Day camps and holiday programs

Day camp fun!

Keep the kids happy and active with our award-winning day camps and holiday programs. We offer a variety of fun, challenging and educational programs including swimming, sports, arts and more.

Day camps are offered during summer break, school holidays (Christmas, Spring Break), Professional Days and Teachers' Convention. Available at locations across Calgary for children ages 2 – 17.

Summer Day Camps

Registration for summer camps is now open. View all day camp options in the Online Recreation Program Guide, or check out the Day Camps Mini Guide.

Questions about registration? Visit registration for recreation programs.

Safety and supervision

Strict guidelines and supervision are provided in all day camp programs. To ensure the health and safety of participants, the programs have the following standards in place:

Learning to climb at a Summer Day Camp

• All staff members attend orientation programs and have Standard First Aid and CPR certification.
• To protect those participants with allergies, no nut products are allowed.
• Lower ratios are in place for preschool age programs, and all children MUST be fully toilet trained (except 2 year old camps).
• There are full and half day program options. We do not recommend full day participation for 2 – 4 year olds.
• All participants MUST be the appropriate age by the first day of the program.
• For camps that include swimming, participants six years and under must wear a life-jacket; all weak or non-swimmers seven years and up will also be provided with a life-jacket.
• Children with disabilities - all programs are inclusive and children with disabilities are welcome to participate.

Pre-care, post-care and lunch supervision

City of Calgary Recreation - winner of the 2012 Calgary's Child "Parents C​​hoice Award" for best children's day camps.

We offer pre-care and post-care supervision at most locations. It may be purchased at the time of registration by calling the Customer Service Centre at 403-268-3800 (option #1) or registering in-person at a Leisure Centre. Please note that you cannot register for pre/post care via online registration.

Lunch supervision is free for children in two half-day camps or one full-day camp. Registration is not required for lunch care.

Authorized pick-up and emergency information

To save time on the first day of camps, we recommend that the Day Camp Participant Information Form be filled in, signed and ready to hand in on the first day. This will ensure we have all your current important information on hand. For the safety of all participants, authorized pick-up persons may be asked to produce photo ID.