Eid al-Fitr: camps for the day off

Hours

8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Cost

$75 a day for members, $85 for others; $22 scholarship rate

What it runs

School Day Off Camps, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, rain or shine: games, hiking, a campfire hot-dog lunch (or bring your own), s’mores, scavenger hunts, crafts and exploring the grounds, with no phones or screens, run by its summer-camp counselors. $75 a day for members, $85 for others, with a $22 scholarship rate for families who qualify. Listed for Election Day, Veterans Day, Presidents’ Day, Eid al-Fitr and both May days off.

Where

One Awbury Rd

Checked October 16, 2026. Sources: Awbury Arboretum School Day Off CampsAwbury day-off camp registration

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.

Checked October 6, 2026. Sources: Butcher’s Sew Shop Junior vacation camps

Hours

Drop-off 8:30 to 9:30 am, to 3:30 pm; After Camp Club to 5:30 pm

Ages

5–11

What it runs

One-day art camps on district days off for ages 5–11: drop-off 8:30 to 9:30 am, classes until 3:30 pm. After Camp Club runs 3:30 to 5:30 pm for an added fee. The price is not on its page.

Where

719 Catharine St

On school days

Near Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and Kirkbride.

Checked October 19, 2026. Sources: Fleisher day-off camps

Hours

8:30 am to 6 pm

Cost

$90 a day ($100 in the last week before)

Ages

4 and up

What it runs

School’s Out Camp, 8:30 am to 6 pm, for ages 4 and up, $90 a day ($100 in the last week before the date).

Where

1311 S Juniper St and 2401 Washington Ave

On school days

Picks up from Coppin, Vare-Washington and Stanton; near Nebinger.

Checked October 6, 2026. Sources: Makom School’s Out Camp

Hours

8:30 am to 6 pm

What it runs

Full days, 8:30 am to 6 pm, on the school closure days it lists. Each day is registered separately.

Where

401 Lombard St

On school days

Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith and McCall.

Checked October 6, 2026. Sources: Old Pine registration: school closuresOld Pine afterschool

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.

Checked October 6, 2026. Sources: Philly Art Center vacation campsPhilly Art Center registration: full-day vacation camps, Queen Village

Hours

9 am to 3 pm, or to 6 pm

Cost

$80 a day to 3 pm, $110 to 6 pm

Ages

5–10

What it runs

Full-day camps on 16 days schools are closed in 2026–27, open to any child aged 5–10. 9 am to 3 pm is $80 and 9 am to 6 pm is $110, or $1,120 for all 16 days to 6 pm. No camp on November 25, Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Memorial Day. Financial aid is offered.

Where

1320 N 5th St (Maas Building)

Checked October 7, 2026. Sources: PlayArts day camps

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