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Old City: after school, weekends and camps

The schools in Old City, and everything listed here or coming to pick up: after-school programs, weekend classes, day camps and summer camps.

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After school (1)

Based in Old City. Each one shows the schools it serves; open it for hours, cost and how to register.

The Philadelphia Dance Academy

Ballet-centred dance classes for ages 2 through the teens in Old City Sports & movement Near McCallOld CityGrades PK to 8

Weekend classes (1)

Saturday and Sunday classes go by where they are. Any child can sign up, whichever school they go to.

Arden Drama School

Arden Theatre’s school: full-day theater camps on days off, and Saturday classes Theater SaturdaysOld City

Day camps (1)

Camps on the days district schools are closed, based in Old City. Children from any school can go.

Arden Drama School

Play-in-a-Day for grades K–5: the group makes up and performs its own play, 9 am to 5 pm (9 to 4 on December 31). One-day musical theatre workshops for grades 6–8 run 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on the same days through December 29. Financial aid is available. Theater Old CityElection Day · Veterans Day · Winter break (4 of 8 days)

Summer camps (2)

Summer day camps with a site in Old City.

Arden Drama School

Kids act, sing, design and try comedy or Shakespeare in one- and two-week theatre studios and themed specialty camps. Theater 2026 detailsAges 6–13Grades 1 to 8June 22 to August 21, 2026 9 weeksOld City

The Philadelphia Dance Academy

Ballet-centred summer classes, a half-day Nutcracker camp for ages 4–6, and full-day dance intensives. Sports & movement 2026 detailsAges 4–12Grades PK to 7No dates posted yetOld City

Weekend classes close by, in Center City and nearby (12)

Koresh School of Dance

A Saturday morning pre-ballet class for ages 4 to 6 near Rittenhouse Square Sports & movement SaturdaysRittenhouse

MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company

Saturday theatre classes by age group near Rittenhouse Square Theater SaturdaysRittenhouse

Moore Young Artists Workshop

Three-hour Saturday studio courses for grades 6–12 at Moore College of Art & Design Art & making SaturdaysLogan Square

MoveMakers Philly

Saturday hip hop and breaking classes run 10:15 am to 1 pm at 2100 Chestnut St. Hip hop (K–2nd, and 8 and up) and martial arts and parkour (8 and up) run 10 to 11:30 am at 812 Chestnut St. Sports & movement SaturdaysWashington Square West

Music Theatre Philly

Grades 1–4: Musical Theatre on Saturdays at 9 am, and Tap, Group Voice and the Finding Nemo Kids musical on Sunday mornings. Grades 5–8: Tap, High School Musical Jr. and Advanced Group Voice on Saturdays, 9 am to 1 pm. TheaterMusicSports & movement SaturdaysSundaysWashington Square West

PAFA Saturday Studio Art

Saturday morning drawing classes for middle schoolers at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Art & making SaturdaysCenter City

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Art Kids Classes

Weekly Saturday art classes by age group in the museum’s classrooms Art & making SaturdaysFairmount

School of Philadelphia Ballet

Saturday and Sunday ballet classes for ages 3 to 7, with no audition Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysCenter City

Skilladelphia

Fall Sundays with Coach Val at Old Pine: Bitty Ballers (ages 6–9) at 3:30, All Ballers (6–14) at 5, Super Hoopers (9–14) at 6:30, September through October. Clinics are 85 minutes, with 25 minutes of open shootaround. Sports & movement SundaysSociety Hill

The Franklin Institute: PACTS

A free Saturday science program for grades 6 to 8 at the Franklin Institute STEM SaturdaysLogan Square

Walnut Street Theatre School

Saturday acting and musical theatre classes for kids and teens at the Walnut Street Theatre Theater SaturdaysWashington Square West

ZAZZ

Short Saturday and Sunday dance series for ages 4 to 6 in Center City Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysRittenhouse

All weekend classes in Center City and nearby

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