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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Dates: 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
Where: Circus Academy of Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250 per week
Description: A great intro to circus arts or a way to deepen skills for experienced kiddos! Tumbling, theater, juggling, plates, poi, diabolo, stretching, tightwire, STILTS!, trapeze and back this year: SILKS and SLING!!! 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: June 13-17
Where: Ben's Bells Downtown Studio
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $125. 125 for one week-long session
Description: Camp Kind is for kids who want to learn more about intentional kindness and practice it as a skill during the year. Learn about the impact of kindness in schools and communities and take part in the mission of Ben’s More..
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: Ben's Bells Downtown Studio
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $125. 125 for one week-long session
Description: Camp Kind is for kids who want to learn more about intentional kindness and practice it as a skill during the year. Learn about the impact of kindness in schools and communities and take part in the mission of Ben’s More..
Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Summer CAMP
Dates: May 30 - June 3; July 25-29
Where: Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Academy
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Camp price = $225/week. Camp fee covers all camp activities and art supplies that will give your child a fantastic week of camp. Drop-off 9:30 - 10:00 AM is included. Before/After-camp available daily 8:30 - 9:30 AM & 3:00-5:00 PM for extra cost.
Description: TRAIN/PLAY Capoeira. EXPERIENCE Afro-Brazilian culture. CAPOEIRA = Afro-Brazilian martial arts flowing like dance! Combine strength, flexibility, confidence in fun, challenging kicks, escapes, cool moves FEEL the RHYTHM: Afro-Brazilian PERCUSSION & DANCE SONGS in Portuguese Playing is Winning©️ More..
Climbing Tree Community School
Dates: May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Climbing Tree Community School at Blenman Elementary
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Half-day camp (8:30-12:30) is $142 a week. Full day camp is $175 a week. Families can choose which weeks to attend. There is a $50 registration fee and $10 material fee.
Description: We are excited to offer a summer camp option to preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten families! Our hands-on, child-centered camp activities will include: Arts and Crafts Games Water Activities Music and Movement Special Guest Visitors Fun!!! Weekly themes are based on children's interest! More..
Dates: June 6-8; June 13-15; June 20-22; June 27-29; July 11-13; July 18-20; July 25-27
Where: Color Me Mine Tucson
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $149. 3 days Monday through Wednesday. Finished dinnerware is food and dishwasher safe
Description: Animal Lover. Candy Shop. Myths and Legends. Building Blocks. Going for a Hike. Arctic Adventures. Recycle and Create. 7 weeks of creative fun playing with clay, pottery, board, canvas and more. Bring a lunch and come dressed to 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..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $0. There is no cost to attend. The Cyber Bootcamp is FREE for all Arizona high school students. Spots are limited and are offered on a first come first serve basis.
Description: The Cyber Bootcamp is a one (1) week introductory program designed for incoming 9th-12th grade high school students to develop their knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals and explore potential academic interests or careers in cyber. More..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $140. for 1 week session
Description: Students will play the classic role playing game lead by an expert game master. Students do not need experience with the game to participate. More..
First Spotlight: A Camp for Young Actors
Dates: June 20-24; June 27 - July 1
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $265. for 2 week session
Description: Students age 7-12 will learn acting skills, improv and theatre games, and rehearse a short play to be performed on the last day of camp in front of a live audience. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: Summer Camp will have fun activities/programs in the following categories: Art, Sports and Recreation, STEM, Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship for youth ages 7 to 17. Fieldtrips will be offered throughout the summer. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: Summer Camp will have fun activities/programs in the following categories: Art, Sports and Recreation, STEM, Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship for youth ages 7 to 17. Fieldtrips will be offered throughout the summer. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Steve Daru Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: Summer Camp will have fun activities/programs in the following categories: Art, Sports and Recreation, STEM, Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship for youth ages 7 to 17. Fieldtrips will be offered throughout the summer. More..
Dates: June 20-23; June 27-30; July 4-7; July 11-14; July 18-21; July 25-29
Where: Get Air Tucson
Hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Cost per week $99 Cost per day $29
Description: Play and explore with GET AIR Summer Camps! Kids ages 5 to 15 can jump into fun and bounce off the walls while being led through a series of games, crafts and activities. Snacks, crafts and jump socks are included. Registration More..
Dates: June 6-10
Where: Online
Hours: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $100.00 for Early Bird (Registration before May 3)
Description: The Critical Languages Program partnering with UA Korean program offers the opportunity to learn about Korea’s culture and language throughout this 5-day program. Join us this summer and experience a dynamic cultural program like no other! 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 27 - July 1
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $175. Week
Description: Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film. More..
Dates: July 11-15
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $175. Week
Description: Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film. More..
