2021 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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Age 9, Age 13, $$$ - $275 and up, $ - $0 to $150, Central/Midtown area, East side, Foothills area, North side, South side
Arts Express Summer Camps and Intensives
Dates: June 1-4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: Park Place Mall
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: From $435-$530
Description: Triple Threat Jr. Summer Camp: • Session I dates: June 1-11 • Session II dates: July 5-16 • Open to students ages 8-12 The Triple Threat Jr. Summer Camp will inspire creativity while encouraging beginning-to-intermediate students to explore and develop their skills in the More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer.
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2021 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Roy Drachman Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Roy Drachman Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Casas Adobes Congregational Church - Together in The World II: Vacation Bible School
Dates: June 14-18
Where: Online
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $0.
Description: Campers will learn about 5 countries in the world through crafts, food recipes, coloring pages, music, storybooks, and games. Please register no later than May 20, 2021. Craft packets will be mailed to the children by May 27, More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Brick Builders
Dates: June 14-18
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 weeklong STEM camp where campers will have the opportunity to explore different building techniques in a classroom full of interlocking parts. More..
Children's Museum Tucson: Let's Celebrate!
Dates: June 21-25
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we have a great celebration! We will be learning about different cultural treasures and festivities that are celebrated locally around the world. Let’s get ready to participate in the fun! More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Maze Makers
Dates: July 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: Get ready to use your engineering brain as we spend the week designing, planning, building and testing all of the obstacle courses, big and small! More..
D-BAT Tucson - Baseball and Softball Summer Camp
Dates: May 31 - June 4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2
Where: D-BAT Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: 1 Day = $50, 2 Days = $95, 3 Days = $135, 4 Days = $170, 5 Days = $200 *must be used in the same week *membership discounts apply
Description: Campers will work on the fundamentals as well as more advanced baseball and softball skills. There will be hitting and filelding drills as well as game situations. Campers are seperated by age and ability. 12 and under. Bring a sack More..
Drama Kids International of Tucson: Take 2! Musical Theater Camp
Dates: June 21-25; June 28 - July 2
Where: Christ Lutheran Church
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $425 + $40 Academy Fee
Description: Take 2! students will spend two weeks rehearsing a full length musical, to be performed in front of friends and family! There are NO REQUIRED AUDITIONS, and ALL students have speaking, singing, and dancing parts, regardless of skill level or More..
Dates: August 23
Where: Held at the University of Arizona
Hours: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $449/week with code (you save $50)
Description: Due to COVID, most of our university partners are delaying decisions about on-campus programs. In the meantime, we invite you to join us for LIVE Virtual Tech Camps, and join our mailing list to receive the latest updates on our More..
Dates: June 28 - July 2
Where: Christ Presbyterian Church
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $75 for the whole week
Description: Our camp travels all across AZ! We have COVID-19 precautions in place to keep everyone safe while we enjoy and experience the summer camp magic of friendship, fun, and faith exploration. From small groups, to games, to crafts, to songs, More..
Presidio Museum - Archaeology Summer Camp
Dates: June 14-18
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
Description: Campers will learn how archaeologists really work through a series of hands-on activities that include prehistoric tools, excavating our simulated site, and analyzing the artifacts that they have found. More..
Presidio Museum: Bilingual Theater/Re-enactment Summer Camp
Dates: June 21-25
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
Description: Learn local history through role play, theatrical re-enactment and dramatization of historical events with guidance from historians, archaeologists and dramatists. Camp will be taught by a bilingual teacher who will provide immersion learning of Spanish with translation for non-Spanish speakers More..
Presidio Museum - Live History Summer Camp
Dates: June 7-11
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
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..
Presidio Museum - Live Tucson's History Summer Camp
Dates: June 21-25
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
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..
Red Herring Puppets - Puppet Camp
Dates: June 7-11; June 21-25; July 12-16
Where: Red Herring Puppets at the Tucson Mall
Hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $150 per session
Description: Build your own puppets and put on a show! Participants will create a shadow puppet, a hand puppet, and a scarf marionette. Friends and family are invited to the final performance. More..
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: Reid Park Zoo
Hours: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $175 for the week, $145 for the week for Zoo members
Description: Half-day, in-person summer camp AT the Zoo on Mondays- Thursdays with a 2-hour VIRTUAL session on Fridays. The in-person sessions include animal encounters, behind-the-scenes opportunities, and hands-on activities that teach about animal adaptations, animal habitats, and wildlife conservation. More..
Tanque Verde Extended Care Program - Summer Fun 2021
Dates: June 1-4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16; July 19-23
Where: Tanque Verde Elementary School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Weekly rate: $190 (includes most field trips) Daily rate is $40 per day if spots are available Jr Leader rate is $25 per day (grade 6 and above)
Description: STEM, Art, Games, Social Studies, Active -Indoor and Outdoor activities. Drama, Music, Literacy can make learning come alive. . Our emphasis is on Life Skills and Resiliency and to learn while having fun. We are still More..
The Gregory School - Minds Alive!
Dates: June 7; June 21
Where: The Gregory School Campus
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Price for each two-week session: Half Day = $300 Full Day = $525
Description: Minds Alive is a summer camp for students entering 5th through 8th grades who are interested in maker space, art, Spanish, theater arts, , sports and fitness, and lego robotics. The camp can be half day or full day. There More..
Dates: June 28 - July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; August 2-6; August 9-13
Where: Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: Camp is $375.00 per week
Description: Camp participants will ride horses daily, learn horse safety and horsemanship skills, participate in animal care activities and complete animal lessons. Participants will have daily water play on our TRAK waterslide and animal free time. More..
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16
Where: Tucson Country Day School
Hours: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $150 per week for 1st - 8th grade (8:00 - 3:30, Before and After Care available for a fee), $175 for Preschool - Kinder (6:30 - 6:00) 15% discount for payments received before May 15, 2021.
Description: Campers enjoy archery, swim lessons, free swim, STEM activities, project based learning projects like building, cooking, water conservation, and community building, along with art, virtual field trips, indoor games, a Lego wall and more! Join us for one week or More..
Tucson Clay Co-op Studio, School & gallery - Play with Clay
Dates: April 21-23; April 26-30; May 3-8; May 10-15; May 17-22; May 24-29; May 31 - June 5; June 7-12; June 14-19; June 21-26; June 28 - July 3; July 5-10; July 12-17; July 19-24; July 26-31; August 2-7; August 9-14
Where: outdoors or in an air conditioned bus
Hours: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $50 for each 3 hour visit
Description: Campers must come with this parent or caregiver. This is an opportunity to play with clay outdoors. There will be 2 potter's wheels available as well as a hand building table, clay, aprons and tools. It is More..