Kids Camps & Activities in Des Moines, Iowa

Central Iowa Music Lab

Des Moines music-lesson studio: year-round lessons, Rock Lab band classes and a summer day camp.

Children & Family Urban Movement

Free K–5 summer enrichment program in Des Moines with STEAM, literacy, and meals.

Viking Wrestling Club

Nonprofit youth wrestling training club in Des Moines, starting at age 3.

Des Moines Community Playhouse

Community-theater summer camps for ages 4-18: creative drama, musical theatre, and plays.

Coffee FC

Des Moines summer youth soccer camp for ages 5-14 with games and activities.

La Petite Academy of Des Moines

Des Moines childcare center with themed summer day camps for ages 5-12.

Genesis Health Clubs - Merle Hay

Genesis Health Clubs gym in northwest Des Moines with supervised, CPR-trained Kids Club childcare.

Junior Achievement-Central Ia

Easterseals Camp Sunnyside

Inclusive adaptive day and overnight camp in Des Moines, ages 4–17, for all abilities.

Science Center of Iowa

Museum STEM day camps (Pre-K-grade 8), hands-on science, M-F 9-4, in Des Moines.

Steve & Kate's Camp - Des Moines

National self-directed day camp franchise in Des Moines, ages 4–12, 8am–6pm, lunch included.

Des Moines Performing Arts

Professional-led summer theater camps (ages 6-19): musical theater and Broadway intensive.

Next Level Performance Academy

Des Moines youth basketball academy with evening skill clinics and occasional camps.

Camp Fire Heart of Iowa

Camp Fire nonprofit day camps in central Iowa (K–grade 6) plus an overnight camp option.

Willowbrook Bible Camp

Christian summer bible camp in east Des Moines with elementary-age faith programming.

Camp Hertko Hollow

Overnight camp near Boone for kids ages 6–17 with Type 1 diabetes, with medical staff.

WDM Tiger Cub Baseball

West Des Moines K-2 youth baseball league (season play), not a summer camp.

Des Moines Soccer Club - Water Works

Des Moines youth soccer club with a week-long summer camp for ages 4-18.

Kingdom Hoops Basketball

Nonprofit youth basketball skills camps for grades K-11, Des Moines, Iowa.

Genesis Health Clubs - Hickman Road

Des Moines tennis and fitness club with a Kids Club and Parents Day Out for ages 6 weeks-12 years.

Des Moines Menace Soccer

Des Moines pro-affiliated youth soccer camps for ages 3-17, in evening sessions.

Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Boys & Girls Club

Des Moines Boys & Girls Club with all-day summer programming for youth.

Des Moines Parks and Recreation

Des Moines low-cost municipal summer day camp with arts, sports, STEM, and field trips.