Arts Camps

Concord, Middlesex County

★★★★½ 4.7 (237)

The Umbrella Arts Center

Multi-track arts camp in Concord - painting, ceramics, woodworking and theater - for grades K-8.

Ages 5–14

Rapid City, Pennington County

★★★★½ 4.7 (235)

Dahl Arts Center

Four-day summer art camps for grades K-5 at Rapid City's Dahl Arts Center, 9am-3pm.

Ages 5–11 · Financial aid

★★★★½ 4.7 (232)

Lakewood, Pierce County

Lakewood Playhouse

Musical theater day camps, one to three weeks, rising grades 1-12; scholarships offered.

Ages 6–19

Stockton, San Joaquin County

★★★★½ 4.7 (231)

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.

East Providence, Providence County

★★★★½ 4.7 (217)

Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School

Music school summer workshops, ensembles, and theatre intensives for kids and teens

Ages 6–18 · Financial aid

Pearland, Brazoria County

ART CAMP

Art school summer camp (ages 6–14) in Pearland: drawing, painting, sculpture, animation.

Open

Tucker, DeKalb County

The D.R.E.A.M. Center

Tucker, GA dance studio with a summer dance day camp, ages 3 and up

Ages 3–17

Le Mars, Plymouth County

Central Dance Academy

Le Mars dance studio with summer dance camps and technique classes, ages 2 and up.

Ages 2–17

Boston, Suffolk County

Wheelock Family Theatre

Professional theatre's summer intensives, ages 4-18, with before/after care on the BU campus.

Ages 4–18

New London, Merrimack County

★★★★½ 4.7 (181)

New London Barn Playhouse

Youth theater day camp in acting and musical theater, ages 6–11, in New London

Ages 6–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (177)

Volcano, Hawaii County

Volcano Art Center Gallery

Nonprofit weeklong keiki art day camp (drawing, kites, performing arts) near Volcano.

Ages 8–14

★★★★½ 4.7 (176)

Decatur, Morgan County

Alabama Center for the Arts

Decatur arts center with half-day and intensive summer camps for ages 11-18.

Ages 11–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (164)

Whitefield, Coos County

Weathervane Theatre

Windsock day camp, ages 8–17, in acting, music, dance and tech in Whitefield

Ages 8–17

Hendersonville, Sumner County

★★★★½ 4.7 (164)

Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center

Hendersonville nonprofit arts center with one-week summer art and film camps, ages 6-16.

Ages 6–16

★★★★½ 4.7 (160)

Roseville, Placer County

Blue Line Arts

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

Bloom Music Studio

Piano/guitar studio with 4-week summer classes and 3–4 day mini music camps, ages 3 and up.

Ages 3+

Overland Park, Johnson County

★★★★★ 5.0 (50)

Theatre of the Imagination

Week-long drama & dance day camp for grades 1-8 in Overland Park.

Project Hawai'i Inc.

Free nonprofit educational summer camp for homeless keiki ages 3-17.

Ages 3–17

★★★★★ 5.0 (50)

Duluth, St. Louis County

Duluth Playhouse

Community theatre's youth summer camps and intensives, grades 3–12, Duluth

Ages 8–18

Mauldin, Greenville County

★★★★½ 4.7 (146)

Mauldin Cultural Center

Week-long theatre and musical-theatre camps for ages 6-17 in Mauldin

Ages 6–17

Appleton, Outagamie County

★★★★½ 4.7 (145)

Pinot's Palette

Appleton paint-and-sip franchise with half-day kids' art camps for ages 6-16.

Ages 6–16

Indianapolis, Marion County

★★★★½ 4.7 (143)

YMCA of Greater Indianapolis

Indianapolis YMCA day camps for ages 5-15 at 15 locations, 6:30am-6pm extended care included

Salem Art Association - Bush Barn Art Center

Nonprofit art center with art-and-nature summer camps for ages 8–13 in Salem.

Ages 8–13

Ocean Pines, Worcester County

★★★★½ 4.7 (141)

Ocean Pines Community Center

Traditional rec day camp for ages 4–12 at the Ocean Pines Community Center.

