attendant when entering and exiting the gates of Lakeside. Passes are required for entry to Hoover Auditorium entertainment and the Grindley Aquatic & Wellness Campus Pool. Guests can present Chautauqua Passes and Auto Passes from their mobile devices or a printed pass.

Your Daily Chautauqua Pass is valid from the date of entry until 7 p.m. the following day, which means you get to experience almost two days of summertime fun for the price of one.

Lakeside offers a Shopping and Dining Pass complementary. This pass is valid for 2 hours and must be validated/stamped by the manager of the business establishment. If this is not completed, or if the time allotted is exceeded, the guest(s) will be charged a fee upon departure.

The concert will be held at Hoover Auditorium (115 W. Third St.), located on Third St. between Walnut and Central Avenues in Lakeside, Ohio. The auditorium is a short walk from all available parking locations. A complimentary golf cart shuttle service is available on a continuous route. The historic auditorium seats more than 2,000 guests.

Complimentary golf cart shuttles run 7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, with the last pick up at 10:30 p.m. For those with limited mobility, the Mack Mobile is available by calling 419-341-8247. Shuttles run on a continuous route between the following stops: Welcome Center (South Gate), Campground, Pool area (Sixth Street), Shuffleboard (Second Street & Central Avenue), Hotel Lakeside, the Fountain Inn, Hoover Auditorium, Fifth Street Gate, the Rhein Center (Sixth Street & Walnut Avenue) and the Lakeside Schoolhouse parking area. Please note that a shuttle service does not run from the Danbury School Parking Lot. Guests can pick up a shuttle from the South Gate entrance.