Summer camps in Fredericton: every one we could find

When

June 22 to September 3, 2026 (11 weeks; closed July 1, August 3 and September 4)

Hours

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday

Care

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM included; late pickup $5 per 5 minutes

Cost

2026: $169 per week; $159 for short weeks. 11th week free if registering all 11; $5 a week off each additional child. Provincial childcare subsidy may apply.

Lunch

Packed lunch with ice packs; nut-free

Opens

2026 registration opened March 9, 2026 (paper forms or Shopify for public spaces)

The longest and among the cheapest full-day camps in the city: 11 themed weeks with cooking, science, field trips and water play at the Wilmot splash pad. Every week except one was sold out when checked in October.

BGC Skyline Acres Clubhouse · 499 Canterbury Drive, Fredericton

When

June 22 to September 3, 2026 (11 weeks)

Hours

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday

Care

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM included

Cost

2026: $169 per week; $159 for short weeks; 11th week free with all 11

Lunch

Packed lunch with ice packs; nut-free

Opens

2026 registration opened March 9, 2026

Same program and pricing as the Southside camp, run from the Devon club with a gym, kitchen, playground and an attached pool. All 11 weeks were sold out when checked.

BGC Devon Clubhouse (beside Henry Park; attached pool) · 248 Medley Street, Fredericton

When

June to August 2026; ran weekday mornings through August 21, 2026

Hours

8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays (mornings only in 2026 due to heat advisories)

Care

not offered (drop-in; children come and go)

Cost

Free (2026)

Opens

No registration; drop-in. Weekly park schedule posted on Amilia and the FredRec Facebook page

Free, supervised, unstructured play program where City staff bring games, crafts and lawn games to three different parks each week; kids may come and go, so it is not childcare. In 2026 the City split it into a morning Zig Zag and a separate Afternoon Adventure Crew.

Rotating neighbourhood parks (3 parks per week in 2026) · Citywide

When

June 22 to September 3, 2026 (closed July 1, August 3, September 4)

Cost

$199 a week (2026)

Opens

Not stated; online inquiry form

Weekly themes from Adventure Awaits (June 22) to Big Top Bash (August 31), with science experiments, outdoor fun and active games; described as full-day care with special events. Go-Go runs 14 after-school locations across Fredericton, Hanwell, New Maryland and Oromocto; the after-school program is nut-free and accepts NB childcare assistance. Hours and camp sites are not printed on the camp page.

Go-Go After School centres · Head office 80 Two Nations Crossing, Fredericton

When

July 13 to 17, July 27 to 31, August 10 to 14 and August 17 to 21, 2026

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Cost

2026: $115 per child per week

Opens

Online form per camp; spot confirmed once paid by e-transfer or at the office

Four low-cost church-run weeks with distinct themes: a soccer-skills World Cup week, a nature-and-science Rainforest Falls week, Wild Wonder (gardening, nesting boxes, Odell Park hikes) and Create-a-Camp where kids pick daily options. Capacity 30 to 40 per week with a waiting list. Christian content is part of the programming.

Grace Memorial Baptist Church · 536 Northumberland Street, Fredericton

When

August only, in three-day blocks (August 5 to 7, 12 to 14, 19 to 21 on the 2026 page)

Cost

$50 per day, or $45 per day for 3 or more days; Family Camp $100 to $245 per day

Lunch

Bring lunch with an ice pack; snacks provided

Opens

By phone; deadlines a week before each block

Small-group heritage day camps (2 to 8 children) covering animal care, butter making, wool, blacksmithing, printing and carpentry, with a wagon ride to end each day. English only.

Kings Landing · 5804 Route 102, Prince William

When

June 22 to September 4, 2026

Hours

8:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Care

8:00 AM to 5:30 PM included

Cost

2026: $229.99 a full week; $183.99 for a 4-day holiday week; $69.99 a day; Junior Leader Camp $150 (June 22 to 26); plus a $15 annual registration fee

Opens

Not stated; online weekly or daily registration via Jackrabbit, or an emailed paper form (forms dated February 2026)

Rotating themes (Zoo Vet, Splish Splash Water, Nerf, Spy, Ooey Gooey Science, End of Summer Bash) with outdoor activities plus indoor access to laser tag, bowling, the arcade and the play climbers. Registration is per week or per day with limited spots.

