2023 Summer Camp Guide
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Dates: June 4 - August 4
Where: Defy Tucson Trampoline Park
Hours: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $289 per week. (Choose 4 weeks or more - $269 per week)
Description: Campers will be enjoying all the attractions of Defy Tucson Trampoline Park while participating in themed-week activities. We import field trips to Defy, so during Animal Week campers will do horseback riding & petting zoos; Water Week - foam parties; More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 20-23; June 26-30; July 5-7; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31 - August 2
Where: SouthRec - Campus Recreation
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: In the month of March receive $35 off for Early Bird Pricing on camp weeks! Full Week Pricing - UAz Student: $240 / Member: $260 / Non-Member: $280 Holiday Rate (Weeks 1 & 4) - UAz Student: $195 / Member: $215 / Non-Member:$235 Week 6 & 10 (3 day week) - UAz Student: $155 / Member: $175 / Non-Member: $195
Description: “A” Camp is Campus Rec's traditional day camp for campers ages 5-11 and Counselors’-In-Training (CIT) ages 12-14. A typical day at camp consists of playing active groups games, creating arts and crafts, and swimming. Optional field trips, swim lessons and More..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215 per child per week.
Description: Enjoy fun animal-themed science experiments and activities this week! Each day includes live animal encounters, museum explorations, science experiments, games, crafts & more! More..
Dates: July 24-28
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: It’s true what they say… anything goes this week! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and time in the Oro Valley gym. More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Campers will learn how archaeologists work through hands-on activities including: **Using prehistoric tools, **Excavating a simulated site **Making string from agave **Analyzing artifacts found during excavation More..
Dates: June 26-30; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Let’s create a YouTube Channel! Join us to develop your YouTuber skills and create and customize your own YouTube channel complete with unique channel art, video thumbnails, uploads, and more! More..
Dates: June 12-15
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Welcome to Broadway, the world is your stage! Spend this week perfecting your Broadway skills with acting, dancing, and singing. More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Use your creativity and critical thinking during this week-long STEM camp where campers will have the opportunity to explore different building techniques in a classroom full of interlocking parts. More..
Dates: June 26-30; July 10-14
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Learn the art of creating and solving coded messages and combine it with the power of computer science to write programs that encrypt and decrypt secret messages. Ninjas will create unique puzzles and build their very own escape room to More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 10-14
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $250. Per week
Description: If you love retro arcade games, then this is the camp for you! Enhance your programming by remaking classic games and then bring them to life on your own handheld gaming device to share with friends! More..
Code Your Own Robot in Minecraft
Dates: June 12-16; June 26-30; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Attention Minecraft® masters! Learn how to use code to control a virtual robot in Minecraft®. You can even program it to complete all of the boring tasks in Minecraft® for you… That’s right! Teach your robots to dig, farm, build, More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Calling all artists, designers, and creators! Learn 3D modeling skills using Tinkercad software and watch your builds come to life on our 3D printers. More..
Dates: July 17-20
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Join Bluey, Bingo, and the entire family for a fun-filled adventure! Learn songs and dances from the hit show and work together with your friends! More..
Dates: June 5-8
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Time to become part of the Family Madrigal! Learn about the Madrigal's magical powers, and discover what your own gift will be. Camp includes dance, music, art, and science. More..
Dates: July 17-20
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Time to become part of the Family Madrigal! Learn about the Madrigal's magical powers, and discover what your own gift will be. More..
Dates: July 17-21
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: Campers will get to explore some of the coolest professions on the planet in this new camp! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and More..
Dates: June 6; June 13; June 20; June 27; July 4; July 11; July 18; July 25; August 1; August 4
Where: In person by 1st and Orange Grove, Tucson.
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35 drop-in class, $130 for a full month (4 classes) or $250 for the entire summer (8 classes)
Description: Each week we'll have an exciting theme. Activities include tie-dye, wand-making, paint along, science experiments, and more. We'll end our summer fun with an art exhibition to display all the masterpieces that were created. We are going to have so More..
Dates: June 5-9; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: In this hands-on, fully guided experience, Ninjas will learn the basics of game building and creative development in Roblox, an exciting, online gaming platform. More..
Junior Adventures in Game Design
Dates: June 5-9; July 5-7
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: In this amazing game-building camp, Ninjas will learn some of the basics of computer science by coding mini-games such as a maze, hide-and-seek, and even your very own creation! More..
Junior Makers with Microcontrollers
Dates: June 5-9; July 5-7
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: JR Ninjas, come explore the magical world of physical computing and storytelling with a microcontroller called micro:bit. You will learn how to make objects come to life using sensors, electronics, play dough, cardboard, LED lights, aluminum foil, and more. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: The Mini Time Machine Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $175 per camp session for Non-Members. Members receive 10% off (each camp session lasts a week).
Description: Session 1: Degoba: Create a miniature misty swamp for carnivorous plants to live in harmony with the alien hermit that lives in the bog! Craft a mini spaceship crash and warrior in search of the mysterious alien master who lives More..
Kids Summer Cooking Camp + Teens Culinary Camp
Dates: June 5 - July 31
Where: Cuisine Classique Cooking School
Hours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $264 for kids camp, $349 for teens camp.
Description: Cuisine Classique Cooking School is hosting two camps this summer, one for kids and another for teens! Kids camp, weekly June 5-July 31 for kids ages 5-12. Shout out to our Kid Chefs, we have lots of fun planned for this summer’s More..
Dates: June 12-16; July 10-14; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Robotics adventures await! Join us for a camp full of creativity, fun and collaboration as we introduce your ninja to the worlds of engineering and computer programming using the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime set and Python Programming Language. More..