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: Christ Presbyterian Church
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $100. cost per week.
Description: Montlure Christian Camp staff bring all the fun of camping in the woods to sites across AZ for our youngest campers who may not be ready for an overnight experience. Campers will build their own forts, play wild & wacky 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: June 20-24
Where: Gotta Dance!
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $225 before May 5th. After May 5th, $250
Description: Interested in being in a full scale production of the Nutcracker Ballet? Come learn all there is to know. We will learn choreography for many of the different roles as well as learn about the ballet, the story, the costumes More..
Dates: June 6-17; June 20 - July 1
Where: Pima Partnership High School
Hours: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free to existing students and new incoming students
Description: PPHS will offer ELA all grade levels. Math, English and credit recovery. Cafeteria opens at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast. 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..
Radiant Gymnastics Summer Camp
Dates: May 31 - 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
Where: Radiant Gymnastics
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Full Day= $65 Half Day= $32.50
Description: During school closures we provide a safe and productive place for your child to learn, interact, and exercise with other kids. Our camps are supervised by professionals that strive to foster personal growth for children by providing them a fun, More..
Rock, Roll, Repeat! A Rock n Roll Music Camp
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $225. for the 2 week long session
Description: Students will form a band and pick rock and pop songs to perform in a concert to conclude the camp. Musicians are required to have taken prior lessons in at least 1 instrument, but singers are also welcome to More..
Scamp Camp: Summer of Shakespeare
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1
Where: The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: The camp is $225 per week or $850 for the whole month.
Description: Summer of Shakespeare can be either a modular weekly experience or a month-long extravaganza. Each week focuses on a different play: Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Henry IV Part 1, and Winter’s Tale. Scamps can participate in one week, any combination More..
Dates: June 13-16; June 20-23; July 11-14; July 25-28
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $240. per week
Description: Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of sewing. Projects will include re-purposing, learning applique, working with zippers, gathering, trims, hand embroidery, hand stitching, buttons and so much more! Open to children ages 7-12. More..
So You Think You Can Dance? Camp
Dates: June 13-17
Where: Gotta Dance!
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Before May 5th, $225 for the week. After May 5th, $250
Description: Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced dancer, this camp is for you if you want to hone your dance technique and skills. We will work on ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop and musical theatre dance. If you are More..
Dates: June 18-24; July 6; July 13
Where: Thornhill Lopez Center, Online
Hours: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: The Spectrum sexual health & wellness program provides inclusive education on relationships & sexuality, linkages to mental & behavioral health services, prevention navigation, & voluntary confidential HIV testing for youth of all identities, ages 13-24, with a focus on those 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: May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Tanque Verde Elementary School
Hours: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: Weekly rate: $200 Daily rate is $43 per day if spots are available Jr Leader rate is $27 per day (grade 6 and above) Field trips are additional fee
Description: STEM, social studies, literacy, drama, active games and field trips. Youth divide into several age groups where they explore learning, develop life skills and resiliency. In-house events and one field trip each week. It may be to Mt. More..
The Cultures of Tucson Summer Camp
Dates: June 20-24
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $0 to $290.
Description: Have you ever wondered about the people who were responsible for the creation and growth of the city of Tucson? In this camp your kids will learn about these cultures through a series of hands on activities and demonstrations 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 6-10; June 13-17; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: CUMC room H232
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $170. Price is per week: Monday - Friday, 9am-12pm. Includes all supplies
Description: A fun creative experience for your budding artist. We explore a variety of different mediums and learn several techniques to include acrylic painting, watercolor, clay, mixed media and more! 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..
Triple Threat Performing Arts Camp
Dates: June 6-30; July 5-29
Where: Arts Express Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Tuition: $300 a week for 4 weeks. Total cost: $1200 per session (with a 15% discount before 3/31/22)
Description: This summer AET's Triple Threat Camps will produce TWO youth musicals! Our full-day camps embody all you need to be an AET Triple Threat performer: Dance, Music, Drama, and Art. Young performers will also learn stagecraft and perform before a More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Tucson Country Day School
Hours: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $165. 165.00 / week
Description: Camp Adventure is FUN: swimming lessons, archery, science, art, indoor & outdoor games on a beautiful 10-acre campus. Quality staff, low camper to counselor ratios. We spark interest, pursue passions, & have the most fun possible!! Lunch More..
Tucson Twist-Its Summer Jump Rope Camp
Dates: June 13-16
Where: St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Hours: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $155 for the 4-day week
Description: Learn how to jump rope with the best! The Tucson Twist-Its will teach you single rope, double dutch, shared rope, long rope, and wheel. Wear comfortable clothes and athletic shoes. Bring a water bottle and a snack. 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..