2023 Summer Camp Guide
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Drama Kids Camps - Themed, Musical Theater & Improv
Dates: May 30 - July 28
Where: Locations in Vail, Northwest & East Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250-$500
Description: At Drama Kids, we focus on development through drama! Campers at our full-day, week-long themed camps engage in speech exercises, creative movement, improvisation, scene building, short plays, and arts & crafts - all centered around each week's theme. Campers develop More..
Dates: May 30 - June 2; 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..
Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Mandinga CAMP
Dates: May 29 - June 2; July 24-28
Where: Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Academy
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Camp price = $225/week. Camp fee covers all camp activities and supplies to give your child a fantastic week of camp: includes art supplies, instruments to play during camp, and costumes for end-of-camp show. 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: PLAY Capoeira. EXPERIENCE Afro-Brazilian culture. CAPOEIRA=Afro-Brazilian martial arts that flows like dance! Build strength, flexibility & confidence in fun, challenging kicks, escapes, cool moves. SING in Portuguese. FEEL the BEAT of Afro-Brazilian percussion, dance. Playing is Winning!©️ 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..
ART-Ful Adventures: Summer Shenanigans STEAM Camp
Dates: June 5-8
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of creativity and exploration. Projects will include re-purposing, painting, STEAM and science exploration projects, abstract art and games. 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 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 3-7; July 10-14
Where: The Circus Academy of Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250 per week
Description: Beginners and experienced students alike can grow in their circus, stilts, silks, trapeze, juggling, tightrope, tumbling skills and more!!! More..
Community Schools Outdoor Adventure Camp
Dates: June 5; July 21
Where: Catalina Foothills High School
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Weekly Camps varying from $200-$550 depending on the program and destination.
Description: Our adventure education camp challenges campers to make a meaningful connection with the outdoors & each other while treading lightly on the planet. Each program, no matter the level, length, or difficulty work to build character, confidence, survival skills, More..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Empire High School
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $220.00 for 5 days of camp. Hours 9-2 and a performance on Friday Night
Description: This camp is your ticket to a full-stage experience! Go through the process of auditions, casting, and rehearsals. Your child will have the opportunity to work directly with professional actors from the Missoula Children's Theatre as well as award-winning Vail staff More..
Dinosaur Madness: Summer Shenanigans STEAM Camp
Dates: July 17-20
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Calling all dino lovers! Let’s explore a week of dinosaurs, fossils and some pretty amazing artwork and experiments! Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of creativity and exploration. Projects will include re-purposing, painting, STEAM and science exploration projects, abstract art and More..
Dates: July 10-14
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Dig in to all the fun activities and exploration regarding dinosaurs, fossils and more! More..
First Spotlight: Young Actors Camp
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $275. full 2 week session
Description: Students will learn acting skills, play improv and theatre games, and rehearse a play to be performed live in front of family and friends on the last day of camp. More..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Rock on with fun and interactive activities and crafts around music, rhythm, and movement! 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..
Mad Science: Summer STEAM Camp
Dates: June 12-15
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Kiddos will become junior scientists for a weeklong adventure of science and art experiments, inventions, and robotic fun! More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Cottonwood Elementary
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250. Per week
Description: Join KidzArt Tucson as we travel back to the Medieval Times where fantasy, mythical creatures, and legends ruled. Create your own medieval kingdom map. Work with clay to make a mythical snail, create your own coat of arms portfolio and More..
Dates: July 10-14
Where: Fruchthendler Elementary School
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $275. Week
Description: Join us as we take our imaginations back in time to an age of fanciful tales with knights, princesses, castles! Create your own kingdom map, sculpt a mythical snail, and design your own coat of arms portfolio. Of course it More..
Mystery Week: Summer Shenanigans STEAM Camp
Dates: July 24-27
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Just as the name implies, we will start each day with a mystery theme! Anything STEAM related goes! Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of creativity and exploration. Projects will include re-purposing, painting, STEAM and science exploration projects, abstract art and 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..
Outdoor and Water Adventure: Summer STEAM Camp
Dates: July 10-13
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Create and explore all things outdoor and water! We’ll spend the week learning about the sun, insects, plants and the ocean. Experiment with process art, solar printing and water fun! Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of creativity and exploration. More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Cottonwood Elementary
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $175. Per week
Description: Join KidzArt for a week of sensational sensory sculpting! During this week we will be using different types of clay to help our little campers strengthen hands, develop fine-motor skills, and spark imaginations. 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..
Rock, Roll, Repeat! A Rock n Roll Music Camp
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $225. for full 2 week sesson
Description: In this rock music camp, students will play a rock concert together as a band. Camp day will consist of learning music and rehearsing for the concert. Musicians are required to have taken some instrument lessons prior, but 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 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..
The Science of COOKING: Summer STEAM Camp
Dates: June 19-22
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: A week filled with edible science! From bread and ice cream in a bag to candy geodes, your little campers will enjoy tasty treats, awesome experiments, and sweet treat themed artwork all week long! More..
Dates: June 12-16; June 26-30; July 17-21
Where: Timeless Play Catalina Foothills and Timeless Play Oro Valley
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $45/half day (4 hours); $75/full day (8 hours); $175/full week/half days; $325/full week/full days
Description: Join us for our summer camps, where our amazing play experts always have something fun, surprising and engaging in store for your kiddos. Timeless Play is Tucson’s oasis of fun, where children learn while playing with “nutrient-rich” toys, games and More..
Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp
Dates: May 30 - June 2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 3-7; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31 - August 4
Where: Tucson Racquet Club
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: 220 per week. Add $20 per week for non TRC Members. Discounts: 10% off additional camper, 5% off for 3 week session
Description: Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp offers a variety of Camps to satisfy the needs of your aspiring young athlete. Our camps include All Sports Camp, Tennis Camp, Soccer Camp, and Pee Wee Camp. Rotate among different sports such as More..
Ultimate Brick Challenge: Summer STEAM Camp
Dates: June 26-29
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $260. per week
Description: Who doesn’t love building with bricks! Join us for a week of all-brick themed art and science projects! Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of creativity and exploration. Projects will include re-purposing, painting, STEAM and science exploration projects, abstract art More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Fun and engaging exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through hands-on activities! More..