★★★★½ 4.7 (133)

Greer, Greenville County

The City of Greer Center for the Arts

Greer arts venue hosting multidisciplinary Arts In Action summer camps, ages 5–11.

Ages 5–11

★★★★½ 4.7 (131)

Springfield, Lane County

Emerald Art Center

Nonprofit art center: week-long half-day youth art camps (ages 9–17), scholarships offered.

Ages 9–17

Chattanooga, Hamilton County

★★★★½ 4.7 (118)

John A. Patten Community Center

City of Chattanooga youth summer day camp (ages 6–12), 8am–4:30pm.

Ages 6–12

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish

★★★★½ 4.7 (113)

ExxonMobil YMCA

Baton Rouge–area YMCA branch with full-day summer camp for ages 4–12 in Baton Rouge.

★★★★½ 4.7 (111)

Decatur, Morgan County

Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Decatur full-day arts day camp for rising grades 1-6, with lunch included.

Ages 6–12

★★★★½ 4.7 (104)

Parkersburg, Wood County

The Smoot Theatre

Week-long youth vaudeville theater camp (grades 3–12) in Parkersburg, WV; half-day.

Ages 8–17

★★★★½ 4.7 (104)

Wichita, Sedgwick County

Mark Arts

STEAM art camps (ages 5-12), half-day sessions, in Wichita

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County

★★★★½ 4.7 (100)

Cloud 9 Workshop

Eco-art and maker day camps for school-age kids in Milwaukee.

Smithtown, Suffolk County

★★★★★ 5.0 (48)

Ivy League School and Day Camp

Day camp for ages 2-16 with academics, swim, sports, adventure and arts; lunch and extended care included.

Ages 2–16

Signal Mountain, Hamilton County

★★★★½ 4.7 (99)

Mountain Arts Community Center

Signal Mountain arts center with summer art, nature, music & AI camps.

Ages 5–11

★★★★½ 4.7 (98)

Merced, Merced County

Kids Discovery Station

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

Collierville, Shelby County

★★★★½ 4.7 (96)

The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre

Collierville municipal theatre with a two-week youth performing-arts camp, ages 7-18.

Ages 7–18

Bethesda, Montgomery County

★★★★½ 4.7 (90)

Artworks Fine Art Studio

Full-day fine-art camps, ages 6-17, in clay, painting, and pastels.

Ages 6–17

★★★★½ 4.7 (83)

Olathe, Johnson County

Trilogy Cultural Arts Centre

Musical theatre, dance & aerial arts day camp, ages 3-18, Olathe

Ages 3–18

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

★★★★½ 4.7 (83)

Ammon Community Recreation Center

Free city STEAM summer day camp, ages 4-12, in Pittsburgh's Hill District.

Owens Cross Roads, Madison County

★★★★½ 4.7 (81)

Merrimack

Huntsville arts center running a half-day adaptive summer arts camp for special-needs kids ages 3-12.

Ages 3–12

★★★★½ 4.7 (79)

Norfolk, Norfolk city

Hugh R. Copeland Center

Musical theater day camp, ages 5+, 9am-3:30pm two-week sessions ending in a performance.

Ages 5–19

Greenville, Greenville County

★★★★½ 4.7 (77)

Artistic Edge Dance Center

Greenville dance studio with summer dance camps; a June week runs 9am–noon for ages 7–11.

Live Theatre Workshop

Full-week theatre camps (ages 8-15), 8am-4:30pm, ending in a showcase.

Ages 8–15

★★★★½ 4.7 (74)

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

Cockeysville, Baltimore County

★★★★½ 4.7 (73)

Kid's Revolution

All-summer day camp in Cockeysville for ages 5–12 with swimming, dance, and karate.

★★★★½ 4.7 (73)

Phoenix, Maricopa County

Diamond Dance Works

Themed summer dance camps for ages 5-13, half- and full-day, 9am-4pm.

Ages 5–13

★★★★½ 4.7 (72)

Alton, Belknap County

Camp Kabeyun

Boys' lakeside sleepaway camp (ages 8–15): land & water sports, adventure trips.

Seattle JazzED

Nonprofit sliding-scale jazz camps, grades 4-12; ensembles, improv and public performances.

Ages 9–18