2026 Central PA’s Summer Camp Guide
Curated summer opportunities for kids across Central Pennsylvania
Summer moves quickly for families. One moment, school is ending, and the next you’re trying to figure out how to fill long summer days with experiences that will help your children grow, explore, and make lasting memories.
Central Pennsylvania is filled with incredible summer camps—places where kids learn new skills, build friendships, discover confidence, and spend meaningful time outdoors. But finding them all can be surprisingly difficult. Camps are scattered across dozens of websites, social pages, and local announcements.
So we decided to make it easier.
We compiled a list of camps we know, trust, and feel good recommending to families. Our goal is simple—to save parents time while helping kids discover experiences that build confidence, friendships, skills, and faith.
Arrows Christian Academy curates this Central PA Summer Camp Guide to help parents quickly discover the opportunities available across our region. Whether your child loves sports, outdoor adventure, art, academics, or faith-based experiences, this guide gathers many of the camps serving our communities in one place.
Our hope is simple: that this guide helps your family find the kind of summer experience that shapes memories, builds character, and sparks new interests for your child.
If this resource saves you time or helps you discover a camp your child loves, then it has done exactly what we hoped it would do.
You can search summer camps by category, grade levels, and organizations.
Categories:
Day Camps | Overnight Camps | Faith-based Camps | Academic Camps | Sports Camps | Outdoor Adventure Camps | Arts Camps
Grade Levels:
K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th
Summer Camp Organizations:
If you are a Summer Camp organization looking to be on the Central PA Summer Camp Parent Guide, please click the button below to contact us.
Joy in the City Youth Theatre Summer Camps
The Joy in the City Youth Theatre Program is excited to offer two immersive, Christ-centered theatre camps where students grow in creativity, confidence, and collaboration while using their gifts to serve others.
Each two-week camp leads to a full musical production, with students working together both on stage and behind the scenes to bring the show to life.
The Joy in the City Youth Theatre Program is excited to offer two immersive, Christ-centered theatre camps where students grow in creativity, confidence, and collaboration while using their gifts to serve others.
Each two-week camp leads to a full musical production, with students working together both on stage and behind the scenes to bring the show to life.
Two Tracks Available
Musical Theatre Track (Grades 3–8)
Students develop skills in singing, acting, and dancing while rehearsing and performing in the musical.
Technical Theatre Track (Grades 6–10)
Students learn the behind-the-scenes elements of theatre, including lighting, sound, set design, props, costumes, stage management, and more, while helping run the production.
Both tracks collaborate to produce the final performances.
Camp Sessions
Session One: June 8 – June 19
Session Two: June 29 – July 10
Each session features a different original musical.
Camp runs Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Each camp concludes with two evening performances on the final two days of camp, where students present the musical they have been preparing.
Tuition
Total cost: $200 per student
Only a $50 deposit is required at registration to reserve a spot.
Location
St. Luke’s Cultural Resource Center
Altoona, PA
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the director, Parker Cook at parker@joyinthecity.org or at 814-889-5995.