As parents in the greater Richmond area, we understand the importance of choosing the perfect summer camp experience for your kids. That's why we've compiled this list of handpicked summer camps in the Richmond area and beyond that offer a blend of education, excitement, and unforgettable memories.
We want to help you find the ideal summer camps for your children and make this summer one they'll cherish forever.
Please note: We're adding more camps to the 2024 Richmond Summer Camp Guide frequently, so check back often!
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FUN Summer Dance Camps Available for Ages 3 - Teen! Camps available for NEW dancers to experience the wonderful world of dance and for experienced dancers looking to improve their technique and build strength!
Bella Ballerina Dance Camp is the perfect opportunity for your child to explore a love for dance while having FUN! Campers will participate in daily dance classes, do plenty of crafts, play games, have storytime, and even see a live character visit. Please check out all of our Summer camp themes today!
13924 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, VA Read MoreCamp Blue Sky is the perfect summer solution for working families, where kids can have fun just being kids. Children who have completed a year of Kindergarten through age 13 get an age-appropriate Summer Camp program where they can learn and play as much as they want.
825 Charter Colony Pkwy, Midlothian, VA Read MoreCamp Blue Sky is the perfect summer solution for working families, where kids can have fun just being kids. Children who have completed a year of Kindergarten through age 13 get an age-appropriate Summer Camp program where they can learn and play as much as they want.
8218 Atlee Rd. #1844, Mechanicsville, VA Read MoreCamp Blue Sky is the perfect summer solution for working families, where kids can have fun just being kids. Children who have completed a year of Kindergarten through age 13 get an age-appropriate Summer Camp program where they can learn and play as much as they want.
7421 Boulder Springs Dr., North Chesterfield, VA Read MoreCamp Blue Sky is the perfect summer solution for working families, where kids can have fun just being kids. Children who have completed a year of Kindergarten through age 13 get an age-appropriate Summer Camp program where they can learn and play as much as they want.
11001 Three Chopt Rd., Richmond, VA Read MoreCamp Blue Sky is the perfect summer solution for working families, where kids can have fun just being kids. Children who have completed a year of Kindergarten through age 13 get an age-appropriate Summer Camp program where they can learn and play as much as they want.
5701 Wyndham Park Dr., Glen Allen, VA Read MoreCamp ComedySportz® offers day camps for Elementary (rising 2nd-5th), Middle (6th-8th), and High (9th-12th) School students. We offer a fun, engaging, and interactive performing arts camp where students get to learn (or build on their) improv skills and make each other laugh. No matter their experience level - brand new beginner or experienced stage performer - this camp is custom fit to students’ current skill level and needs in order to make new improv discoveries. The week culminates with a ComedySportz showcase for family, caregivers, and friends.
8906-H W. Broad St., Richmond, VA Read MoreJoin the fun at the Center for Creative Arts popular summer camps! Studio Art camps for Teens & Tweens, and Elementary School students are taught by professional artists who nurture individual creativity. Chess students learn the basics and discover new strategies! Robotics campers design, build and program robots to compete in a challenge. Young dancers, taught by a professional ballerina, perform for family. Our Willie Wonka! Musical Theater camps end in a full production on Friday night! Visit our website for details!
Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 4825 Pouncey Tract Rd., Glen Allen, VA Read MoreEmbark on a summer adventure with our engaging workshops designed for kids aged 5-18. Running for one week, Monday through Friday, from June 10 to July 22, these workshops offer daily 2-hour sessions, providing flexibility for consecutive enrollments. Priced at $205 per week, our diverse range of activities ensures an enriching and fun-filled experience for every child, with accommodations available for those under the age limit.
10831 West Broad St., Glen Allen, VA Read MoreClub SciKidz offers Science and Technology enrichment programs, which includes Summer Camps, Science Assemblies, Workshops and In-school field trips for ages 4 to 15.
Midlothian and Henrico locations, Richmond, VA Read MoreExplore the cosmos in Galactic Creations, where your student will engage in character design, animation, and craft modeling with applications like Procreate and Scratch. Join the thrill of innovation at STEAM Olympics, where students will use Finch robots and other tools in competitions! Experience the enchantment of nighttime coding at Coding in the Dark, a tech camp with LED lights, lasers, and even LASER TAG!
300 E. Broad St. , Richmond, VA Read MoreComfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit 501(c)3 bereavement organization that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, primary caregiver, or significant person.
Our programs are free of charge and include trust-building activities and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings.
