21st-century Chautauquas

The Chautauqua adult education movement flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then declined. However, some Independent Chautauquas still operate today, and these are the 21st century Chautauquas. They are divided into two categories, Continuously Operating Chautauquas and Revival Chautauquas.

Continuously Operating Chautauquas

All references agree that at least these five Chautauquas have continued operations, without missing a year, from the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement into the 21st Century:

In addition, several other entities self-report that their activities constitute Continuously Operating Chautauquas:

in Bay View, Michigan
in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Miami Valley [Chautauqua Association] in Miamisburg, Ohio
Fountain [Park Chautauqua] in Fountain Park, Indiana
in Ocean Park, Maine
Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania
various other Sunday School Assemblies

Revival Chautauquas

Some other organizations have honored the Chautauqua tradition by starting similar operations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Examples include the following:

in Windermere, Ontario
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua near Bayfield, WI Bayfield, WI
at Ocean Park, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
The annual Chautauqua Festival held in Wytheville, Virginia since 1985
in Andrews, North Carolina
The held in DeFuniak Springs, Florida since 1996
The in Chautauqua, Illinois
The held in Waxahachie, Texas since 2000
The touring the Pacific Northwest since 1981
The
Primarily operates from Oakwood Park in Syracuse, Indiana, on the shores of Lake Wawasee since 2011.