Ultimate Guide to Kids Summer Camps in Washington, DC

We are grateful to our 2025 summer camp sponsor; Camp Arena Stage and our partners; Steve & Kate’s Camp, Adventure Theatre and Imagination Stage. This guide is packed with unforgettable adventures, creative activities, and enriching experiences to make this summer the best one yet! Registrations have started at most camps so enjoy finding the one best for your Bambinos and register soon.

Camp Arena Stage 
Hosted on the beautiful grounds of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Camp Arena Stage is a multi-arts full-day summer camp for ages 8 to 15. A place to explore, discover, and create. 

Campers choose their own schedules from activities in theater, music, visual arts, dance, filmmaking, writing and more, such as acting for the camera, hip-hop dance, musical theater, publishing the Camp Arena Stage newspaper, filming movie trailers and painting — all taught by professional artists and educators. It’s the perfect place to try something for the first time or take current skills to the next level. The skilled staff at Camp Arena Stage is dedicated to seeing, recognizing, and appreciating each individual for who they are and the art only they can make.

Campers and staff alike enjoy Camp Arena Stage because it brings together a diverse group of people who share a love of the arts to create a joyful community — hear what they have to say. Visit the Camp Arena Stage website to learn more and register today.

Camp Arena Stage has 2 sessions of camp this summer. The sessions are; 3-week session: July 7 – July 25 and 2-week session: July 28 – August 8.

Steve and Kate’s Camp
Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s Camp has put kids in charge. Campers choose from a variety of activities in real-time, including sewing, stop-motion, coding, sports & recreation, maker crafts, and more.  And there’s plenty of perks for grown-ups too. Families can attend for a day, the entire summer, or anything in between. There’s no weekly sessions or reservations required. Any unused Passes are automatically refunded at summer’s end. Lunch, snacks, & all hours (8am–6pm) included. Camps are in DC, Maryland for children ages 4–12 and in Virginia for children ages 5–12.

Adventure Theatre
Watch your child take the stage with their friends in a two-week, full day, in-person camp that culminates in a delightful ensemble performance for rising grades 1–6! Located in Glen Echo Park. Experience theater in a fun, full-day camp for grades 1–6. Your child will work alongside accomplished D.C. area theatre professionals and teaching artists during daily rehearsals in dancing, singing, and acting. With props and costumes, music, movement, and scene-work, your child’s experience will culminate in a performance of a full, youth-appropriate show for friends and family. Please note that students are grouped with their peers, and casting is at the discretion of the director. Please Note: Campers will need to attend the full session in order to best participate. They are offering a second early bird promotion; register by January 31 and receive $50 off.

Imagination Stage
Imagination Stage camps provide fun, accessible, and immersive summer experiences in acting, musical theatre, dance, and filmmaking for young artists ages 4 through 18. Camps range from full scale productions and the making of short films, to classroom settings that explore specialty themes. Younger campers can pick from titles such as Treasure Trunk Theatre or Musical Theatre Magic. Older campers can explore theatrical subjects like Stand-Up Comedy, Playwriting, Improvisation, and Dance. Older campers can be part of our Intensives at American University. This year’s production titles for campers spanning grades 2-9 include Annie KIDS, 101 Dalmatians, Once Upon a Mattress, and Footloose. We’ve even got some Taylor Swift themes this summer! Spend a week with us, or your whole summer – each week brings something new to add to your theatrical toolkit.

Imagination Stage provides equitable access to all summer programming with financial aid options as well as added inclusion supports in order to provide the most successful experience for each camper. When registering, please share with us how we can make your child’s experience as accessible as possible. They want your child’s summer with Imagination Stage to be a great one!

Theater, movement & creativity camps:
Adventure Theatre Camps: Glen Echo, MD
Arts on the Horizon: Alexandria, VA
Bach 2 Rock: Locations throughout DMV
Camp Arena Stage: NW, DC
Camp Levine: NW, DC, SE, DC, Bethesda, MD & Falls Church, VA
Camp Shakespeare: NW, DC
Dance & Gymnastics camps
Encore Stage: Arlington, VA
Girls Rock!: NPR Headquarters
Imagination Stage: Bethesda, MD
Keegan Theatre: NW, DC
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts: NW, DC
Theater J Summer Musical Theater Camp: NW, DC
Traveling Players Ensemble: Tysons, VA
Young Artists of America: Bethesda, MD