Kingswood Entertainment Centre · 1700 Kingswood Way, Hanwell

When

Summer 2026, 9 weeks (2024 ran July 2 to August 30)

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; supervised drop-off from 7:45 AM and pick-up until 5:30 PM

Care

7:45 AM to 5:30 PM included; outside that $15 per incident

Cost

2026: $170 per week; $140 for short weeks; includes a camper T-shirt. Paid in full at registration, non-refundable except medical.

Opens

2026: Village residents May 12 at 8:30 AM; open registration May 13 until full

Small municipal camp (36 campers a week in 2024) with weekly themes and a Thursday field trip included in the fee (past trips: Kings Landing, Hartt Island, Killarney Lake, Kingswood). Registration is by emailed PDF form on the opening day and weeks fill quickly; early applications are rejected.

New Maryland Elementary School (early weeks) and New Maryland Centre (later weeks) · 754 New Maryland Highway, New Maryland

When

Summer 2026, weekly

Hours

8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday

Care

8:00 AM to 5:30 PM included

Cost

$200 per week (2026 handbook)

Opens

2026: pre-registration for current YMCA after-school families February 23; open registration Monday March 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM, online only

Provincially licensed camp (115 spaces across six rooms), so the NB childcare subsidy can be billed. Swim Camp uses the pool four days a week; Y Summer Fun adds gym time and a weekly outing; Specialty Camps change theme weekly. Limited YMCA camp subsidy via [email protected]. Withdrawal fees: 20% more than two weeks out, 50% inside two weeks.

2027: YMCA says Summer 2027 programming launches in early March 2027

YMCA of Fredericton · 570 York Street, Fredericton

When

Weeks of July 6, July 13, July 20, August 10, August 17 and August 24 (2026 page)

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; drop-off from 8:15 AM, pick-up by 4:30 PM

Care

Drop-off from 8:15 AM and pick-up until 4:30 PM included

Cost

$395 plus HST a week

Opens

Online form; five of six weeks were sold out or waitlisted when checked

12.5 hours of instruction plus 12.5 hours of course play a week; green fees, range balls, pull cart, loaner clubs, a dozen balls and tees included. Two weeks includes a free junior membership. Mighty Mites for ages 4 to 10 is a five-week Thursday-evening clinic from June, $195 plus HST.

Carman Creek Golf Course · Highway 105, Lower St. Marys

When

June to August 2026; weekday afternoons through August 21, 2026

Hours

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday

Care

not offered (drop-in)

Cost

Free (2026)

Opens

No registration; drop-in. Weekly location schedule posted on Amilia

Free afternoon companion to Zig Zag with water games, sprinklers and optional swimming, rotating between the City’s outdoor pools and Killarney Lake. Lifeguards supervise the water but program staff do not teach swimming; children 7 and under or non-confident swimmers need a parent or flotation device. New in 2026.

Rotating outdoor pools, splash areas, parks and Killarney Lake Park · Citywide

When

June to August 2026, weekly

Cost

Not published outside Amilia; Rec Card holders get $17 off per week

Skateboard and scooter day camps with instructors on flat ground, street and mini-ramp features in the City’s indoor skatepark; no experience needed. The only City-run paid summer day camp found. A Girls Only Learn to Skateboard series runs Mondays or Sundays in May and June.

Northside Youth Centre, Willie O’Ree Place · 605 Cliffe Street, Fredericton

When

Friday, August 14 (2026 site); a U9-only camp August 28

Hours

Registration 8:15 AM; pick-up 2:15 PM

Cost

$60 a player ($50 for the U9 camp)

Opens

Posted on HNB news; 20 spaces each for U9 and U11

One-day camps with two 75-minute on-ice skills sessions plus fitness and team-building; each participant gets an HNB practice jersey. Single-day clinics rather than week-long camps.

Grant-Harvey Centre · 600 Knowledge Park Drive, Fredericton

When

June 22 to September 4, 2026 (11 weekly sessions; two 4-day weeks)

Hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Care

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM included

Cost

2026: $399 a full week; $319 for a 4-day week; plus annual registration and insurance fees; family discount

Opens

Not stated; limited availability, advance registration required

Full-day gymnastics camp with per-week registration. Athletic clothing; socks or trampoline shoes required for trampoline. Summer only; no March Break gymnastics camp posted.

