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All Day (6hrs+)
Arts
Actors Arsenal (Ages 8 – 13)
Creative Arts Camp at Thalian Association Community Theatre (Ages 4 – 15) | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Greater Glory Worship Arts (Ages 6 -18) | 9AM – 3PM
Just for Kicks Dance and Tumble
No Sleeves Magic (Ages: 6 – 13) | 9AM – 3PM
Leland Cultural Arts
Shoot Like A Girl (Ages 15 – 18) 9:45 AM – 4:30 PM *OPEN Feb 9
Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts (Ages 3 – 12) 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Equestrian
Camp Oak Lively at Old Homestead Farm (Ages 6 – 9) | 9:00 AM – 3:45PM
Hanover Stables (Ages 5 – 14)| 9AM – 3PM *OPEN
Riptide Stables Ages 3 – 15 | 9AM – 4:30PM*
Wonderland Farm Horse Camp (Ages 6 – 13) | 9AM – 3PM
Nature
Ashton Farm (Ages: 5 – 12) | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Camp Fear River Watch (Ages 8 – 13)
Ecological Marine Adventures (Ages 5-12)| 8AM – 3:30PM *OPEN
MarineQuest UNCW (Ages: 7 – 17)
National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (Ages 8-11) | 8:30 AM – 4 PM
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher Summer Camp (Ages 5 – 12)
Sea Turtle Camp Overnight/Weekly (5th – 12th grade) *OPEN
Wilmington Outdoor Adventure – multiple (Ages 6+) | 9AM – 3PM or 10AM – 5PM *OPEN
Religious
Camp Impact (Ages 4 – 12) | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Harbor United Methodist Church Summer Camp
One Life (Ages 5 – 13) | 8AM – 3:30PM
Port City Community Church Summer Camp (3rd grade +)
Scotts Hill Baptist Church
St. James Parish Summer Camp
Winter Park Baptist Church
Wrightsboro Baptist Church C.A.M.P. (Ages 5 – 12) | 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM*
Sports
Carolina Gymnastics Academy (Ages K – 5 grade) | 8AM – 6PM
Cheer Infinity AllStars Flip N Fun Camp (Ages 4+/potty trained)| 8:30AM – 4PM
City of Wilmington Parks & Recreation
Coastal Athletics
Crossfire Wilmington (Ages 5 +)
DiveQuest
FAST Summer Camp
First Tee Wilmington (Ages 5 – 18)
Football Camps | FILM TO FIELD
Girls on the Run
Halo Hoops (Ages 5 – 11)
Holly Tree Racquet & Swim Club Tennis Summer Camp (Ages 7 -12)
i9 Sports (Ages 5 – 12) | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM *OPEN
Intensity Fundamental Basketball (K – 12th grade)*
JC Surf Camp (Ages 7 – 17)
Port City Gymnastics – Ninja Warrior Camp
Port City Gymnastics (Ages 5 – 12) | 8AM – 6PM
Port City Soccer Camp
Pleasure Island Soccer Association (K – 3rd grade)
Right Coast Sessions – Skateboarding & Surfing
UNCW Baseball Camp (Ages 12+)
UNCW Basketball Camp (Ages 6 – 18)
UNCW Coach Siddle Basketball Camp (Ages 6 – 18) 9AM – 4PM*
UNCW Tennis Camp
UNCW Men’s Soccer (Ages 6-14) | 8AM- 4PM
UNCW Swimming Camp
UNCW Volleyball Camp
Urban Athlete Fitness – Ninja Warrior Camp
Seahawk Cheerleading Camp (Ages: 4 – 14)
Shredders Surf Camp (Ages 7+)
Shred the Gnar Kids Camp (Ages 5 – 15)
Sean’s Surf Camp (Ages 6 – 16)
Team Beast Softball Camp
The Little Gym of Wilmington (Ages 3 – 12)
That Power Game – Softball
OffTheWall Sports (K – 5th grade)
Pine Valley Country Club Summer Camp – Tennis, Golf, Swim
Right Coast Sessions Surf & Skateboarding Camp
WB Surf Camp (Ages 7 – 10)
WB Jr Ocean Rescue Camp
Wilmington Outdoor Adventures – Kayak and Surfing Camp (Ages 10+)
Wilmington Stingrays Swimming Camp (Ages 5 – 18)
STEM/ Educational
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry – Math & Science Camp (K – 5th)
Cape Fear Community College Summer Camps (Age 13 – 16)
Code Ninjas (Ages 7 -14)
