There’s no reason to be bored this summer! The River Region is home to many great summer camps for kids of all ages. Check out our selection of summer camps below to find what’s right for you!
Arts
Sports & Fitness
Educational
General & Special Interest
Vacation Bible School
Arts
Camp Shakespeare – Alabama Shakespeare Festival
When: June 6 – 10 / June 11 – 17
Ages: 4th – 6th grade
This camp is perfect for energetic and creative young minds who are ready to have fun this summer! At Camp Shakespeare, you’ll be immersed in a week of acting, stage combat, movement/dance, voice, and technical theatre training from ASF theatre professionals. At the close of the week, you’ll be ready for a real Shakespearean performance for friends and family to enjoy!
Camp Shakespeare: Extreme – Alabama Shakespeare Festival
When: June 20 – 24
Ages: 7th – 12th grade
All the fun of Camp Shakespeare, but to the EXTREME. This camp gives middle school and high school students a chance to dive deeper into character creation, learn to move with confidence around the stage, and learn how to use the voice to command and captivate an audience! Are you ready to achieve the EXTREME?
Behind the Curtain: Tech Camp – Alabama Shakespeare Festival
When: June 20 – 24
Ages: 8th – 12th grade
Get a backstage pass to what happens behind the curtain at ASF! Get ready for an exploration in technical theatre! It takes a pretty big team to make theatre magic possible. Students in the Tech camp will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with technical theatre pros in the areas of costumes, scenery, lighting, design, and management. See you in the shop!
Broadway South: Musical Theater Camp
When: June 27 – July 1
Ages: 9th -12th grade
New York and Broadway’s most talented actors, singers, and dancers perform on the ASF stage. Now you can too. Learn voice, choreography, and acting skills taught by acclaimed guest artists and ASF pros during an intensive week of workshops and rehearsals that will culminate in a musical theatre performance open to the community!
Teen Theater Camp – Prattville Way Off Broadway Theater
When: June 6 – 10
Ages: 13 – 18 yrs
Camp Jungle Book – Wetumpka Depot Youth Academy
When: June 16 – 17 / June 20 – 25
Ages: 8 – 15 yrs
Wetumpka Depot is pleased to announce the return of our Youth Academy summer camp program! The Depot jungle will be jumpin’ with a jazzy beat as we rehearse and produce Disney’s The Jungle Book! Adapted from the beloved animated film and the works of Rudyard Kipling, the “man cub” Mowgli dodges peril and leaps from one adventure to another with his animal allies as they work together to restore peace in the jungle. Young people ages 8-16 are invited to register for this summer camp program that culminates in three public performances.
Tutu School Montgomery
When: June 27 – July 1 / July 5-8
Ages: 3 – 8 yrs
Does your little dancer want to spend summer days leaping and twirling as Princess Aurora or Clara? Don’t miss out on a summer full of storybook adventures in ballet!
Beginner Ballet – Montgomery Ballet
When: June 27 – July 1
Ages: 8 – 12 yrs
Join the prestigious Montgomery Ballet for a summer camp just for beginners! Dancers will learn ballet and jazz, as well as conditioning and variations. Register before May 15 to receive a 10% discount. 10% military discount available.
Summer Intensive – Montgomery Ballet
When: June 20 – 24
Ages: 12+ yrs
This is a class for older, more experienced dancers. In this class, dancers will learn ballet, pointe, jazz, and contemporary as well as variations.
Youth Art Camp – Prattauga Art Guild
When: June 13 – 17 / July 11 – 15
Ages: 7 – 12 yrs
The Armory Kids Art Camps
When: occurring June 14 – July 29
Ages: varies by camp
Rhythm of Art: June 14 – 16
World Travel Art: July 19 – 21
Art Explorers Camp: June 27 – July 1 / July 11 – 15
Pottery Kids Camp: June 21 – 24 / June 27 – July 1 / July 11 – 15 / July 18 – 22
Brick Art: July 11 – 15
Fiber Fun Camp: June 21 – 24 / July 18 – 22
Creative Writing Camp: June 21 – 24 / July 25 – 29
Free Online Art Classes for Kids & Teens
When: starting June 9
Ages: kids, preteens, and teens
Palak StudioInk, a Canadian-based art studio, is hosting virtual art classes all summer! Gather up your paint supplies and learn how to blend colors and capture the natural world, all for FREE!
Mix Music Camp
When: July 11 – 15
Ages: 3rd – 12th grade
At Mix Music Camp we work to identify and help train worship leaders for the next generation. This camp is sponsored by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and Worship Resources. Registration and full payment due July 1.
Sports & Fitness
Healthy Kids Summer Camp – YMCA
When: June 6 – July 11
Ages: 5 – 12 yrs
This half day camp is designed to keep your children moving and is full of fun activities, sports, games, Pound, Zumba kids, arts and crafts, cooking classes, and swimming. Each camper will get free swimming lessons during swim time.
Lake Martin Campout – Rockin’ K Ranch
When: July 13 – 15
Ages: 9+ yrs
Kids will learn all about western tack, horse behaviors, how to camp with horses, horse maintenance, and fine tune their riding skills! Riding experience is not required. They will have opportunities to get in the lake with horses and to sleep right next to the pasture in their tent. Rockin’ K Ranch will provide food, tents, and the horses!
Sports Camps – Saint James School
When: occurring May 31 – July 27
Ages: varies by sport
Sports Camps – Montgomery Academy
When: occurring June 6 – July 27
Ages: varies by sport
In addition to popular sports like baseball, volleyball, basketball, football and cheer, MA offers camps on taekwondo, fencing and self-defense.
