Arts Camps in California

★★★★½ 4.7 (53)

Almaden Academy of Music

Music-school summer camps (chamber music intensive, musical theater) in San Jose.

Livermore, Alameda County

★★★★★ 5.0 (43)

Eureka, Humboldt County

Pal Camp

Nature-based day camp near Eureka for ages 5-17 with weekly themes, crafts, and water play.

Bits Bytes And Pixels

Digital-arts camps in animation, game design and filmmaking for ages 10-18, taught by industry pros.

Ages 10–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (38)

Camp Hollywoodland

Girls' overnight camp (ages 6-17) in Griffith Park, run by LA Recreation and Parks.

Ages 6–17

South Pasadena, Los Angeles County

★★★★½ 4.7 (37)

Rise Up & Dance

Week-long themed dance camps in South Pasadena for grades 2-6, extended care.

Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (37)

PVNet

Nonprofit STEM camps in Rolling Hills Estates: coding, robotics, 3D design; pick your weeks.

Ages 7–18

Concord, Contra Costa County

★★★★½ 4.7 (24)

Dreamspace Dance & Performing Arts

Concord dance/performing-arts studio with weeklong summer camps, ages 2+.

Pleasanton, Alameda County

★★★★★ 5.0 (35)

Kalaa Art and Design Academy

Pleasanton art studio: half-day themed art-and-craft camps for kids from age 5

Stockton, San Joaquin County

★★★★★ 5.0 (34)

Seifert Community Center

City of Stockton center running an 8-week full-day summer camp (ages 5-12, 7:30-5:30).

Ages 5–12

★★★★ 4.4 (75)

Ustar Education

Silicon Valley STEM and academic camps: VEX robotics, coding, writing and language, PreK-12.

Ages 4–18

Tracy, San Joaquin County

★★★★ 4.3 (9)

Catalyst Kids Art Freiler

Tracy child development center: school-age summer camp plus year-round childcare

Catalyst Kids Santa Teresa

Nonprofit summer camp (weekly themes, STEAM, field trips) in San Jose; scholarships.

Ventura, Ventura County

Let Them Explore Learning Center

Ventura STEAM camps and classes: engineering, robotics, sewing and baking, roughly ages 5-12.

Ages 5–12

Star Dance Studio

SF dance day camp, ages 5-10, July, M-F 8:30-4, multiple styles.

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

JAMS

Nonprofit rock camp for ages 8-18; form a band and perform in a week, scholarships offered.

Ages 8–18

San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County

Academy of Creative Theatre - ACT at SLO REP

Youth theatre summer camps, ages 5-18, San Luis Obispo (SLO REP)

Ages 3–18

Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County

CYT Santa Cruz

Faith-based week-long musical-theatre day camp for ages 4-18, Santa Cruz area.

Ages 4–18

Covina, Los Angeles County

Covina's Best AfterSchool and Summer Camps

Covina after-school program (K-5) with full-day & summer camp options; transportation included.

Union City, Alameda County

★★★★½ 4.7 (14)

Camp Integem: AI, Holographic AR, Coding, Robotics, STEM, Animation, Art & Game Design at Fremont Creative Kids

Full-day AI, AR, coding & robotics tech camp for ages 6–18 (Integem, Union City).

Ages 6–18

★★★★ 4.2 (5)

B-MUSIC

Week-long rock-band camp in a recording studio for ages 7+, Los Angeles.

Ages 4+

★★★★ 4.2 (5)

Berryessa Community Center

City community center in San Jose running Camp San Jose day camp with games, sports, and trips.

Ages 3–12

Oceanside, San Diego County

★★★★ 4.4 (143)

Studio ACE

Oceanside arts nonprofit: free/low-cost art camps & classes, ages 2-18+

Newport Beach, Orange County

★★★★★ 5.0 (28)

Art Therapy OC

Newport Beach therapeutic kids' art studio with Creative Kids Camps on off-school days

★★★★★ 5.0 (28)

Fullerton, Orange County

Encore Elite Dance and Cheer

Dance and cheer camps in Fullerton, ages 2-18, full- or half-day options.

