Arts Camps in California

San Marcos, San Diego County

★★★★½ 4.8 (26)

Children Arts & More

San Marcos youth enrichment provider: summer art/music/chef classes, ages 4-15

San Francisco, San Francisco County

Camp Integem: Holographic AR Coding, STEM, AI, Art & Design Summer Camp at San Francisco

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

Dublin, Alameda County

Happy Valley Art School

Dublin art school: summer camps blending art, STEM and creative writing for kids

Ages 5–18

Long Beach, Los Angeles County

The Jewel Box Children's Theater Company

Week-long children's theatre camp with scholarships, Long Beach

Ages 7+

Pacifica, San Mateo County

Santa Barbara Family YMCA

Channel Islands YMCA full-day summer day camps (K-9th, 9-5), Santa Barbara; themed weeks.

Green Room Music

Two-week themed rock camp for ages 8-18 ending in a Friday concert, Pacifica.

$965

total

★★★★ 4.4 (8)

Saratoga, Santa Clara County

85Fun Dance Studio

Saratoga full-day dance+art/STEM camp, ages 4+, M-F 9-3, five themed weeks.

Menlo Park, San Mateo County

★★★★½ 4.8 (13)

Camp Galileo Menlo Park

STEAM/innovation day camp (9–3), grades K–10 (Camp Galileo, Menlo Park).

San Jose, Santa Clara County

Starbird Youth Center

City of San Jose community center hosting week-long Camp San Jose day camps.

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Camp Galileo Encino/Sherman Oaks

Art and STEM day camp for grades K-10 in Encino/Sherman Oaks, 9am-3pm with extended care.

San Anselmo, Marin County

Little Tree Art Studios

San Anselmo art studio: full-day (9-3) camps in ceramics, sewing and mixed media, ages 5-13

Ages 5–13

Irvine, Orange County

Camp Galileo Irvine - Northwood

Art and STEM day camp for grades K-10, 9am-3pm, with extended care and a CIT track.

San Diego, San Diego County

Studio ARTHAUS

San Diego art studio: full-day (9-3) themed art/pottery/cooking summer camps, kids & teens

Monterey, Monterey County

★★★★★ 5.0 (162)

Summer at Santa Catalina

All-girls day & overnight camp, grades 2-9, in Monterey; choose-your-own classes.

Fremont, Alameda County

SW Art Studio

Fremont art studio: small-group (1:6) art camps for grades K-8

Simi Valley, Ventura County

★★★★★ 5.0 (80)

The Phoenix Ranch Day Camp

Day camp for TK-6th grade in Simi Valley with a build-your-own schedule of 6 to 43 days

Applegate Dance Studio

Davis dance studio; three-week mini summer camps (ballet & lyrical), youth-teen.

Ages 3–18

★★★★★ 5.0 (73)

Bakersfield, Kern County

The Playful Space

Themed art camps (mixed media, fiber art, photography) for ages 7–16 in downtown Bakersfield.

Ages 7–16

La Crescenta-Montrose, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (72)

Posh Art Studio

La Crescenta-Montrose art studio: drawing/painting classes & summer camps, ages 4-14

Ages 4–14

Long Beach, Los Angeles County

★★★★★ 5.0 (58)

Long Beach Playhouse

Children's theatre camp (half- & full-day), ages 6+, Long Beach

Ages 9+

Stockton, San Joaquin County

★★★★½ 4.7 (536)

Arnold Rue Community Center

City of Stockton community center hosting summer day camp and youth programs.

Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

★★★★½ 4.7 (230)

Conejo Community Center & Outdoor Unit

Thousand Oaks park-district nature-focused summer day camps; full-day option.

Ages 4–12

★★★★½ 4.7 (217)

Roseville, Placer County

Blue Line Arts

Roseville nonprofit art center: age-specific 4-5 day art camps, drawing to digital and clay

Merced, Merced County

Kids Discovery Station

Nine-week STEAM day camp at a Merced children's museum, ages 5-12, free for MCSD students.

