Music, theater, and performing arts camps for East Bay kids

Music and Theater Day Camps for East Bay Kids

For kids who want to perform, sing, dance, play music, and act. These summer camps are a tremendous creative outlet. This roundup of performing arts camps includes a range of creative pursuits from instruments to vocals and dramatic fun. Lovers of musical theater, yes, please. Kids get to focus on these activities all day long instead of just after school. Learn more about these and other East Bay camps in our Summer Day Camp Guide and Bay Area sleepaway camps guide for more options for young performing artists and musicians!

Thank you to our musical & theatrical camp sponsors:

  • Mr. D’s Music Club offers high-energy singing, dancing, acting, and art for grades 3 to 8 in Oakland. Each week ends with a Friday performance.
  • Berkeley Rep Summer Intensive invites kids in grades 1 to 12 to create an original play, musical, or film and perform it on Berkeley Rep’s stage.
  • Seele Stars Summer Camp in El Cerrito invites youth in grades 1 to 8 to sing, dance, and act, culminating in a final performance for families.
  • Oakland Ballet Company Summer Academy offers a fun, challenging professional dance academy for grades 4-12 in Hayward. Two weeks only.
  • Camp Community Arts in Walnut Creek offers visual and performing arts for students ages 4-18 in two-week sessions. Choose full or half day.
  • Cole Arts Camp includes drama, dance, drumming, puppetry, storytelling, and visual arts for grades Pk-7th in Oakland. Each week ends with a variety show for families.

East Bay Camps for Performers in Music and Theater

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Summer Day Camp at Children’s Fairyland sparks creativity with themed camps for kids K-6. Campers explore storytelling, nature, arts, theatre, and play in a magical 10-acre park. New this year: Stop Motion camps for 9-11-year-olds, where campers bring their animated stories to life!

Hours

9 am to 3:30 pm with aftercare until 5:30 pm

Price

$480 per week (Gr. K-3) | $1,100-$1,200 per 2-week session (Gr. 3-6)

Grades
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 2
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
  • Aug. 4
Locations
  • Oakland

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Aurora School has Small Camps with Big Heart! Offering a week-long general camp Creators & Explorers, a month-long Theater Arts Camp, and week-long LEGO & Engineering Camps provided by TechKnowHow. Campers need not be Aurora students to attend.

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$420 - $560 per week

Grades
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
Locations
  • Oakland

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Mr. D's Music Club's award-winning performing arts camps combine singing, dancing, acting, and art with tons of fun! Kids build confidence, make friends, and enjoy games, talent shows, a pizza party, and a Friday performance. Discover one of Oakland's "best-kept secrets".

Hours

9 am to 3:30 pm

Price

$549 per week. Sibling and multi-camp week discounts available.

Discount

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Grades
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 2
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
Locations
  • Oakland

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Accelerate your training with one of the Bay Area’s leading professional dance companies in a fun, challenging, and nurturing environment. Oakland Ballet’s Summer Academy will give dancers the tools to expand their technique with high caliber training and artistically enriching classes. TWO WEEKS ONLY.

Hours

9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Price

$690 per week. Earlybird savings before April 15.

Grades
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
Camp Start Dates
  • July 14
  • July 21
Locations
  • Hayward

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Looking for summer fun? Berkeley Rep’s got you covered. Create an original play, musical, or film, perform on Berkeley Rep’s stage, and learn from award-winning professional artists. Camps offered for students grades 1-12. All experience levels welcome!

Hours

9 am to 4 pm for theatre camp; 4:30 to 7:30 pm for film program

Price

Rates vary. $550 standard, $500 early bird rate through 2/19/25

Grades
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
Locations
  • Berkeley

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Circus Summer Camps offer an exciting opportunity for kids to explore the magic of circus arts. A week full of of flying, bouncing, flipping, juggling, and clowning. Kids build confidence, strength, and teamwork skills in a creative and supportive environment.

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$695 per week

Grades
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
  • Aug. 4
  • Aug. 11
Locations
  • SF / Marin

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Seele Stars sing, dance, & act as they develop skills/friendships each summer! Taught by a credentialed teacher, we are continuing to commit to safe, fun learning via musical theater. Each weeklong camp is different & ends with a performance for families.

Hours

9 am to 4 pm

Price

$450 per week

Grades
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 16
  • July 14
  • Aug. 4
Locations
  • El Cerrito

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Camp Community Arts offers creative art camp experiences for students ages 4-18. Camp offerings include Artist Studio for ages 4-14, Theater Camp, and Specialized Art Camps for all to explore. Half-day and full-day options are available.

Hours

9 am to 4 pm | half days 9 am to 12:15 pm or 12:15 pm - 4 pm

Price

$844 full day for 2-week session or $422 half day for two weeks

Grades
  • preschool (ages 4+)
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
Locations
  • Walnut Creek/Concord/Pleasant Hill

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Cole Arts Camp offers an immersive arts experience with drama, dance, drumming, puppetry, storytelling, and arts and crafts. Each week ends with a fun and relaxed variety show for family and friends.

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$500 per week. $100 per day if space is available.

Grades
  • preschool (ages 4+)
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 2
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • June 30
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
Locations
  • Oakland

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Sees the Day is committed to helping children develop respect and appreciation for each other and the natural world. Activities include nature awareness, storytelling, improv, music, imaginative play, cooperative games, beading, fairy house/fort building, gratitude circles, and classic summertime fun! Offered 6/9-27; 7/7-8/22.

Hours

8:45 am to 4:30 pm

Price

$550 per week. $110 per day. Sessions are 1, 2 or 3 weeks long.

Grades
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
  • Aug. 4
  • Aug. 11
  • Aug. 18
Locations
  • Berkeley

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Berkeley Playhouse offers 1-, 2-, and 3-week summer day camps packed with musical theater fun. Camps include story-based sessions inspired by musicals and movies and a Triple Threat camp to develop acting, singing, and dancing skills.

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$510 per week where sessions are 1-, 2-, and 3-weeks long

Grades
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 2
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 21
  • July 28
  • Aug. 4
Locations
  • Berkeley

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Creative, project-based camps combine fundamental skills with imagination to engage with the music that is in our lives every day. Join in and make music: compose a masterpiece, record an album, and build custom instruments! TWO WEEKS ONLY. 🎶

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$525 per week

Grades
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 23
  • July 21
Locations
  • Berkeley

ad for film camp for girls

At Reel Stories, young women and gender-expansive youth learn the craft of filmmaking, sharpen their media literacy, make industry connections, and create films that represent themselves and inspire others. Join this summer to share your stories, your audience is waiting!

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

$642.09 per week or $1,282.33 for 2-week session | Earlybird savings before 3/2/25

Grades
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 9
  • June 16
  • June 23
  • July 21
  • July 28
Locations
  • Oakland

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OmniKids Summer Camp combines Latin and Ballroom dance with yoga, mindfulness, creative movement, and social skills games. Campers build confidence, creativity, and connections through self-expression, teamwork, and the joy of movement in a playful, transformative, and fun week. ONE WEEK ONLY.

Hours

9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Price

$550 per week | $350 per week of half days | $750 per week incl. extended care

Grades
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 23
Locations
  • Oakland

FREE 2-week music camp with singing, musicianship, dancing and games culminating in a community concert.

Hours

9 am to 3 pm

Price

2-week session is free of charge

Grades
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
Camp Start Dates
  • June 2
  • June 9
Locations
  • Oakland
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