Kingswood Gymnastics · 1700 Kingswood Way, Hanwell

When

June 29 to September 4, 2026 (10 weeks; no camp July 1 or August 3)

Hours

Full day 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; mornings 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; free drop-off from 8:30

Care

Before care 8:00 to 8:30 $35 a week; after care $35 a week; both $60; late pick-up $20 per 15 minutes

Cost

2026: full day $299 a week ($215 for 4-day weeks); mornings $195 ($140 for 4-day weeks)

Lunch

Full-day campers bring a nut-free lunch; supervised lunch 12 to 1

Opens

CampBrain portal

Full-day sessions include soccer plus swimming (full-day may be unavailable for ages 5 to 7 at some sites due to pool ratios). Each camper gets a camp ball. New Brunswick is confirmed in the 2026 season with a Fredericton location; confirm the venue by phone.

Fredericton (venue confirmed by phone; the site uses a map search) · Fredericton (venue confirmed at booking)

When

July 6 to August 28, 2026 (week of August 4 to 7 is short)

Hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday

Care

8:00 AM drop-off included; nothing after 5:00 PM

Cost

2026: $200 per week for YMCA members, $225 for non-members

Opens

2026: pre-registration February 23; open registration March 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM, online

Sport-focused camps run by the Y’s youth programs department: Multisport rotates ball, racquet and stick sports plus endurance; Gymnastics/Dance combines artistic, rhythmic and dance each week. Not a licensed childcare program, so the provincial subsidy cannot be billed here. Junior Leader volunteer role for ages 13 to 16.

Nashwaaksis Fieldhouse (some weeks at Park Street Elementary) · 324 Fulton Avenue, Fredericton

When

June 22 to August 21, 2026 (nine weekly sessions; two 4-day weeks)

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; drop-off from 8:00 AM, pick-up until 5:00 PM

Care

Drop-off from 8:00 AM and pick-up until 5:00 PM included; nothing after 5:00 PM

Cost

2026: $240 for a 5-day week, $200 for a 4-day week; members save 20%

Lunch

Bring lunch, water and two nut-free snacks

Opens

Not stated; previous seasons announced in April

Each week is a themed, instructor-led studio camp (2026: Photography Exploration for 11 to 15, Media Mixers, Sculpture Safari, Fabric Frenzy, Art and Stories, Fashion Week, Mixed Media Magic, Mini Artistes Francophones in French August 10 to 14, Mural Week). Full refund if cancelled 7 or more days before the session.

Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Education Centre entrance) · 703 Queen Street, Fredericton

When

2026: nine weekly camps July 6 to September 4 (August 4 to 7 is 4 days)

Hours

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Cost

2026: $200 per 5-day camp, $165 for the 4-day camp; $50 non-refundable deposit

Lunch

Bring lunch, snacks and water

Opens

Form download, email, mail or drop-off; 2026 schedule was open on the site

Week-long drama camps run by the company behind Fredericton’s free outdoor summer theatre; each week ends with a short play. Capped at 20 participants with two to three counsellors. A scholarship program lets teachers or parents recommend children to attend at a reduced or waived fee.

Cathedral Memorial Hall · 168 Church Street, Fredericton

When

June 29 to July 3, 2026 (no camp July 1)

Hours

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Cost

2026: $125

Opens

Google form

A half-day introductory camp using dance, song, movement and theatre games for the youngest group. The only TNB half-day option and the cheapest.

Theatre New Brunswick · 55 Whiting Road, Fredericton

When

2026: Junior Acting July 6 to 10; Junior Musical Theatre July 13 to 17 and July 20 to 24 (both waitlisted)

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Cost

2026: $225 per week

Opens

Google form; both Junior Musical Theatre weeks were waitlisted

Week-long camps at the professional theatre company’s home, each ending with a performance for family. The Junior Musical Theatre weeks are the fastest-filling TNB camps. A free Leader-in-Training program (Grade 6 plus) places teen volunteers in these camps.

Theatre New Brunswick · 55 Whiting Road, Fredericton

When

2026: Intermediate Musical Theatre July 27 to 31; Intermediate/Senior Acting August 4 to 7; Musical Theatre Camp August 10 to 14

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Cost

2026: $225 per 5-day week; $185 for the 4-day week; HST added for students 15 and over

Opens

Google form; two of three weeks waitlisted

Teen-level acting and musical theatre weeks run by TNB’s school. HST applies to students aged 15 and over.