Ivybrook Academy (Ages 2 – 6) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM *OPEN end of FEB
Myrtle Grove Christian School – Summer Explorers (Ages 4+)
Palmetto Preschool (1st – 5th grade) | 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM*
School of Wonder (Ages 3 – 10) | 9AM – 2PM
The Children’s Museum of Wilmington (Ages 5 – 9) 9AM – 1PM
Young Scientist (4th – 8th grade)
Wilmington Bilingual Preschool (Ages 4-11) | 9AM – 1PM *Open Feb 1
Traditional Summer Camps
Bald Head Island Camps (Ages 4-14)
Brigade Boys and Girls Club (1st -12th grade)
Cape Fear Academy Summer Programs Open to the Public!*
Camp Impact (Ages: 4-12) | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM *OPEN
Children’s Museum of Wilmington (Ages 5 – 8)*
Crossfire (Ages 5-12) | 8AM – 4PM
Friends Schools of Wilmington (Ages 3 – 8th grade)
Giggles Drop-In Daycare (Ages 5 – 12) | 8 AM – 9:30 AM*
Giggles Drop-In Daycare Pre-K (Ages 1 – 4)
Happy Kids Drop In Daycare (Ages: 0-5/ 5 – 11) | 7AM – 6PM
Island Time Drop-n-Play (Ages 4 – 11)
Ivybrook Academy Wilmington (Ages: 2 – 6)
KidStrong (Ages 5 – 11) | 9 AM – 3PM*
KinderStop Flexible Child Care Leland (Ages 5 – 12)
The James B Dudley Academy of Wilmington
The Mustard Seed Ministry
Oasis NC Camps
Pender County Parks and Recreation Summer Camps (Ages 5 – 12)
Surf City Parks & Recreation Summer Camps (Ages 6 – 12)
SOLA (School of Learning Arts) Summer Camps (Ages 3 – 11)
Town of Wrightsville Beach (Ages 5 – 17)
Wilmington Christian Academy (Ages 5 – 10th graders)
Wilmington Parks & Recreation Camps
YWCA Lower Cape Fear- Bright Futures Childcare Center (Ages 5 – 12) | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Other
Camp Schreiber (Boys ages 11+)
South East Dance Academy – Princess Camp
Wilmington Bilingual Pre-School – Spanish Immersion Camp (Ages 3 – 12)
Wilmington Fire Department Jr. Fire Academy – High Schoolers (Ages 15+) 9AM – 4PM
Half Day (Under 7 Hrs)
Arts
A Little Twisted Studio (Ages 6+) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)*
Alyona Amato Dance Studio Camps (Ages 3 – 12) | 9AM – 1PM
Bless Your Heart Art
Cameron Art Museum | Kids at CAMp (Ages 5-18) | 9 AM – 12:00 PM / 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Creative Arts Camp at Thalian Association Community Theatre (Ages: 4 – 15)
Dance Express Wilmington & Hampstead |
Just for Kicks Dance and Tumble
Leland Cultural Arts
Little Leaps Early Childhood Dance Education (Ages 2 – 8) 9:30 – 12:30 or 12- 3pm
Loud Music Company (Ages 5 – 14) 8:45 AM – 12:15 PM or 2:30 PM *OPEN
Music Bird Studios (Ages 3 – 7)
Mini Monets (Ages 4 – 9)
Opera House Theatre Company (Ages: 5 – 17) |9AM – 3PM
Port City Music (Ages 3 – 12) | 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM/ 11 AM – 12:30 PM *OPEN FEB 1
Pinspiration Wilmington (Ages 6-12) | 9 AM – 12 PM
School of Rock (Ages 6-18) | 9AM – 3PM
Sprout Yoga & Art for Kids (Ages 5+) | 10AM – 2PM
Steele Music Studios – Rock Band Camp (Ages 6-18) | 9AM – 12PM
Thalian Association Community Theatre | Youth Academy (Ages 4 – 17)
Untitled Theatre Productions (Ages 6 – 14) | 9 AM – 3PM
Wild Child Studios (Ages 6 – 12) | 10 AM – 1 PM *OPEN
Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts (Ages 3 – 12)
Wilmington Performing Arts (Ages 7 – 13) | 9AM – 2PM – previously Snow Productions
Cooking
Mama Wolf Cakery (Ages 6 -18) | 9 AM -12 PM
The Seasoned Gourmet (Ages 6 – 13) | 1PM – 4PM
Educational
Coastal Learning Center (Ages 3 – 6)| 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM*
CFCC Educational Summer Camps