★★★★★ 5.0 (28)

Brooklyn Dancesport Club LA Edition

Ballroom/Latin dance studio in Van Nuys (LA) offering kids' summer dance camps.

Tracy, San Joaquin County

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)

The Academy of Performing Arts

Tracy dance academy; themed summer camps incl a half-day preschool camp (ages 2-5).

San Diego, San Diego County

★★★★★ 5.0 (25)

Prodigy Dance Company

Themed dance camps in San Diego (Rancho Peñasquitos/Carmel Valley), all levels.

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

★★★★★ 5.0 (25)

Elaine's Dance Studio

Dance camps in Santa Cruz: preschool (3-4.5) and kids' intensive (8-11), many styles.

Ages 3–17

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

★★★★½ 4.7 (6)

The Art Process with Kathy Leader

Santa Barbara mixed-media art studio with kids' art classes & summer camps

Monrovia, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)

Centre Stage Inc.

Youth & teen musical-theatre summer camps, Monrovia

Torrance, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)

Fantasia Family Music

Nonprofit musical-theater/band camp for kids, Torrance

Ages 4–15

San Mateo, San Mateo County

★★★★ 4.3 (12)

Kidsmart Academy - After school Program & Enrichment Classes

After-school provider with TK–6th summer day camps and enrichment in San Mateo.

$475

per week

★★★½ 3.9 (11)

Messy Art Lab

San Francisco process-art studio: hands-on sensory summer camps (ages 2-10)

★★★★★ 5.0 (19)

Kids Artistic Sense

Westwood LA art studio: half-day art camps for ages 4-8, classes from 18 months

Ages 4–10

★★★★½ 4.7 (3)

Richmond District YMCA

SF Y day camp, ages 4.5-13, with field trips, free extended care and childcare subsidy billing.

Ages 4–13

★★★½ 3.6 (5)

Salinas, Monterey County

Salinas School of Dance

Half-day dance camps in Salinas for young kids, ages 3-6 (9-1), two July sessions.

Ages 2–17

Carmichael, Sacramento County

★★★★ 4.3 (16)

KM Dance Arts Studio

Carmichael dance studio; morning kids camps (ages 3-12) plus teen intensives.

San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County

★★★★★ 5.0 (16)

SLO Movement Arts Center

Conservatory-style dance camps/intensives in San Luis Obispo, ages 4-18, in July.

★★★★★ 5.0 (14)

Totally Art Studio

Woodland Hills LA process-art studio (ages 1-12) with summer & school-break day camps

Ages 1–12

★★★★★ 5.0 (14)

Allegra Music Academy

Music-school with seasonal spring/summer camps and lessons in Tarzana (LA).

★★★★★ 5.0 (13)

Oakland, Alameda County

Junior Center Of Art & Science

Oakland nonprofit: full-day arts-and-science summer camps (ages 6-17), sliding scale

★★★★★ 5.0 (13)

Cotati, Sonoma County

North Bay Theatrics

Inclusive youth theatre camp, ages 8-18, Cotati

Lancaster, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (12)

Dance Magic Studios-Lancaster

Dance camp in Lancaster, ages 3+, hip-hop, jazz, tap, tumbling and more.

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

★★★★½ 4.9 (104)

Spotlight Kids Camp

Full-day musical-theater summer camp (Santa Barbara); kids stage a Broadway musical, aid.

Aptos, Santa Cruz County

Cabrillo Summer Youth Program

College-run day camps (ages 5-17, 9-4:30) across STEM, arts, and sports in Aptos.

Catalyst Kids Los Alamitos

Nonprofit childcare-network school-age summer camp (STEAM, field trips) in San Jose.

Bakersfield, Kern County

Garces Summer School

Catholic school summer camps and academics for grades 5–8 in Bakersfield.

Ages 10–13

Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County

RAD Learning Center

Nature-based arts day camp in Mount Shasta, ages 3-12; gardening, crafts, outdoor play.

Ages 4–12

San Francisco Youth Theatre

Accessible youth theatre classes & ensembles, ages 4-24, San Francisco