Find the best summer camp for children of all ages in STEM, the arts, sports, or more!
Summer camps in Cincinnati offer youth exciting opportunities to learn, grow, and make lifelong memories. From STEM to arts and outdoor adventures, these programs provide valuable enrichment in a fun environment. Whether a child loves sports, creativity, or hands-on learning, Cincinnati has a camp to offer.
Families seeking enriching experiences can choose from an extensive list of summer camps for youth. Many programs focus on skill-building, leadership, and community engagement. Discover the best options to keep children active, engaged, and learning all summer long.
*Please verify all dates, costs, and hours with the camps. Always check for extended care, early drop-off, late pick-up options, financial assistance, and deadlines.
Featured Summer Camps
Seven Hills Academic Readiness Program, Jr. (SHARP, Jr.)
Location: 4500 Redbank Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45227 (Madisonville)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: Rising 2 – 4 graders
Dates: June
Cost: $200
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer campers will engage in fun and challenging learning activities across subject areas and explore The Seven Hills School arts programs, experiential learning, and athletics.
513-728-2454
Seven Hills Academic Readiness Program (SHARP)
Location: 4500 Redbank Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45227 (Madisonville)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: Rising 5 – 9 graders
Dates: July to August
Cost: $175/ per week
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer campers will engage in fun and challenging learning activities across subject areas and explore The Seven Hills School arts programs, experiential learning, and athletics.
513-728-2454
Camps that Accept Vouchers
The following camps accept state assistance childcare vouchers from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Summer Day Camp at the YMCA
Location: Multiple locations; please check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 12 years old
Dates: May to August
Scholarships: Yes
Vouchers: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy building confidence, discovering strengths, and learning new skills such as swimming, running, playing, and exploring nature in an encouraging environment. The YMCA offers many day camp activities perfect for a full day of fun.
Cincinnati Recreation Commission
Location: Multiple locations; please check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements with a membership
Ages: 5 to 12 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Vouchers: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Camp activities include STEM projects, arts and crafts, outdoor play, sports, open swim time, and more! A CRC center membership is required for all camp participants. Check out the website for information about online registration.
Camps for Ages 3+
CCM Prep and Summer
Location: 290 CCM Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45219 (Clifton)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 3+ years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Varies
CCM is proud to offer high-caliber opportunities to youth and teens nationwide during the summer months. From week-long day camps to multi-week residencies and even elective classes, the summer programs offer students of all ages the opportunity to work with CCM’s world-class faculty and renowned guest artists, all at the state-of-the-art CCM Village.
Great Parks of Hamilton County Summer Camps
Location: Multiple locations, please check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 3-18 years old
Dates: May to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers can choose from science, nighttime adventures, horseback riding, and more! Register now for some fun adventure camps.
513-521-7275
Cincinnati Parks Explore Nature Summer Camps
Location: Multiple locations; please check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 16 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers will enjoy daily hikes, games, live animal encounters, experiments, and projects to remain active all day. Children will receive enrichment alongside nature activities.
513-321-6070
YMCA Camp Ernst Summer Camp
Location: 7615 Camp Ernst Rd, Burlington, KY 41005 (Burlington)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 3 to 15 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers will enjoy the outdoors and make great friends at this fun summer camp. Participants in overnight sessions will get the best summer with incredible camp counselors.
859-586-6181
Summer Camps at CCAC
Location: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220 (Clifton)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 3 to 18 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers will enjoy unleashing creativity with visual arts and music camps. Check out their brochure for this summer’s complete list of arts camps.
513-497-2860
Mutual Dance Theatre Summer Camps
Location: 8222 Monon Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45216 (Hartwell)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 3 to 10 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: No
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Campers can choose between different themes, such as wizards and Hollywood. These creative themes are perfect for day camps, whether half-day or full-day sessions.
513-494-6526
Camps for Ages 4+
Summer Camp at the J (Mayerson JCC)
Location: 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45236 (Amberly)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 13 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy the simple pleasures of summer, from swimming lessons and archery to arts and crafts, camp values, and color wars. Check the brochure for more registration details.
513-761-7500
Cincinnati Museum Center Museum Camps
Location: 1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203 (OTR)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 12 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: No
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Explore science, technology, history, and the arts through creative activities and games at Cincinnati Museum Center’s fun and educational Museum Camps. Whether you’re cooking or creating stop-motion movies, there’s a camp for that.
513-287-7000
Camp Wave Aquarium Summer Camp
Location: 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071 (Newport)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 14 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Varies
Summer campers will enjoy meeting sharks, penguins, and stingrays up close while exploring aquatic wonders. Before- and after-care is available for an additional price.
859-815-1441
Imago Earth Center Camps
Location: 700 Enright Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45205 (East Price Hill)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 14 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy the summer with fun-filled weeks of exploration, hikes, games, arts, and so much more. These adventure camps are perfect for young explorers.
