2022 Summer Camp Guide
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Note: Due to COVID-19 health events, summer camp dates and times are subject to change.
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General, STEM, Age 1, Age 8, Age 10, Age 11, Age 18, $$ - $151 to $275, $$ - $151 to $275?ts=1610797222, Central/Midtown area, Foothills area, West side
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-21; June 23-24; June 27-30; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5
Where: Antsy Nancy
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $250. 250 per week for 9am-12pm, optional lunch hour 12-1pm is 100 per week (includes lunch)
Description: Is your kiddo a crafter, a gardener, a baker, or a fashion maker? Or interested in becoming one? Antsy Nancy makes summer camp planning easy with a boutique destination, tailor-made for your kiddo with Baking, Gardening, Arts & Crafts, and More..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215/week or $195/museum member
Description: Animal Planet campers will explore the Arctic, rainforest, desert and water habitats and the animals that live there through crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters, hands-on activities, museum explorations and more! More..
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290/child, $265/Presidio Museum Member
Description: Campers will learn how archaeologists work through a series of hands-on activities include using prehistoric tools, excavating a simulated site, and analyzing the artifacts that they have found. More..
Dates: July 18-22
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $245 Museum Members/ $265 Non members
Description: Explore colors and how they are perceived (or not!) by both humans and animals. This camp combines art and science, where microscopes and paintbrushes work side by side as we investigate and create a colorful world. More..
DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park Summer Camp
Dates: May 27 - August 5
Where: DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park
Hours: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $249 - $269/week. Multi-week and sibling discounts
Description: Campers will enjoy fun-filled themed weeks like Animal Week with Horseback Riding & Petting Zoos, STEAM educational projects, & all the attractions of DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park. More..
Dates: June 13-17; June 20-24
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290/per person or $265/Presidio Museum Member
Description: Camp participants will experience how people in the Presidio lived through a series of hands-on activities. These activities may include blacksmithing/tinsmithing, training to be a Spanish soldier, experiencing foods that are native to the Sonoran Desert, or even candle making. More..
Dates: June 13-17; June 20-24
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $245 Museum Members/ $265 Non members
Description: To the desert and beyond! Our camp will open your eyes to the Sonoran Desert region’s diverse land and sea. Campers will explore the Museum as they use science to make their own desert discoveries, observe live animals up close, More..
Dates: May 30 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 4-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5; August 8-12
Where: Playformance
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $275/week
Description: At Playformance, children connect, learn, and PLAY through our active and engaging day camp. We offer a variety of physical play, games, and activities designed for children of all temperaments and athletic inclination. In our amazing 7,000 sq. foot facility, More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24
Where: El Grupo Clubhouse
Hours: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $225.
Description: Youth Summer Bike Camp is about empowerment, building confidence, and FUN! Your child’s confidence, knowledge, and skills increase in a safe, fun, and peer-inspired environment. Focusing on developing safe-riding, mechanical knowledge, bike handling, as well as exposure to health More..
Dates: July 25-29
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215/week or $195/museum member
Description: Summer Safari offers a little bit of everything - safari animals, the tropics, sharks and camping! Campers will explore these topics through crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters, hands-on activities, museum explorations and more! More..
Dates: July 5-8
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $172/week or $152/museum member
Description: Learn about the great outdoors while staying cool inside the museum! Some of the topics we'll explore are art in nature, camping and pond creatures, right from our own pond! Each day includes crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters More..
Dates: June 13-17
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290/child, $265/Presidio Museum Member
Description: Learn local history through role play, theatrical re-enactment and fictional dramatization of historical events. With access to a wide array of period structures, backdrops, costumes and props, young participants will truly feel they are living history. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5
Where: Alice Chaiten Baker Center for Art Education
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $250.
Description: Inspired by the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum offers summer art classes for ages 5 – 13 to express their creativity and produce original works of art. Each weekly session is led by local teaching artists and art More..
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215/week or $195/museum member
Description: Get a little wild this summer learning about mythical animals and creepy creatures along with doing some wild water and science activities! Camp will be packed full of crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters, hands-on activities, museum explorations and More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 27 - July 1; July 18-22
Where: BICAS
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: Sliding Scale cost $25 - $200 for the week includes a bike, a helmet and a lock
Description: A fun bicycle repair course in which youth learn bicycle mechanics, develop tangible skills, build self confidence, and earn a bike! Over the week, participants will work together to overhaul a bicycle, learn safe riding skills and take home their More..