Summer Camps in Dallas, TX
87 summer camps in Dallas — browse by category below or use our AI planner to get a personalized schedule.
Dallas and its northern suburbs — Plano, Frisco, Richardson, and Allen — form one of the biggest family markets in the country, with a camp scene to match: Perot Museum science camps, SMU campus programs, elite sports academies, and a deep bench of school-based day camps.
Arts & Crafts(23)
Modern music school offering full- and half-day summer camps including Rock City, Rock Band, Glee Club, and beat-making.
A free multi-week summer arts intensive run by the City of Dallas for youth ages 11-14 combining theater, music, dance, and visual arts.
An eight-week summer arts day camp for ages 6-12 blending theatre, dance, visual arts, music, and life skills, ending in a showcase.
Nonprofit art center running a teen summer program with classes in drawing, painting, clay, and metal arts, plus a free Camp MetalHead weldi…
In-person creative day camps for ages 8-13 in filmmaking, YouTube content creation, and LEGO/2D animation.
A two-week intensive summer dance workshop for youth ages 9-15 taught by professional DBDT company members.
Summer theater production classes taught by professional teaching artists, mounting a student production over a multi-week session.
Weeklong day camps for ages 4-12 exploring the museum's galleries and making art in the studio; morning and afternoon sessions.
One- and two-week theater camps for ages 6-18 at the Wyly Theatre, where campers rehearse and perform a show.
Free two-week theater day camps for ages 7-12 led by theater professionals, hosted at recreation centers and libraries across Dallas.
A Park Cities art studio running weekly themed summer art camps for ages 4-12 in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media.
Community art studio in downtown McKinney with 30+ half- and full-day summer camps across painting, ceramics, pottery wheel, and sculpture.
Weeklong summer art camps for grades 4-8 in the museum's studio, with sculpture and printmaking and behind-the-scenes gallery tours.
Summer day camp for kids who completed grades 1-5 exploring the Nasher Collection through tours, games, and hands-on art projects.
North Texas Performing Arts runs week-long theatre and film day camps for ages 5-18, each ending in a Friday showcase.
Week-long summer clay camp where kids ages 10-16 learn wheel throwing, trimming, and decorating from professional potters in small classes.
Art-and-design school offering weekly summer camps in painting, drawing, fashion design, and digital animation, led by practicing artists.
Music school offering weekly summer day camps including Instrument Explorers, a vocal Pop Star camp, and piano camps.
Performance-based summer day camps where kids form a band, learn rock songs, and rehearse toward a live concert.
Week-long summer music camps where students learn songs, rehearse as a band, and perform live at the end of the week.
Lake Highlands art studio with weekly summer camps for ages 6+ in drawing, painting, and a dedicated clay camp with potter's wheel.
Summer dance camps at the Preston Center campus, with Ballet Basics for ages 3-6 and a Junior Intensive for ages 7-14.
Performing-arts conservatory offering weekly themed dance, musical theater, and acro day camps for ages 2-18.
STEM & Technology(17)
National Inventors Hall of Fame week-long STEM day camp for grades 1-6 with hands-on forensics, physics, and entrepreneurship modules.
National Inventors Hall of Fame week-long STEM day camp for grades 1-6 with 2026 modules in forensics, physics, space, and invention.
STEM day camps for ages 4-13 with robotics, coding, and veterinary science themes at Lovers Lane UMC.
STEM day camps for ages 4-13 with robotics, coding, space, and veterinary science themes in Plano.
STEM day camps for ages 4-13 with weekly themes across robotics, coding, video game design, and veterinary science.
Themed project-based summer day camps for ages 5-14 in game design, robotics, and creative coding.
Week-long coding day camps for ages 5-14 with game development, robotics, Roblox, and Minecraft themes; half or full day.
Weeklong summer STEM day camps covering coding, robotics, game design, and AI, with a daily personal project lab.
Weeklong summer STEM day camps offering hands-on coding, robotics, game design, and AI projects.
Weeklong day camp on the SMU campus where kids and teens ages 7-17 learn coding, game development, robotics/BattleBots, AI, and 3D printing …
Project-based summer day camp where K-12 kids build robots, code, and complete weekly AI and robotics projects.
Week-long hands-on STEM day camps for grades K-6 with themes like fossils, space, chemistry, engineering, and coding plus exhibit-hall acces…
Hands-on STEAM day camps in Frisco for grades 1-6 with coding, chemistry, engineering, animals, and forensics themes.
A week-long day camp at SMU's Lyle School for rising 7th-8th graders introducing electrical, mechanical, civil, and computer science through…
Weekly STEAM summer day camps for ages 5-12 using LEGO and technology to teach robotics, coding, and science; mobile/community program.
An in-person high-school coding camp from UT Dallas CS K-12 Outreach teaching problem solving in Python over a four-week Mon/Wed/Fri session…
A week-long day camp at UT Dallas where students do hands-on physics and engineering projects in mechanics, rockets, optics, and astronomy.
Outdoor & Nature(16)
City of Plano outdoor nature day camp for ages 6-12 with hikes, environmental education, fishing, crafts, games, and swimming; extended care…
Indoor rock climbing day camp where ages 6-12 learn climbing basics, teamwork, and confidence through instruction and games.
Week-long outdoor nature day camp for ages 5-11 near Grapevine Lake with hikes, outdoor skills, experiments, and crafts.