6606 West Broad St., Ste 401, Richmond, VA Read MoreWhether your child is just beginning gymnastics or has been a CORE gymnast for years, at our gymnastics camp, our certified coaches will help your child gain impressive new skills in a safe, fun, and encouraging environment! Open to ages 3+, we offer the total immersive gymnastics experience you've been looking for, dive-roll into 3 hours of bars, beam, tramp, floor, and more! Skills campers will work on include: cartwheels, round-offs, handstands, aerials, back walkovers, back tucks, and tramp progressions for safe flipping, amongst many others. In addition to gaining new skills, campers will also work on cardio, core strength, and stamina through challenging games and cooperative activities to build strength and endurance!
Does your child want to train like a Ninja this summer? Join us for 2.5 hours of action-packed Ninja training for ages 4+, which will consist of obstacle training, martial arts, gymnastics, and freestyle movement. Ninja campers will utilize our specialized Ninja equipment to learn various skills, including Ninja rolls, flips, vaults, window escapes, palm spins, and ricochets!
We give you the flexibility to sign up for 1 camp day or multiple days! Our camps will be 3-hour half-day camps and registration is per camp day. You can sign up for 1, 2, or 3 days of gymnastics camp one week or one day of camp every week of the summer, whatever works best for you!
Registration opens February 1st!
Camps are non-refundable.
All camp registration will take place through the Parent Portal.
8932 Quioccasin Road, Richmond, VA Read MoreCREATE Pottery Shop Summer Art Camp is a 5 day (M - F) art-intensive summer camp offering specialized instruction for projects in multiple art media including wet clay sculpting, pottery painting, glass fusing and more! Projects made during each session will follow a unique theme and allows repeat campers to have a fun and rewarding experience with each session they attend.
Summer Art Camp is for children ages 6 – 14. Children must turn 6 before the first day of their camp session.
4668 Commonwealth Centre Pkwy, Midlothian, VA Read MoreDoodle Dynamo is the place where kids imagine, design and create! We offer art themes, which are unique and adventurous for every age category. Our camps introduces kids to basic art, contemporary art and new age digital art.
15100 Millwood School Ln., Midlothian, VA Read MoreAt First Tee – Greater Richmond, we’re Building Game Changers by empowering kids and teens to be the best version of themselves. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with character-building, we create learning experiences that help kids uncover their inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that they can carry to everything they do. First Tee Golf Camps are open to youth of all skill levels ages 7-17. Participants will be placed in groups according to age and skill level where they will play games designed to improve putting, chipping, bunker play, and full swing. No golf equipment is required as First Tee - Greater Richmond will provide any needed equipment. If participants have their own equipment, they are encouraged to bring it.
Chesterfield, Henrico and Richmond Locations, Richmond, VA Read MoreGreater Richmond School of Music (GRSM) offers music summer camps for Grades JK-12th, for Beginner to Advanced students all summer long in various locations across the Greater Richmond Area. Summer Camps offered include Instrument Sampler, Piano Adventure, Guitar Fundamentals, Uke ‘n’ Roll, Choral Odyssey, Summer Jam, Mother Goose Musical, Summer String Thing, Summer Beats, Guitar Pro, Pre-Band, Concert Band and Mini Musical Theater.
Various locations across the Greater Richmond Area, Richmond, VA Read MoreParks and Recreation staff led camps offer children a fun, active, safe and supervised environment with planned activities like arts, crafts, sports and games. Campers must be able to independently follow directions, exhibit age-appropriate social skills and function in a highly stimulating group environment.
Hanover, VA Read MoreiCan Shine provides quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities. By creating an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities, everyone can shine!
Locations in MD, NC, SC Read MoreOur program inspires imagination through exciting activities, field trips and special visitors, while balancing the individual needs and interests of each child in our care. CampVentures awakens a world of fun, learning and friendships for your child.
660 Watkins Centre Pkwy, Midlothian, VA Read MoreGet ready to Launch into the best summer camp ever! Experience camp pack with fun, excitement and action. With awesome camp counselors and park attractions. Weekly themed activities and of course daily trampoline, and laser tag play!
10903 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, VA Read MoreTake an adventure through nature and time! Maymont’s wildly popular camps offer outdoor exploration, animal encounters and historical discovery through games, crafts and hands-on activities for young explorers from pre-schoolers to eighth graders. There’s no better place to spend the summer than among Maymont’s giant trees, rolling hills, winding waterways and historic buildings. Camp teachers include Maymont educators, who have years of teaching experience, as well as enthusiastic summer staff.
Richmond, VA Read MoreDoes your child love animals and want to be a zookeeper? Need a day to yourself?
We have the perfect solution!
Register your child for Summer Safari, our day camp for children.
