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COCA — Center of Creative Arts

★★★★½ 4.6111 reviewsSt. Louis, MOAges 3–18

Private

COCA (Center of Creative Arts) is a major St. Louis nonprofit offering hundreds of week-long summer arts camps for ages 3-18, running from late May through mid-August. Campers explore disciplines from dance, musical theatre and painting to culinary arts, circus skills and video production, led by professional teaching artists, with many camps multidisciplinary. Morning, afternoon and full-day options are available, plus before- and after-care for ages 5 and up.

The practical details

Ages
Ages 3–18
Environment
Indoor/Outdoor
Operator
Private
Before/After CareHalf-Day Option
Before you register

We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact COCA — Center of Creative Arts directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.

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★★★★Jean Montgomery

Thanks to Kim and Ann for helping me buy tickets online. I saw Team M. I enjoyed the music. It was fun getting signatures from some of the cast. The only thing I didn't like is the water fountain water. It tastes disgusting. My friend agreed with me.

★★★★★Will Lubker

They do some absolutely amazing productions here. As good as anything I have seen. The sets are very professionally done. And the acting is fantastic. The theater itself is not huge this it has a very comfortable feel about it. The staff is extremely polite and helpful. If you enjoy live theater you should definitely pay them a visit.

★★★★★Roy Sher

great spot for both kids and adults to take dance and other arts classes. they do a variety of classes from ballet to tap to modern dances. dance rooms have nice floors and mirrors to see parents can watch from outside most rooms with the mirrored glass the facilities are nice and there is a theater with some performances of various shows from people there parking across the street in garage they have upcoming showcase

Julie Rogers

This review only applies to preschool summer camps, which I do not recommend. The classrooms were small and consistently unclean (or even picked up), large groups of young kids with minimally engaged staff, the activities and crafts were underwhelming. We signed up for 2 summer camps, after a bad experience with the first camp, we tried to unenroll. Since we missed the cut off for refund, I went ahead and tried one day of second camp. It was more of the same, our child, who separates easily and doesn’t usually have anxiety, lasted 20 minutes before I was called because he told staff his body and stomach hurt. I was glad he did, because I didn’t have a good feeling dropping him off either! We won’t try them again at any age.

★★★★Constance Johnson

Great venue for theater. I saw a great play on Sunday, October 8th. The production of Color Purple was excellent.

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