Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027: day camps in Philadelphia (Jan 18)

Open that day

A program is listed here only when its own website names this date. Spots fill, so check with the program before you count on one.

Looking for a particular camp?

Type

Area

Art & making

Hours: 9 am to 3 pm; afternoon care 3 to 5 pm
Cost: $99 a day, afternoon care $20
Ages: 5–11
What it runs: Full-day sewing camps, 9 am to 3 pm, for ages 5–11, $99 a day. Afternoon care from 3 to 5 pm is $20.
Where: 800 S 8th St
On school days: Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, McCall and Southwark; near Columbus Charter.

Sports & movementAll-round day camp

Hours: 9 am to 3 pm, with half-day options
Ages: 5–15
What it runs: School’s Out day camp, 9 am to 3 pm with half-day options, for ages 5–15: sports and games led by counselors, a ninja warrior course and time with friends. Its 2026–27 list covers every district day off, including Thanksgiving week, four days of winter break and Memorial Day, and it follows the Lower Merion calendar too. Prices are on its sign-up page.
Where: 5050 Umbria St

Sports & movementReading & homework

Hours: 8 am to 4 pm, free late pick-up to 4:30
What it runs: School Closure Holiday Clinics at the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center, 8 am to 4 pm with free late pick-up to 4:30: basketball instruction and play, enrichment, leadership and social-emotional skills, and PYB coach-mentors, with breakfast and lunch provided. Listed for Veterans Day, a two-day winter break clinic December 28–29, MLK Day, Presidents’ Day and a four-day spring break clinic March 22–25. Prices are on its sign-up page.
Where: 4250 Wissahickon Ave

Checked October 16, 2026. Sources: PYB School Closure Holiday Clinics

Art & making

Hours: 9 am to 3 pm; extra care 8:15 to 9 am and 3 to 5:30 pm
Cost: $98 a day
Ages: 5–12
What it runs: Full-day vacation camps when public schools are closed, 9 am to 3 pm, for ages 5–12, $98 a day, each day registered separately. Extra care runs 8:15 to 9 am and 3 to 5:30 pm.
Where: 514 Bainbridge St
On school days: Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and Southwark.

Nature & outdoors

Hours: 8 am to 3 pm; aftercare 3 to 6 pm
Cost: $80 a day for members, $90 for others; aftercare $20
Ages: 5–12
What it runs: Day-off camps, 8 am to 3 pm, for grades K–6: nature explorations led by its educators, using the science lab, Discovery Center, trails, streams and ponds, in light rain and snow. $80 a day for members, $90 for others; aftercare 3 to 6 is $20 more. Its 2026–27 schedule covers most of the district’s days off (not Thanksgiving week, winter break or Memorial Day) and some days other districts are off. Registration closes a week before each day, and a day is cancelled a week out if too few sign up.
Where: 8480 Hagy’s Mill Rd

Checked October 16, 2026. Sources: Schuylkill Center day-off camps

These programs run camps on some days school is closed. Their sites didn’t list this date when we checked, so ask.

These are the School District of Philadelphia’s dates. Charter and private schools set their own calendars, so check yours.
Hours, prices and ages are on each program’s own page. Confirm with the program before you count on a spot.
Want a heads-up before each day off? Get them by email.