Give your kids a creative summer! Arts camps provide a fun and inspiring space to develop new skills, discover hidden talents and make lasting memories. Whether your kids love painting, music, theater, crafting or another art form, there is a camp to spark their imaginations. Explore these camps that are enrolling now!
Shakespeare Summer Camps!
Help your child connect with an artistic community of other kids this summer! The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s signature summer camps provide a place for your child to collaborate, create, learn language and presentation skills, build confidence and HAVE FUN! Multiple camps across the metro. Learn more at kcshakes.org/camp.
Sing, Dance, Act, Make and Play in KCYA Summer Camps!
Join professional teaching artists for week-long performing and visual arts camps designed to help children discover and develop their own unique talents. From Broadway Bound to Puppet Play, Dance Camp to Musical Theatre there is a camp to engage and inspire every child! Scholarships and multi-camps discounts are available. Learn more at kcya.org.
New addition at this year’s Midwestern Music Camp at KU!
Join us this summer on the beautiful campus of the University of Kansas for another season of Midwestern Music Camp. Taking place June 8-12 & 15-19, this is your opportunity to participate in real growth opportunities as a musician, work with world-class performers and conductors, meet other students from across the country, and have a great time! New this year: a jazz workshop for high school students! You can sign up today at music.ku.edu/mmc
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
EGADS summer camp offers weekly hands-on adventures for ages 3-6 and 6-14 in the diverse natural habitats of Martha Lafite in Liberty, Mo. Campers hike through forests and explore the creek, trails, and wildlife to learn about the wonders of nature and the importance of conservation. Each day is filled playing nature-inspired games and creating arts and crafts. Get camp descriptions, schedules, and enroll online at naturesanctuary.com or call (816) 781-8595.
The Coterie Theatre School Classes and Performance Camps
The Coterie offers summer acting and drama classes to students entering Grades K-12 at five sites: Crown Center (at The Coterie), The Plaza (Pembroke Hill), Overland Park (Miller-Marley), Liberty (Liberty Community Center), and Kansas City, KS (KCKCC). Led by professional, trained teaching artists, Summer 2025 week-long, half-day classes include creative drama, acting and audition skills. Full-day performance camps for Grades 6-12 will be held at The Plaza, Liberty, and KCK locations. Enroll now at www.TheCoterie.org.
Resurrection, A United Methodist Church
Vacation Bible Camp at Resurrection, a United Methodist Church, is an unforgettable adventure for children kindergarten through 5th grade! July 14 – 17 will be filled with fun incorporating the theme of “Wild Kingdom.” Campers will experience a safe and welcoming environment. VBC is offered at all Resurrection locations. Register your children today at resurrection.church/VBC