2022 Summer Camp Guide
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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..
Antic Arts: A Comedic Acting Camp
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $295. for 2 week session
Description: Students ages 10-18 will learn acting skills, play theatre and improv games and rehearse a play to be performed live to conclude the camp. Students will also assist with the costume and set design for the play. 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..
Broadway Bound: A Musical Theatre Camp Matilda Jr
Dates: July 6-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $525. for the 13 day session
Description: Students will sing, dance, act and perform in a fully mounted production of Matilda Jr for a live audience on the final day of camp. 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; July 25-29; August 1-3
Where: Tucson JCC
Hours: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: Cost varies from $295-$420/week depending on the age group. Pricing is discounted for J Members
Description: Camp J provides a safe, fun, and caring environment for youth in grades K-9. Campers enjoy a wide variety of intentionally designed, developmentally appropriate programming and activities that encourage the development of life skills including sports, swimming, archery, STEM, arts 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..
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..
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..
DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park Summer Camp
Dates: May 23 - 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..
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..
Gotta Dance! Matilda The Musical - Musical Theater Camp
Dates: July 5-30
Where: Gotta Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Before May 5th, $650. After May 5th, $720
Description: This is a month-long musical theater day camp for students ages 7-18. This camp is designed to be a fun and energetic immersion into the world of musical theater. Campers will learn the ins and outs of putting on a More..
Dates: June 21-24
Where: Cottonwood Elementary
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $160 for full camp, payment plans are available
Description: Join KidzArt as we experiment with fun new mediums both 2-D and 3-D. Learn a simple “Marbeling” technique---using ink to create beautiful patterns. Work with fabric, paint, metal, clay, and other fun materials to make art you are excited about! 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 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: 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..
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..
Dates: June 6; June 10; June 13; June 17
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus Main Rehearsal Hall
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Cost: $290/week
Description: Shine is an in-person day camp. Daily activities include music & choreography rehearsal, crafts/theater, games/music reading activities. Campers will have a blast learning pop and Broadway songs as they prepare for a revue-style performance at the end of each week. 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..
Summer On Broadway with Kids Unlimited
Dates: June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 11-15
Where: KU Studios
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $125 for half-day, $200 for full-day
Description: KU studios, home of Kids Unlimited, is offering a summer of singing and dancing and acting. A true triple threat experience. We are hosting four different Musical Theater inspired camps for all ages. June 20th-24th: "Encanto at KU" for ages 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 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..