Sports camps:
Bethesda Big Train Baseball: Bethesda, MD
Boating is Fun Camp: Key Bridge Boathouse
Breathing Space Kids Yoga: Capitol Hill, DC
Brit-Am Soccer: Bethesda, MD
Capitol City Circus School: SE, DC
Camp Olympia: Rockville, MD
Circle Yoga: NW, DC
CP Basketball Academy: Olney & Colesville, MD
Dance & Gymnastics camps
DC Fencers Club: Silver Spring, MD
DC Way: SE & NE, DC
Flag Star Football: Locations throughout DMV
Home Run Baseball Camp: NW, DC
HoopEd: Locations throughout DMV
Kids Elite Sports Camp: NW, DC
Koa: Bethesda, MD
My Gym (Camp starts at age 3): Potomac, MD
Nationals Baseball/Softball Day & Overnight Camp: Locations throughout DMV
Next Level Lacrosse: Bethesda, MD
Nike Tennis Camp: GW University
Pedalheads: Alexandria, VA, Bethesda, MD & DC
PPA: NW, DC & Bethesda, MD
Summer at Sienna (Basketball): Silver Spring, MD
Squash on Fire: NW, DC
The St. James: Northern, VA
TopGolf: National Harbor, MD & Gaithersburg, MD
Top Rank Soccer Academy: Potomac, MD
Trapeze School: SE, DC
Urban Evolution: Alexandria, VA
Virginia Outside/Fishing Adventures: Northern VA

Building, coding, educational, STEM & technology camps:
Apple Camp: Locations throughout DMV
ASDEC for Children: Silver Spring, MD & Herndon, VA
ClubSciKidz: Montgomery County
Code Ninjas: Alexandria, VA
Code WizardsHQ: Virtual
iCode Camp: The St. James
idTech: American University, Marymount University & University of Baltimore
KID Museum: Bethesda, MD
Lavner Camp: George Washington University Foxhall & Mount Vernon Campus
Mad Science Summer Camp: Locations throughout DMV
Summer at Sienna: Silver Spring, MD
Summer Discovery: Georgetown University
The Lab School Summer: NW, DC

Art camps:
All Fired Up: Bethesda, MD & NW, DC
Anna Banana Arts & Crafts: NW, DC
Creative Youth Sewing: Bethesda, MD
Red Panda Art Studio: Bethesda, MD
Strathmore Art Camp: Bethesda, MD
The Loft Collective: Takoma Park, MD

Multi-interest camps:
Adventure Links Day & Overnight Camp: Northern VA
Adventures on the Hill: Capitol Hill, DC & Takoma Park, DC
Aiden’s Village of Choice Summer: NW, DC
Audubon Naturalist Society: Chevy Chase, MD
Beauvoir Summer: NW, DC
Calleva Outdoor Adventure Camp: Poolesville, MD & Great Falls, VA
Camp Aristotle at The Auburn School: Silver Spring, MD & Chantilly, VA
Camp Sonshine: Silver Spring & Germantown, MD
CCBC (Camp starting at age 2): NW, DC
Clara Barton Center for Children (Camp for ages 2-5): Cabin John, MD
Cleveland Park Club: NW, DC
CommuniKids Language Immersion (Camp starting at age 2.5): NW, DC & Falls Church, VA
Concord Hill School Preschool Camp: Chevy Chase, MD
Congressional Camp: Falls Church, VA
Creative Summer at Holtan Arms: Bethesda, MD
Edlavitch DCJCC Camp: NW, DC
Headfirst Summer Camp: NW & NE, DC, Bethesda, MD, & VA
Henry’s Sweet Retreat: Bethesda, MD
Landon Summer: Bethesda, MD
Little Burgundy Farm Horse Camp: Alexandria, VA
Lowell School Camp: NW, DC
Meadowbrook Stables: Chevy Chase, MD
Potomac School: McLean, VA
Rock Creek Park Horse Center: NW, DC
Sidwell Summer: NW, DC & Bethesda, MD
Smithsonian Summer Camp: Washington, DC
Steve and Kates Camp: NW DC, Alexandria, VA & Potomac, MD
Stone Ridge Camp (Includes middle school enrichment also): Bethesda, MD
Summer at Burke (6th-12th grade): NW, DC
Summer at Georgetown Day School: NW DC
Summer at Norwood: Bethesda, MD
Summer at Sandy Spring: Sandy Spring, MD
Summer Horizons Day Camp at NPS: NW, DC
Summertimes: Alexandria, VA
Urban Adventure Squad: NW, DC
Valley Mill Camp: Germantown, MD
Washington Episcopal School: Bethesda, MD
Woodland Horse Center: Silver Spring, MD
YMCA Camps Day camp and overnight options: Locations throughout DMV

County camps:
Arlington County Summer Camps
Fairfax County Park Authority Summer Camps 
Montgomery County Parks & Recreation Summer Camps 
Washington, DC Parks & Recreation Summer Camps