★★★★½ 4.7 (96)

Oakland, Alameda County

East Oakland Youth Development Center

Nonprofit East Oakland six-week full-day summer camp (ages 5-12), free/low-cost.

Ages 6–12

★★★★½ 4.7 (73)

Carrillo Recreation Center

Santa Barbara city rec center hosting Parks & Rec summer camps (ages 5-17), incl. theater.

Ages 7–12

Union City, Alameda County

★★★★½ 4.7 (68)

LAKSHMIS ART WORKSHOP

Union City fine-art workshop: summer camps for kids ages 5-15 across drawing and painting

Ages 5–15

★★★★★ 5.0 (45)

Berkeley, Alameda County

Julia Morgan Theater

Berkeley Playhouse musical-theater day camp (grades K-7, 9-3) at the Julia Morgan Theater.

Los Alamitos, Orange County

★★★★½ 4.7 (55)

Impact Dance Center

Half-day themed dance camps in Los Alamitos, ages 3-10, with weekly mini showcase.

Ages 3–10

South San Francisco, San Mateo County

★★★★★ 5.0 (44)

Spark of Creation Studio

Musical-theater & hip-hop summer camp, ages 3-18, in South SF (weeklong, ~9-3).

Ages 3–18

Placerville, El Dorado County

★★★★½ 4.7 (54)

Exhilaration Station

Inclusive nonprofit day camps in Placerville for ages 4+ with weekly themes (all abilities).

Ages 4–17

El Dorado Hills, El Dorado County

★★★★½ 4.7 (53)

El Dorado Musical Theatre

El Dorado Hills youth theater camp (ages 6-13), half- and full-day weeks, final showcase.

★★★★½ 4.7 (53)

Santa Barbara Dance Arts

Santa Barbara dance day camps (ages 3-teens, M-Th 9-4) with weekly performances.

Ages 3–17

Concord, Contra Costa County

★★★★½ 4.7 (29)

Super Kidz Club

Childcare-center summer day camp (ages 5–13) with field trips and STEM in Concord.

Ages 5–13

La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County

★★★★½ 4.7 (25)

Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge

Nonprofit community-center full-day youth summer camps in La Canada Flintridge, with aid

Ages 5–15

★★★★ 4.4 (69)

Stage Left

Performing-arts (theater) day camp in Santa Barbara/Goleta for ages 4-17.

Ages 4–17

Pleasanton, Alameda County

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

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

Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County

Vandenberg Youth Center

On-base summer day camp for military families, grades K-8, at Vandenberg SFB.

Ages 5–18

Los Altos, Santa Clara County

Camp Galileo Los Altos

STEAM/innovation day camp (9–3), grades K–10 (Camp Galileo, Los Altos).

Castro Valley, Alameda County

PlayCV

Nonprofit Castro Valley day camp, TK-8th grade: STEAM, sports, arts, cooking and theater.

Ages 4–14

Cupertino, Santa Clara County

Camp Integem

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

Redwood City, San Mateo County

Camp Integem: Holographic AR Coding, STEM, AI, Animation, Art & Design Summer Camp at Redwood

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

Oakland, Alameda County

Bay Area Girls Rock Camp

Nonprofit youth-empowerment rock camp for ages 8-18 with band showcase, Oakland; aid offered.

Ages 8–18

San Francisco, San Francisco County

Kid Stock

3-week song/dance/drama day camp, ages 5-14, San Francisco

Ages 5–13

Oakland, Alameda County

Jam Camp WEST

Seven-day overnight music and dance camp for ages 9-16 in the redwoods, scholarships offered.

Ages 10–17

San Mateo, San Mateo County

Camp Integem: AI, Holographic AR, Coding, Robotics, STEM, Animation, Art & Game Design at San Mateo

Holographic-AR, AI and game-design day camp for ages 6-18, 9am-3pm at Hillsdale High School.

Indio, Riverside County

Academy of Musical Performance

Indio nonprofit music program: intensive band/rock summer day camp (grades 4-12)

Ages 10–18