Specialty summer camps are a great opportunity for kids to make new friends with similar interests to their own. Find full-day and half-day camps for kids in preschool and kindergarten through teens.
START PLANNING FOR 2024 SUMMER CAMPS!
Start planning your child’s best 2024 Twin Cities Summer Camps experience by perusing our list of programs offered this year. Check back often. We’ll keep updating Twin Cities area listings as information comes our way.
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TWIN CITIES 2023 SPECIALTY SUMMER CAMPS
Choose from unique summer camps that explore cultures, foreign languages, cooking, horseback riding and other specialties. Please check out our Featured Listings – they make our 2023 Twin Cities Summer Camp Guide possible!
Please take note that we are adding 2023 Twin Cities summer camp information as it comes in. Please check back frequently for summer updates. Please contact the camp listings directly with any questions.
Camp Under the Starz--Theatre Camp for ALL Abilities
Camp Courage North 37569 N Courage Dr, Lake George, MN 56458
Individuals with disabilities Ages 10+ (adults welcome),
Neurotypical Students Grades 5-12
Early Bird Special $999 through May 1st |
May 1st through June 14th: $1190
Summer Theatre Fun!!!
Camp Under the Starz offers campers endless opportunities to hone their theatre, musical theatre and dance skills in a fun and exciting summer camp program. Our camp is an all-inclusive sleep away camp! Students going into grades 5-12 of ALL abilities, along with adults with special needs! All campers will have classes in theatre, voice, and/or dance. They will also have classes in characterization, stage presence, makeup, art and so much more, along with outdoor activities like hiking, low-ropes
course, swimming, fishing, and a gaga pit, just to name a few!
Bruentrup Heritage Farm
Farm-to-Table Camp
Maplewood Area Historical Society, 2170 County Road D East, Maplewood, MN 55109
4-Day Day Camp | For grades 1-6| $220
Learn where food comes from! Explore the science behind butter, ice cream, cheese, and bread by making your own FROM SCRATCH and eating the results. Campers will also learn about 'old timey' farm life, make arts & crafts, and play some old
favorites like Townball.
MAHS proudly presents another summer of one-of-a-kind hands-on and experiential day-camps for youth ages 6-16 at the
beautiful 1891 Bruentrup Heritage Farm in Maplewood, Minnesota.
Nestled among 25 acres of restored rolling prairie, the
Bruentrup Heritage Farm offers a unique setting for youth to explore our world alongside professional historians, artists, and
culinary experts.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST PAUL SUMMER CAMPS
Minnesota Urban Debate League
Augsburg University, 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Minnesota Debate & Advocacy Workshop camps. 5-day camps for middle & high school students. Middle school students entering 6th – 8th grade learn how to research and develop effective arguments, and have lots of practice debates and skill sessions. Three sessions to choose from June 20-July 8, 2023. $400-$1550.
My Voice Matters Camp
519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Day Camps created to empower children, focusing on environment, activism, and modern ethics. Ages 4-15. July 3-September 1, 2023. $395/week.
TWIN CITIES SPECIALTY SUMMER CAMPS – SOUTH METRO
Canine Coach – Dog Camp for Kids
Hands on dog obedience and safety for ages 8-13 (or 5-7 with parent). 4-day camps run 9:30am-12:30pm. 2023 dates TBA. $299.
TWIN CITIES SPECIALTY SUMMER CAMPS – WEST METRO
LifeFx Summer Camp
6625 Lyndale Ave South, Suite 505, Richfield, MN 55423
Camp for the Neurodiverse Brain. Campers learn tools and strategies through hands-on activities, speakers and field trips. Ages 7-13. One Session July 10-14, 2023. $375. Registration begins 2/6/23.
SPECIALTY SUMMER CAMPS – MULTIPLE TWIN CITIES METRO-AREA LOCATIONS
Animal Humane Society
SPECIALTY SUMMER CAMPS OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
Autism Society Summer Camps
Camp Locations: Lake George, Crosslake, Minnesota
Day & overnight sessions open to AUSM members. Camp Hand in Hand & Camp Discovery overnight camps. No Day Camp offered in 2023. Ages 6-26. The Camp lottery is open until February 15, 2023. $6100-$1700.
Concordia Language Villages
Bemidji, MN 56601
Sessions run June through August with 1, 2 or 4 week camp options. Virtual & in-person options. 6/12/23-8/21/23. Ages 4-18. $215=$5.710+.
Camp Heartland
26001 Heinz Road, Willow River, MN 55795
Overnight camps serving youth affected by HIV/AIDS and LBGTQ+ youth. where kids can form friendships in a welcoming, bully-free environment. Ages 7-17. Sessions June 18- August 4, 2023. Cost of camp can be on a sliding scale based on household size and income.