513-921-5124
Cincinnati Zoo Summer Camps
Location: 3400 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45220 (Clifton)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 14 years old
Dates: May to August
Scholarships: No
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Campers will have activities, hikes around the Zoo, up-close animal encounters, games, crafts, and more.
513-281-4700
Drake Planetarium Summer Camp
Location: 2020 Sherman Ave, Norwood, OH 45212 (Norwood)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 14 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: No
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Campers can experience Lego Zoo adventures, young engineers camp, and more.
513-396-5578
Behringer-Crawford Museum Summer Camps
Location: 1600 Montague Rd, Covington, KY 41011 (Covington)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 14 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: No
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Packed with hands-on activities, outdoor adventures and creative projects. Camps engage curious kids who love to explore, imagine, and try new things.
859-491-4003
The STEM Lab
Location: 2807 Woodburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206 (East Walnut Hills)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 4 to 10 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: No
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children can participate in hands-on, interactive, small-group team projects. Campers will take home projects at least twice per week.
513-822-5466
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Camps Ages 5+
YMCA Camp Kern Summer Camp
Location: 5291 OH-350, Oregonia, OH 45054 (Oregonia)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 17 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers will enjoy swimming, nature, archery, rock climbing, waterfront, riflery, arts and crafts, drama, and more! Camp Kern is accredited by the American Camp Association and is excellent for campers of all ages.
513-932-3756
Gorman Heritage Farm Summer Camps
Location: 10052 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241 (Evendale)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 12 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Kids can explore, learn about farm animals, garden, or do both. While registering, make sure to complete the necessary health forms.
513-563-6663
Kennedy Heights Arts Summer Camp
Location: 6546 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45213 (Kennedy Heights)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 13 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy exploring visual arts, dance, music, video/digital media, and theatre. Older kids can also volunteer as camp counselors.
513-631-4278
iSpace STEM Summer Camp
Location: Multiple locations
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5 to 18 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Through cool projects and hands-on activities, summer campers will enjoy thinking and working like real engineers, scientists, designers, and developers. Make sure to check for information about camp cancellation while registering.
513-554-0425
Dancefix Foundation’s Lights Up! Musical Theater Dance (& Singing!) Summer Camps
Location: 934 E. McMillan St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 (Walnut Hills)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 5-12 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
A high-energy, one-week summer camp designed for young performers. This camp invites campers to explore storytelling through dance, song, costume creation, and performance in a fun and encouraging environment!
513-238-9714
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Camps for Ages 6+
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Theatre Summer Camps
Location: Multiple locations; please check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 6 to 18 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy programming influenced by unique, book-based themes designed to build confidence and strengthen communication skills. Two-week camp sessions are also available.
513-345-2242
Queen City Clay Summer Camps
Location: 2760 Highland Ave, Norwood, OH 45212 (Norwood)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements and with the necessary skill level for certain classes
Ages: 6 to 18 years old
Dates: May to August
Scholarships: No
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kids can choose from beginner art camps to advanced pottery camps. During registration, check your camper’s skill level.
513-871-2529
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Theatre Summer Camp
Location: 1195 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (Downtown)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 6 to 18 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer campers will enjoy creating comedy and clowning, monsters, magic, chills, thrills, investigators, and spies. Themes vary per week and session.
513-381-2273
Cincinnati Art Museum Summer Camps
Location: 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (Eden Park)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 6 to 12 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Participate in daily gallery visits, hands-on art-making, collaborative art installations, and more! Explore four different themes with activities taught by skilled museum educators.
513-721-2787
Summer Camps for Ages 7+
Arts Connect Summer Camps
Location: 9158 Winton Rd building A, Cincinnati, OH 45231 (Finneytown)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 7 to 13 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Campers will learn about cultural differences and stewardship of their environment while creating their projects. A great chance to enrich your child this summer.
513-522-2108
Classroom Antics Summer Camps
Location: Multiple locations, check the website for details
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 7 to 14 years old
Dates: June to August
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Campers can participate in multiple STEAM camps, such as Lego Bots and Game Builders. Forget the traditional campfire and have your camper build robots and games this year.
800-595-3776
Youth Summer Camps at Northern Kentucky University
Location: 1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099 (Highland Heights)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 7 to 18 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Varies
Campers will have a chance to participate in multiple STEAM camps, such as film camp. Introduce children to STEM early on and check out the summer camps at NKU.
859-572-5600
iD Tech Camps
Location: 3800 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH 45207 (Evanston)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 7-17
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: No
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get a taste of collegiate life this summer at Xavier. Campers will work alongside new friends and learn from expert tech mentors while taking breaks to enjoy Xavier’s outdoor playing fields!