Theatre New Brunswick · 55 Whiting Road, Fredericton

When

June 22 to August 28, 2026, weekly (two 4-day weeks)

Hours

9:00 AM to 3:45 PM; drop-off from 7:45 AM, pick-up until 5:00 PM

Care

Drop-off from 7:45 AM and pick-up to 5:00 PM included; $10 late fee per half hour after 5

Cost

2026: $225 per 5-day art, theatre, dance or tech camp; $250 for baking and cooking camps; $179 to $199 for 4-day weeks

Lunch

Bring a nut-free and shellfish-free lunch and snacks

Opens

Not stated; open on the Active portal. Bursary applications closed June 19, 2026

The region’s widest arts menu: Art Attack, Painting and Drawing, Graphic Novels, Digital Drawing, Stop-Motion Animation, Let’s Make Movies, Steal the Stage and Broadway Bound, Musical Theatre Mashup, dance camps, Stuffies and Puppets, Fabulous Fashionistas, plus the only kids’ cooking camps in the region (Great Canadian Baker, Cookie Craze, Food Art, Dine Around the World) and coding weeks (Minecraft Game Design, Learn to Code with Scratch). A need-based bursary exists. Refunds drop after April 15 and June 1.

Marshall d’Avray Hall, UNB · 10 MacKay Drive, Fredericton

When

July 13 to 17 and August 4 to 21, 2026 (3-day weekly camps)

Hours

Half-day sessions, e.g. 9:30 to 11:30 AM (younger) and 1:30 to 3:30 PM (older)

Cost

Free (2026)

No in-person Fredericton camp in 2026 (NB sites were Edmundston, Saint John and Bathurst), but the free virtual camps are open to Atlantic Canadian kids, in English and French. Themes include making, space, AI and robotics.

Virtual · Online

When

July 13 to 17 and July 20 to 24, 2026 (two identical weeks)

Hours

Drop-off 8:30 to 9:00 AM; pick-up 4:00 to 4:30 PM

Cost

$200 per week (2026); bursaries if cost is a barrier ([email protected])

Run by a UNB teaching professor with a team of CS students; campers explore website development, video games and artificial intelligence. No prior technology experience required.

UNB Faculty of Computer Science, ITC Building · 550 Windsor Street, Fredericton

When

July 13 to 17, 2026

Hours

Drop-off 7:45 to 9:00 AM; pick-up 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Care

None

Cost

$235 (2026)

Opens

Early February

A girls-only week of hands-on science and engineering with visits from women in STEM; about 20 campers a room, three rooms. Email the organizer a week ahead to be grouped with a friend.

Head Hall, UNB · 15 Dineen Drive, Fredericton

When

June 29 to August 21, 2026 (8 weeks): Science & Tech / Kids who Code; STEM Discovery; Be an Engineer; Nature Navigators / LEGO Discovery Lab; LEGO Discovery Lab / Codemakers; UNBelievable Science; Superhero STEM / Nature Navigators / LEGO Design Lab

Hours

Drop-off 7:45 to 9:00 AM; pick-up 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Care

None; late pick-up fines $15 at 15 minutes, $30 at 30

Cost

$235 a week; $188 for short weeks (2026). Multi-session and multi-child discounts

Lunch

Bring lunch and two snacks; no fridge or microwave

Opens

Early February (2026)

Hands-on science, engineering and coding camps run on the UNB campus by an outreach program in its 30th year; lab tours, LEGO robotics, Scratch, Ozobots and Spheros, outdoor STEM, swimming at the Sir Max Aitken Pool. Cancellation free up to 21 days before. Bursaries mentioned without detail.

Head Hall, UNB · 15 Dineen Drive, Fredericton

When

2026: June 28 to August 14 (six camp weeks, plus 3-night Welcome to Camp sessions); Family Camp weekend August 1 to 3

Hours

Residential

Cost

2026: $400 plus HST (Boys & Girls, Girls, Teen); $425 plus HST (Adventure, Drama, Girl Boss, Sports, Leadership); $250 plus HST for 3-night Welcome to Camp; $50 deposit; $50 sibling and multi-week discounts

Lunch

Meals included

Drive

about 45 minutes

Riverside camp on the Wolastoq with a pool, canoeing, kayaking, archery and gaga ball; 3-night Welcome to Camp sessions are built for first-timers aged 6 to 9. A donor-funded Campership Fund can waive up to 50% of the fee for families not sponsored by a church or community group.