Living History & Re-enactment Camp
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Experience how people in the Presidio lived and learn about local history through fictional dramatization of historical events. Activities include: *Doing the chores of a Spanish soldier *Experiencing native desert foods *Making adobe bricks *Learning hands-on local agricultural practices More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: Join our top scientists in zany activities during one of Heart & Soul’s most popular summer camps! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and More..
Dates: July 10-28
Where: Main Event Tucson
Hours: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $289 per week. Choose 4 weeks or more - $269 per week. (lunch is included)
Description: Campers will be enjoying all the attractions of Main Event, plus camp activities that include imported field trips like horseback riding, petting zoos, foam parties, laser tag, etc. We also do STEAM educational projects throughout the week. No camp is More..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: Raise your hand if five days of extravagant messes sounds like a fun time! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and time in the More..
Dates: July 10-13
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Refine your mind with Mind-Craft! Use STEM skills to engineer and create all week long. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 26-30
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Attention advanced Minecraft® players! Learn how to make your own mods with custom textures, weapons, armor, enemies, and more. More..
Dates: July 17-21
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215 per child per week.
Description: Will you visit under the sea? Maybe the rainforest? The real fun of Mystery Week is that you won't know the theme of each day until it comes around! But we can guarantee each day will be exciting! Each day More..
Dates: July 17-21
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: ART + NATURE! What is better than being in nature while looking at art? Make your own sculptural shapes, then build a garden model around it that you would like to imagine playing in! More..
Dates: June 12-16; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Spark your imagination and explore game concepts by digging deeper into the game making side of Roblox, including writing scripts in the Lua – the programming language of Roblox! More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: Our most popular summer camp is a (#ninja)FORCE to be reckoned with! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and time in the Oro Valley More..
Dates: June 26-30
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Print making combined with some mixed media art will lead to amazing artistic creations. More..
Dates: June 12-16; June 19-23; July 10-14; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: LEGO® builders, come explore the LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime robotics kit as you learn how to build and code your own silly dancing robot, a working safe, charging rhino, and more! More..
Dates: July 10-14
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: Ready to train with our top coaches and agents at Heart & Soul Oro Valley? Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and time in More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 5-7; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Tap into the incredible world of Stop Motion Animation and learn techniques from the ground up to create your own movies! Use media such as clay, LEGO® Minifigures pipe cleaner creatures, and more! More..
Summer camps with the Presidio Museum
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $290 for non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members, 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.)
Description: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum is offering three camps this summer, including Archaeology Camp, Living History & Reenactment Camp, and The Cultures of Tucson Camp. Archaeology Camp, June 5-9: Campers will learn how archaeologists work through hands-on activities including: **Using prehistoric tools, **Excavating More..
Dates: June 26-30
Where: Heart & Soul Kids Oro Valley
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Full Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $290 Half Day/Full Camp | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $175 Full day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM $65 Half Day/Single Day | 8:30 AM – 12 PM or 12:30 – 3:30 PM $40
Description: This year we’re incorporating a little more magic into our Superheroes camp! Heart & Soul Kids summer camps are available in full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week options. Each week includes themed activities, crafts, games, and time in the Oro Valley More..
Dates: July 10-14
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215 per child per week.
Description: Learn outdoor survival skills, archery and special animal adaptations that help them thrive! Each day includes live animal encounters, museum explorations, science experiments, games, crafts & more! More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Kids will learn about different cultures, and share their own, while interacting with various local cultural organizations, including: **Tohono O’odham Nation **Tucson Chinese Cultural Center **Mexican American Heritage and History Museum **Jewish History Museum. More..
Dates: July 10-13
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: YOU get to take control of the Centre Stage TikTok account! Learn about internet safety, creating content, and problem solving on one of the most popular apps of all time. More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215 per child per week.
Description: Travel back in time to explore dinos, saber-toothed cats, mammoths and more! Then travel around the world from tropical islands to the Arctic tundra! Each day includes live animal encounters, museum explorations, science experiments, games, crafts & more! More..
Dates: June 5-8
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Welcome Under the Sea! You will transform into a magical mermaid to experience aquatic crafts, underwater science, mermaid music, and MORE! We can not wait for you to become Part of Our World <3 More..
Dates: June 12-15
Where: Centre Stage Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $165. per camp
Description: Welcome to the Unicorn Princess Club! You will learn how to be the most regal Unicorn Princess in the Kingdom. At the end of your training, you will be crowned at our official Coronation Ceremony! More..
Dates: June 26-30
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215 per child per week.
Description: From crazy camouflage to surviving in freezing temperatures, help solve the mysteries about amazing animal adaptations! Each day includes live animal encounters, museum explorations, science experiments, games, crafts & more! More..
Youth Earn-A-Bike Summer Camp, 13-18 yo.
Dates: June 26-30
Where: BICAS
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: Sliding scale: $25-$200 for the whole camp
Description: Youth Earn-A-Bike is a 5-day bicycle repair camp. Youth ages 13 to 18 learn how to overhaul a bicycle through engaging hands on activities. At the end, students demonstrate safe riding skills on a neighborhood ride and take home More..
Youth Earn-A-Bike Summer Camp, 13-18 yo.
Dates: July 10-14
Where: BICAS
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: Sliding scale: $25-$200 for the whole camp
Description: Youth Earn-A-Bike is a 5-day bicycle repair course. Youth ages 13 to 18 learn how to overhaul a bicycle through engaging hands on activities. At the end, students demonstrate safe riding skills on a neighborhood ride and take home More..