Camp Tamahay
21566 County 84m Akeley, MN 56433
Overnight camps for girls focusing on active, outdoor adventures, like horseback riding, canoeing, sailing, archery, tennis, fencing as well as camp fires and overnight camping. Ages 7-16. Two or Four Week Sessions, June 19, 2023- July 15, 2023; $1,750-$3,200.
Camp Pillsbury
315 South Grove Avenue, Owatonna, MN 55060
Campers design their own unique schedule focusing on 3 majors. Sleep away & day camps 2023 Sessions run all summer. Ages 6 through high school students, $250-$3,750.
TWIN CITIES HORSE CAMPS
Bunker Park Stables
13175 County Parkway D entrance At, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304
Comprehensive horse riding camps; with lots of riding time. 2-day to 5-day camps available for ages 4-17. June 5 through August 23, 2023. $140-700. (Sessions are selling out fast)
Golden Ridge Stables
8315 190th St W, Lakeville, MN 55044
Horse Mania Summer Camp in Lakeville offers a wonderful “hands and seat on” day camp. Register soon as each 4-day session is limited and fills fast. Pony camp option as well (June 13 – 15). Ages 6-12; Sessions: June 19-22, July 10 – 13 or August 7 – 10; $265-$450/pp
The Pony Party Place
16978 70th St NE, Elk River, MN 55330
Camp size is limited to 4 campers each session with one-on-one staffing. Day camps have been offered, 10am-3pm. June through August. 2023 Details TBA.
Sunnyside Stables
15400 Emery Ave E, Rosemount, MN 55068
Each day includes riding — rain or shine. Campers will learn the basics of grooming, saddling, body language, posture, contact and balance to develop independent riding skills for ages 6-13. 2023 SUMMER CAMPS FULL.
TWIN CITIES COOKING CAMPS
Bruentrup Heritage Farm
Farm-to-Table Camp
Maplewood Area Historical Society, 2170 County Road D East, Maplewood, MN 55109
4-Day Day Camp | For grades 1-6| $220
Learn where food comes from! Explore the science behind butter, ice cream, cheese, and bread by making your own FROM SCRATCH and eating the results. Campers will also learn about 'old timey' farm life, make arts & crafts, and play some old
favorites like Townball.
MAHS proudly presents another summer of one-of-a-kind hands-on and experiential day-camps for youth ages 6-16 at the
beautiful 1891 Bruentrup Heritage Farm in Maplewood, Minnesota.
Nestled among 25 acres of restored rolling prairie, the
Bruentrup Heritage Farm offers a unique setting for youth to explore our world alongside professional historians, artists, and
culinary experts.
Cooks of Crocus Hill
877 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Twelve sessions of cooking classes for kids and teens are offered in June, July & August, 2023. Each class is 2.5 hours long. $250/class.
She Cooks.Design Kid’s Camp
1803 Berkeley Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
SheCooks.Design Kids & Teen Cooking Camps Do you have a child who loves to be in the kitchen? Then this is the camp for them. Kids and teens learn best when having fun! We’ll be cooking and baking indoors and out, discussing where our food comes from and making healthy and delicious choices—a small class of 8 kids per camp. Aprons (very soiled, of course!) and recipes go home with them at the end of camp.
STARTS: June 5 | WHERE: Saint Paul | COST: $295 | MORE INFO: shecooksdesign.com or info@shecooksdesign.com
Way Cool Cooking School
16544 W 78th St, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Summer cooking camps that allow kids to make some of their favorite dishes and treats! Ages 7-15. Sessions run June 5, 2023 through August 31, 2023. $395.
Looking for another type of specialty camp?
If you are looking for any of these “Specialty Camps” follow the link below. We include it in another section of our camp guide:
- Archery Camps: Nature & Outdoor Adventure Camps
- Backpacking, Hiking & Outdoor Explorers Camps: Nature & Outdoor Adventure Camps
- Basketball Camps: Active & Sports Camps
- Biking / Mountain Biking Camps: Nature & Outdoor Adventure Camps
- Want to Canoe at camp?
- Circus Arts Camps: Active & Sports Camps
- Dance & Hip Hop Camps are found in Theater & Performing Arts Camps
- Fine Arts Camps: Art Camps
- Musical Theater Camps: Theater & Performing Arts Camps
- Rock Climbing Camps: Active & Sports Camps
Is your summer camp missing? We would love to include it in our 2023 Summer Camp Guide. Basic inclusion is FREE and upgraded entries are very affordable. Click this link to sign up to learn how to be included.
This article contains paid and free submitted entries of summer camps. These camps have been collected as a convenience to parents seeking summer camp options and are for informational purposes only. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Family Fun Twin Cities.
One to add to the list is Great River camp at Great River Montessori school in St Paul. Lead by the wonderful Montessori teachers and staff.
Hi Cate:
You can find the Great River Summer Camps on our Art Camps page.