Tidal Learning of Wilmington (Ages 5 – 10) | 9AM – 12PM
The Hill School of Wilmington (Ages rising 1 – 9th graders) | 8:30 – 11:30 AM
Equestrian
Cool Breeze Equestrian, LLC at White Horse Farm | Ages 6 – 13 | 9AM – 2PM *OPEN
Our Journey Stables Horse Camps
Seahorse Stables (Ages 6-12) | 9 AM – 1 PM *OPEN JAN 5
Martial Arts
Bourelle Martial Arts
Coastal Martial Arts Academy (Ages 5 – 12) | 9AM – 3PM
King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Leland
Nature
Bald Head Island Conservancy (Ages 8-11) | 9AM-12PM
Farm School By the Sea via Seahorse Stables (Ages 3-7) | 9AM – 1 PM *OPEN JAN 5
Fish Camp (Ages 6 – 11) | 8AM – 12PM or 12PM – 4PM
The School of Wonder (Ages 5 – 9) 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
MarineQuest UNCW (Ages: 4 – 17)
ME Time 2 Day Massage Therapy (Ages 6 – 11) | 9AM – 1PM
Yellow Boat Tours (Ages 4 – 12) | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM*
Wilmington Outdoor Adventures – Coastal Kids Camp (Ages 6- 10) | 9AM – 3PM
Religious
Lutheran Church of Reconciliation (Ages 3 – 6) | 9AM – 1PM
Sports
Beau Rivage Golf & Resort – Camp Swickleputt (Ages 5 – 11) | 9AM – 2PM
Burgaw’s Best After School and Summer Camp (Ages 5 – 11) 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Coastal Pop Warner Panthers – Football + Cheer (Ages 5 – 14) | 9AM – 1PM
CFCC Sea Devil Volleyball Camp (Ages 11 – 16) | 9AM – 12PM/1PM
CFCC Women’s Soccer Camp (Ages 9 – 14)
CFCC Men’s Soccer Camps (Ages 8 – 11) | 9AM – 12PM
Crossfire Family Entertainment (Ages 5 – 12) | 7:30 AM – 12:45PM
Indo Jax Surf Camp (Ages 4 -17) | 8AM – 12PM
Mellow Days Surf School (Ages 8+) | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM *OPEN
NC Surf Adventures (Ages 5 – 14) | 8 AM – 11 AM*
Port City Cheer (Ages 7 – 14) | 8 AM – 12PM*
Seahawk Girls Soccer Academy at UNCW(Ages 6 – 13) | 9 AM – 12PM *OPEN
UNCW Girls Volleyball (Ages 5 – 17) | 9AM – 1PM
Wilmington Rock Gym (Ages 6 – 16) | 9 AM – 12PM
Yoga Wellness Surf with Melody Squires | 8:30AM – 11:30AM
STEM/ Educational
Coastal Creators’ Camp (Ages 5 – 11) | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM *OPEN
Friends School of Wilmington (Ages 3 – 13) 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM *OPENS FEB 1
Jenkins Preschool Academy (Ages 3 – 4 ) | 9 AM – 1 PM *Opens March 1
Mind Over Math (Ages 7 -12) | 11 AM – 3:30 PM – Open Jan 15th
The Hill School (1st – 9th grade) | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM*
Wilmington Bilingual Preschool (Ages 5 – 11) | half day option – Open Jan 20
YWCA Lower Cape Fear Pool – STEM and SWIM (Ages 6-12) | 9AM – 1PM
Traditional
Giggles Drop-In Daycare Pre-K (Ages 1 – 4)*
Island Time 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Other
Across the Boardgame (Ages 10 – 16) | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Out of Town / Overnight Camps
Camp Albemarle (Ages 3+) Located in Newport, NC ~1.5 hours from Wilmington, NC
Camp Dixie (Ages 4+) Located in Fayetteville ~ 1.5 hour from Wilmington, NC
Camp Kirkwood (Ages 7+) Located in Watha – about 30 min from Wilmington, NC
Camp Monroe and Retreat Center Located in Laurel Hill, NC +1.5 hour from Wilmington, NC
Camp Oakhill (2nd Grade +) Located in Oxford, NC ~ 3 hours from Wilmington, NC
Camp Sea Gull & Camp Seafarer Located in Arapahoe, NC ~ 2 hours from Wilmington
Camp Woodie (Ages 7 – 16) Located in Pinewood, SC | Hunting & Fishing
Crusader Youth Camp Dunn, NC | Opens January 1, 2023
Don Lee Camp – Sailing (Ages 7 – 18) Located in Arapahoe, NC ~ 2 hours from Wilmington *OPEN
Salvation Army Camp Walter Johnson