Camps for Ages 8 Through 10+
Ensemble Theatre Summer Camps
Location: 1127 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202 (OTR)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 8 to 19 years old
Dates: July- August
Scholarships: Available but limited
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer campers will focus on acting fundamentals and promote self-confidence, communication, and teamwork. This art camp is excellent for many campers, no matter how old.
513-421-3555
Know Theatre of Cincinnati Summer Camps
Location: 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (OTR)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements
Ages: 8 to 18 years old
Dates: July- August
Scholarships: Available but limited
Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Over the course of 4 weeks, students create a fully devised theatre production that culminates in multiple performance opportunities on the MainStage.
513-300-5669
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Camps for Junior High/High School-Aged Students
Breakthrough Cincinnati
Location: Multiple locations in Cincinnati
Eligibility: Rising 6th and 7th graders
Ages: 11 to 13 years old
Dates: July to August
Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Summer campers will be energized to enter college confidently with the help of near-peer mentors. For over 25 years, BTC has provided a space for transformative growth with fun, hands-on, socially just experiences.
513-370-5572
Cincinnati Ballet Dance Summer Camp
Location: 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (Walnut Hills)
Eligibility: Any child within the age requirements who passes auditions
Ages: 12 to 18 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes
Hours: Vary
Summer campers will enjoy an entrance into intensive summer training in a fun and nurturing environment for young, aspiring dancers.
513-562-1111
UC CEAS Young and Rising Engineers Summer Camp
Location: 2600 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220 (Clifton)
Eligibility: Anyone within the age requirements
Ages: 13 to 18 years old
Dates: June to July
Scholarships: Yes, but limited
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Camps in CEAS are a great way to learn about the different types of engineering! Camps offer a variety of field trips, lab tours, hands-on activities, and engineering design challenges!
513-556-6000
Girls Who Code Summer Programs
Location: Virtual
Eligibility: Girls and nonbinary persons within the age requirements
Ages: 14 to 18 years old
Hours: Varies
Self-paced curriculum tracks in game design, data science, AI, cybersecurity, and web development as well as a vibrant virtual community on Discord. Students participate in optional corporate partner events, career panels, and advisor-led workshops aligned with emerging technologies.
[email protected]
D’Artagnan Summer Business Academy
Location: 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207 (Evanston)
Eligibility: High school students, rising high school juniors and seniors receive priority
Ages: 14-18
Dates: June
Scholarships: Yes, but limited
Hours: Varies
The Business Program is a one-week on campus pre-college program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Students will dive into the exciting world of Business. From marketing to finance, students can uncover the essential ingredients that keep companies running. Think of it as a backstage pass to how businesses operate. Students explore various business majors and career paths to help discover top interests. Students have access to workshops on crafting CVs, so students can be ready to impress potential employers and college admission officers.
[email protected]
D’Artagnan Scholars Program
Location: 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207 (Evanston)
Eligibility: High school students, rising high school juniors and seniors receive priority
Ages: 14-18
Dates: May to June
Scholarships: Yes, but limited
Hours: Varies
The Scholars Program is a pre-college program for rising high school juniors and seniors that offers students the opportunity to earn college credit. Courses are offered in various business disciplines and students can build essential skills for academic and professional success. Students will explore diversity and ethics, develop effective communication strategies, and cultivate a strong sense of social responsibility. Through dynamic coursework and activities, students will enhance interpersonal skills, gain practical knowledge, and refine strategic thinking—critical tools for excelling academically, personally, and professionally.
[email protected]
UC Biology meets Engineering Summer Program
Location: 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45221 (Clifton)
Eligibility: High school students
Ages: 14 to 18 years old
Dates: June
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
BmE is a program to grow student interest in biology and engineering. Students get to take part in fun biology activities to learn how animals operate in the world using their senses. Students will then use engineering to build and program robots that share important features with animals. The program will also include activities focused on college and career readiness.
[email protected]
Illuminate Leadership Conference
Location: 60 W Daniels St, Cincinnati, OH 45219 (Clifton)
Eligibility: 7th and 8th grade students
Ages: 12 to 14 years old (based upon grade level)
Dates: June
Scholarships: No
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Illuminate Leadership Conference is a 6-day immersive learning experience for young people. The Illuminate Leadership Conference will provide youth with leadership skills for the future: communication, teamwork, problem solving, emotional intelligence, and more.
[email protected]
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Cincinnati summer camps provide youth with opportunities to learn, explore, and build lasting friendships. Whether through sports, arts, or STEM, these programs offer valuable enrichment in a supportive environment.
Now is the time to explore the best options and register early. Many programs fill up quickly, so securing a spot ensures an unforgettable experience. Be sure to check the camp’s website for brochures, information on camp counselors and staff, first-day information, and more!
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