Sports Camps – Trinity
When: occurring May 23 – July 28
Ages: varies by sport
Sports Camps – Alabama Christian Academy
When: occurring May 31 – July 21
Ages: varies by sport
Youth Baseball Camp – Faulkner University
When: June 13 – 16 / June 20 – 23
Ages: 5 – 17 yrs
Each session will have two different groups – essentially two different camps – one for young campers (age 5-11) and one for older campers (age 12-17). The age groups will have age appropriate and skill level appropriate instruction taught.
Youth Baseball Fundamentals Camp: Hitting & Pitching- Faulkner University
When: June 27 – 29
Ages: 5 – 17 yrs
Men’s Basketball Camp – Faulkner University
When: June 20 – 23 / June 27 – 30
Ages: 5 – 18 yrs
Campers can register for week one, week two, or both.
Women’s Basketball Camp: Lady Eagle Basic Training – Faulkner University
When: June 13 – 16
Ages: 8 – 18 yrs
Women’s Basketball Camp: Basketball University- Faulkner University
When: June 17 – 18
Ages: 12 – 18 yrs
For advanced players looking to take their game to another level! An intense camp where you are challenged and treated like a Lady Eagle!
Educational
Gross Out Day Camp – Wetumpka Gold Star Park
When: June 6 – 10
Ages: 1st – 7th grade
Want to catch a salamander? Race Roly Polies? How about finding animal tracks? Or make friendsssss with some legless reptiles? It’s science, but please don’t tell the kids! Enjoy a week of hands-on field biology sure to impress next year’s teachers! Fresh Air Family is offering award-winning Gross Out Day Camps in Birmingham, Vestavia, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Wetumpka, Pelham, Huntsville, Rogersville and Pell City. All in a safe atmosphere, we will see reptiles, bugs, stinky plants and more.
STEAM Camp – Prattville
When: 18 – 22
Age: 7 – 12 yrs
The Armory STEAM Camps
When: occurring June 13 – July 29
Ages: varies by camp
Junior Engineers: June 13 – 17
STEAM Camp: June 21 – 24
Mega Machines Robotics Camp: June 21 – 24
Developing Engineers: June 22 – July 1
Creature Creator Robotics Camp: July 18 – 22
Amusement Park Adventure Camp: July 25 – 29
Montgomery Academy Educational Camps
When: occurring June 13 – July 29
Ages: varies by camp
Lower School Robotics: June 13 – 17
Lower School Coding: June 13 – 17
Introduction to Engineering: June 27 – July 1
ACT Math Prep: June 22 – 24 / July 19 – 21
coMmunicAte Speech & Debate Class: July 25 – 29
MAker Invention Camp: July 25 – 29
Advanced Robotics: July 25 – 29
Zoofari Summer Camp – Montgomery Zoo
When: occurring June 6 – July 29
Ages: 5 – 15 yrs
Make summer vacation a wildlife adventure that you will never forget. Join kids of similar ages and interests for a fun-packed, educational experience themed around ZOOFARI WORLD QUEST. See daily live animal presentations; get up close and personal with some of the Educational animals at the Montgomery Zoo; enjoy scavenger hunts; craft time; classroom time; playtime, train, and sky lift rides; participate in animal encounters with the giraffes, river otters, parakeets and our collection of petting zoo animals; see behind the scene tours and visits with our zookeepers, and other staff members. **Some dates and age groups have already Sold Out**
General & Special Interest
Camp Chandler – Overnight – YMCA
When: Session 1 starts June 12
Ages: 5 – 16 yrs, varies by session
Camp Chandler – Day Camp – YMCA
When: Session 1 starts June 6
Ages: 5 – 12 yrs
Camp Grandview – Day Camp – YMCA
When: Session 1 starts May 24
Ages: K – 8th grade
Summer Goodtimes – YMCA
When: May 31 – August 5
Ages: 4 – 13 yrs
Every day your child will participate in learning enrichment activities that stretch their mind, daily devotions that will teach them character through skits and songs, health and nutrition through the snack and lunch program, and work on their swimming skills with trained lifeguards.
Party Palace Summer Camp
When: June 6 – 10
Ages: 4+ yrs (Mon-Wed, Fri) / 9 – 14 yrs (Thurs)
Each day of this camp will have a different theme in this summer day camp by the Party Palace. Join special guests characters each day for a fun new craft or activity. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be for kids age 4 and up, but Thursday will be reserved for preteens 9 – 14.
Montgomery Academy Special Interest Camps
When: occurring June 20 – July 22
Ages: varies by camp
Minecraft Adventures: June 20 – 24 / July 11 – 15
Tabletop Adventures: June 20 – 24
Improv!!: July 18 – 22
Vacation Bible School
Glynwood Baptist Church – Prattville
When: June 5 – 9
Ages: 4 yrs – 6th grade
Trinity Presbyterian Church – Montgomery
When: June 6 – 10
Ages: 3 yrs – 5th grade
Eastern Hills Baptist Church – Montgomery
When: June 6 – 10
Ages: 3 yrs – 5th grade
Christchurch – Montgomery
When: June 13 – 17
Ages: 4 yrs – 5th grade
Saint James United Methodist Church – Montgomery
When: June 13 – 17
Ages: K – 5th grade
Centerpoint Fellowship Church – Prattville
When: June 20 – 23
Ages: 1st – 4th grade
First Baptist Church – Montgomery
When: June 20 – 25
Ages: 4 yrs – 6th grade
First Baptist Church of Prattville
When: June 20 – 24
Ages: 4 yrs – 6th grade
Prattville First United Methodist Church
When: June 27 – 30
Ages: K – 5th grade
Thorington Road Baptist Church
When: July 17 – 21
Ages: K – 5th grade