Each camper gets an exciting behind-the-scenes look at many animals such as the penguins and tortoises and a unique experience with the pygmy hippos. The camp includes an in-depth guided tour of the park led by a zoo educator. Campers get to meet animal ambassadors and take their photo with one of them. 8300 Beaver Bridge Rd., Moseley, VA Read MoreCamp Free2BMe is a unique summer day camp offering social skills programming combined with recreational opportunities to children and young adults ages 13 and up. Each week is focused on a specific skill and is learned through outings, art, music, themed activities, individual and group projects. We practice skills out in the community three to four days per week. RAIN uses an evidence based peer to peer model in all of our programs. Peer to peer support programs and inclusion of students with ASD not only contributes to positive outcomes for the campers with ASD, but can also impact a number of outcomes for peers.
9702 Gayton Rd. #139, Richmond, VA Read MoreRichmond Volleyball Club summer camps are a great way to learn the fundamentals of volleyball or enhance your current skill sets! We have 5 different camps to choose from.
FUNdamentals Camp (Coed-Kindergarten-5th graders) - Novice/Beginner
All-Skills Camp (Coed - Ages 11-18) - Beginner/Intermediate
Positional Camp (Coed - Rising 7th-12th graders) - Intermediate/Advanced
Middle School BootCamp (Coed Rising 5th - 8th graders) - Beginner/Intermediate
High School BootCamp (Coed - Rising 8th-12th graders) - Intermediate/Advanced
2921 Byrdhill Road, Henrico, VA Read MoreRoboKai's summer camps are a great way for kids to explore their interest in robotics while playing fun games, working in teams, and making new friends. Our trained coaches teach students building and programming fundamentals using a variety of creative themes and activities. We offer camps for ages 5-14. Most camps are half-day with morning and afternoon options. Our full-day VEX IQ Challenge camp for ages 11-14 is for kids who are interested in joining one of RoboKai's competition teams for the 2024-25 school year.
11307 Polo Pl., Suite C, Midlothian, VA Read MoreSwimRVA offers unique camps that will give your child countless memories, a great workout, and a healthy dose of self-confidence.
5050 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmond, VA Read MoreThe Steward Summer Experience offers nearly 100 camps. Beginning the week of June 10 and running through August 23, Steward offers a full summer for students grades JK-12. Our camps draw students from throughout the area; at least 50 percent attend other schools, and we love welcoming them to our conveniently located campus. Options include academics, arts, athletics, and innovation. There are half-day and full-day options, plus early-morning drop-off (7:45 a.m.) and extended day (6 p.m.).
11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA Read MoreImmerse your child in a summer of music! Our summer camps are carefully crafted to ignite a passion for music in every young heart. From age-appropriate introductions to instruments and collaborative songwriting to thrilling experiences in rock bands, each camp offers a unique musical journey. Explore the fusion of music and science, dive into the captivating world of musical theater, or take a tour through the rich history of music.
9102 Rutland Greens Way Suite E, Mechanicsville, VA Read MoreTimbernook is a one-of-a-kind summer camp that offers kids the opportunity to connect with nature and explore their imaginations like never before. With a focus on outdoor play, this innovative program offers a variety of engaging activities designed to spark creativity and inspire adventure. From building forts in the woods to splashing in the creek, campers will spend their days exploring the natural world around them and learning new skills along the way. With experienced counselors and a safe, supportive environment, Timbernook is the perfect place for kids to unplug, unwind, and have a blast this summer.
1500 Courthouse Rd., Richmond, VA Read MoreLearn, play and create at the Trinity Summer Discovery Program. From basketball to field hockey, and writing to painting, there is something for everyone this summer at Trinity. Learn new skills on the courts and fields from championship-level coaches, or explore the arts in the school’s 4,000-square-foot visual arts center.
3850 Pittaway Dr., Richmond, VA Read MoreOutdoor Adventure and Fishing Camps for kids ages 6-16. Spend the summer exploring the great outdoors with our passionate, nature loving camp counselors.
4525 E Seminary Ave., Richmond, VA Read MoreVirginia Rep’s fun-filled camps are full of creative exploration and imaginative play. Our unique theatre camps provide exciting performance opportunities for students K - 12. These camps are designed with the novice and seasoned performer in mind. With instruction by some of Virginia’s finest theatre artists and educators, your dramatic student will have a theatrical experience like no other!
4204 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA Read MoreYoung Chefs Academy cooking experiences deliver an immersive culinary adventure for the young chefs within our community, empowering budding chefs to grow in their knowledge of the culinary arts and self-confidence. Each day is filled with fun, hands-on adventures as we build upon new culinary skills and techniques. Our experienced staff is ready to deliver a well-rounded experience filled with culinary knowledge and fun!
Twist Gymnastics and Young Chefs Academy have teamed up... Spend your morning at Twist Gymnastics tumbling, bouncing and flipping while you build your gymnastics skills. Bring your lunch to enjoy in Twist's party area afterwards. Then spend your afternoons cooking up some fun with Young Chefs Academy. Girls ages 6 and up.
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