Hands-on STEM and nature day camps with daily garden explorations for grades 1-6, with themed weeks like Robotany and Farm to Fork.
Weeklong day camps for grades K-8 with guided zoo tours, animal encounters, and nature-based learning led by Zoo Guides.
Day camps on Grapevine Lake teaching wake surfing, paddleboarding, kayaking, and tubing for ages 6-18; basic swim skills required.
Week-long nature day camps on a 289-acre sanctuary for ages 5-16 with live animal encounters and indoor/outdoor exploration.
Week-long farm day camp on a historic farmstead where K-5 kids care for animals, explore the creek, and play outdoor games.
A Mon-Fri horseback riding day camp for ages 6-14 (plus Tiny Tot for 4-6) with daily rides, stable skills, and a Friday horse show.
An all-girls English horseback riding day camp for ages 6-14 with daily riding instruction plus grooming, bathing, and tacking.
Full-day and half-day youth climbing camps (ages 6-14) building confidence through rock climbing; gear provided.
All-day ninja warrior obstacle day camp with obstacle instruction, open gym, ninja games, and mini competitions; lunch provided.
Nature and garden day camps at Fair Park for ages 4-12 with habitat exploration, scavenger hunts, and live insect encounters.
Free summer day camp at a Blackland Prairie nature center for ages 6-12 with hands-on nature and conservation activities; breakfast provided…
Active outdoor day camp at a nature preserve for ages 7-12 with hiking, birding, pioneer homestead day, and nature exploration.
Waterfront day camp on Lake Lewisville for ages 6-13 with tubing, sailing, kayaking, swimming, and archery; bus from Dallas-area YMCA branch…
General(14)
Allen Parks & Rec full-day camps (TREC, STAR, Discovery) for ages 5-12 blending sports, STEM/STEAM, field trips, and traditional camp.
Summer day camp with arts and crafts, games, academic support, field trips, and STEM across metro clubs, June through July.
Summer programs for boys grades 3-12 including a multi-activity Rec Camp plus athletics camps and academic enrichment.
City of Richardson day camps for ages 5-15 (Kinder, Playground, Elementary, Teen) with field trips, pool visits, gym games, and crafts.
City of Dallas day camps at recreation centers for ages 5-12 (plus teen camps), with arts, sports clinics, fitness, and enrichment over nine…
JCC summer day camp with traditional camp plus specialty options in sports, tennis, gymnastics, and performing arts across three-week sessio…
250+ day camps, specialty camps, and academic workshops for ages 3+, open to the public, across two campuses.
City of Frisco day camp for ages 6-12 at the Frisco Athletic Center with artistic play, physical challenges, team-building, and STEM.
Self-directed day camp at The Winston School where ages 4-12 choose coding, sewing, baking, robotics, sports, and water play; lunch included…
Co-ed half- and full-day summer camps for age 3 through grade 12 across academics, fine arts, sports, and STEM; open to all.
The Hockaday School's coed summer day program for ages 4 through 10th grade with enrichment, arts, science, athletic, and tech camps.
Greenhill School's academic, arts, sports, and enrichment day camps for age 4 through grade 12 over an 11-week season with extended care.
Indoor-focused YMCA summer day camp for ages 4-12 with weekly themes, swimming, fitness, crafts, and field trips.
Outdoor-focused YMCA day camp for ages 5-12 with weekly themes, swimming, and field trips.
Sports & Athletics(11)
Weekly Mon-Fri summer baseball and softball day camps at an indoor facility with all-aspects instruction for ages 6-12.
Themed five-day gymnastics day camp for ages 4+ with skill-building, games, obstacle courses, and crafts; AM/PM/all-day options.
The MLS club's official youth soccer day camp for beginners ages 6-10, run by club staff coaches in a four-day format at its Frisco center.
Coed half-day basketball camp for ages 7-17 using Shoot 360 technology and Nike coaching over four-day sessions.
Coed Nike Tennis day camp for ages 8-18 of all skill levels with half-day and full-day options over two July sessions.
Girls volleyball day camp for ages 10-18 with daily skills training over four-day All Skills sessions.
Sport-specific summer day camps (basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, flag football) for ages 5-12; full day 9-4 with extended care.
Summer soccer day camp for boys and girls U8-U12 led by licensed club coaches, focused on dribbling, passing, and finishing.
Week-long junior tennis day camps for ages 5+, grouped by age and skill, in half- and full-day tracks.
Full-day themed gymnastics summer camp for all skill levels ages 5+, plus a Pre-K camp for ages 3-4; games, skill-building, and crafts.
Recreational gymnastics summer day camp with tumbling, trampoline, games, and crafts; half-day (ages 3+) and full-day (ages 4+) options.
Academic(6)
Themed French-immersion summer day camps for ages 3-12 (held at Greenhill School) with games, arts, cooking, and storytelling; no prior Fren…
Two-week summer academic camps in math and language arts for grades 1-12, Mon-Fri, three hours per day, problem-solving based.
Themed Spanish-immersion summer day camps for ages 3-8 with hands-on activities, music, art, cooking, and games conducted in Spanish.
Five-day summer chess day camps for ages 5-17 at all skill levels with strategy, tactics, puzzles, and tournament play; half or full day.
Creative writing summer day camps in Frisco for grades 1-12 with focused lessons, group and independent writing, and sharing; full or half d…
Week-long immersive three-hour culinary day camps where young chefs learn cooking and baking, with weekly themes for ages 6-12 and teens 13+…