Camp Medley · 168 Gunter Hill Road, Upper Gagetown

When

Summer 2026 dates no longer posted; check-in 3:00 to 4:30 PM on the start day

Hours

Residential

Cost

2026 pick-your-tier pricing plus HST: full week $445, $545 or $650; two nights $200 to $280; one night $100 to $150; daily tuck included; $100 deposit with monthly instalments to June 25

Lunch

Meals included

Drive

about 1 hour 15 minutes

Baptist camp founded in 1961 on about 400 acres with 1,600 feet of Cassidy Lake shoreline; explicitly Christian programming (chapel, Bible studies). Financial assistance by form and church sponsorships; the tier you pick is confidential.

Camp Tulakadik · 131 Sederquest Road, Cassidy Lake (near Norton)

When

2026: Tent & Paddle weekends July 10 to 12 and July 31 to August 2; other session dates only in the registration forms

Hours

Residential

Cost

2026: Junior Co-ed $415; Camp Wildflower $415; Teen Co-ed $375; Tent & Paddle $250; Leadership $230; Blackfly Goodbye mini-camp $100; Day Camp $220; Little Rangers $20 a week

Lunch

Meals included for overnight sessions

Opens

Not stated; Little Rangers sold out in four hours for 2026

Drive

about 1 hour

Operating since 1923 on a bend of the Salmon River with a chapel in the pines; 509 youth camper experiences in 2025. Tent & Paddle weekends teach canoeing with Paddle Canada-certified instructors; the one-night Blackfly Goodbye is pitched at first-time sleepaway kids.

Camp Wegesegum · 360 Wegesegum Lane, Coal Creek (near Chipman)

When

2026: full weeks June 28 to July 3, July 5 to 10, July 12 to 17, July 26 to 31, August 2 to 7; Ignite August 9 to 14; mini camps July 19 to 22; Sunshine Camp June 5 to 7

Hours

Residential

Cost

2026 pick-your-tier pricing plus HST: full week $475, $595 or $715; mini camp $280 to $390; includes tuck and a T-shirt; $125 non-refundable deposit

Lunch

Meals included

Drive

about 2 hours

Christian overnight camp in Kent County, about two hours away, with five full weeks, a teen week and shorter mini camps, plus a June weekend for campers with disabilities. Financial help: Jumpstart, payment plans, church sponsorships and sibling discounts.

Camp Wildwood · 419 Sheridan Road, McKee's Mills (near Bouctouche)

When

July 6 to 10, July 20 to 24, August 3 to 7 and August 17 to 21 (2026 page)

Hours

Residential, Monday to Friday

Cost

$550 plus HST and booking fees per week (2026)

Lunch

All meals included

Opens

Open on FareHarbor when checked

The province’s signature heritage camp: 24 children a week live as 19th-century cousins in costume, attend the one-room schoolhouse, work alongside tradespeople and spend evenings at the campfire. Cancellation: full refund minus $150 more than 30 days out.

Kings Landing (campers sleep in the 1853 Slipp House) · 5804 Route 102, Prince William

When

July 13 to 17, July 27 to 31 and August 10 to 14 (2026 page)

Hours

Residential, Monday to Friday

Cost

$550 plus HST and booking fees per week

Lunch

All meals included

Opens

Open on FareHarbor when checked

The teen version of Visiting Cousins: a deeper dive into trades and skills with more responsibility. Same lodging, meals and costume, 24 campers a week.

Kings Landing (Slipp House) · 5804 Route 102, Prince William

When

Summer 2026; sessions Sunday to Friday

Hours

Residential

Cost

2026 plus tax: Little Voyagers and Adventurer $305; Discoverer $565; Explorer $1,000; Junior Leadership $1,015; Leadership Canoe $1,225; LIT $1,650; CIT $3,050

Lunch

Three meals plus three snacks; allergy, vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher accommodated; nut-free

Opens

Registration for the next season begins in December; first come, first served with automatic waitlists

Drive

about 1 hour 30 minutes

Operating since 1928 on the Kingston Peninsula, with two-night intro sessions through 19-night leadership programs. Financial assistance through the YMCA Strong Communities Fund at registration, plus a Camper Sponsorship Fund and leadership bursaries.

YMCA Camp Glenburn · 311 Route 850, Kingston (Kingston Peninsula)