Summer Day Camp

Get ready for a summer full of adventure, learning, and fun at the YMCA Summer Day Camp! Designed for children who have completed grades K5-5, our camp offers exciting weekly themes, engaging activities, and special guest visitors to make each day unforgettable.

Flexible Attendance: Attend one or more weeks!
Healthy Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, and snacks served daily at no additional cost.
Field Trips & Special Guests: Educational field trips TBA and exciting guest visitors will include: Erie Foam Darts, Virosek’s Backyard Bee Farm, Friends of Drake Well, Allegheny Creek Outfitters, 4H & more!

Schedule & Rates

Dates: June 9 – August 15
Cost: 4-5 days per week: $135
3 days per week or less: $105

Child Care Works funding is accepted. Contact the YMCA for help with the application process.

2025 Summer Day Camp Flyer

How to Enroll

Please complete the enrollment application and submit it online or at YMCA. We will review your application and notify you once it has been processed. Please ensure that all sections are completed, as missing information may delay the review process.

Full Application (New participants)

Summer Registration Forms (Current After School participants)

Click here to upload your completed YMCA Enrollment application online. You will be prompted to sign in to complete the upload. If you’re unsure of your login credentials, please do not create a new account. Instead, choose to “continue without an account” or contact us at 814-775-0357 for assistance.

Spots are limited, Enroll Today!

2025 Summer Weekly Themes

Week 1 – June 9-13 School’s Out for Summer

Kick off the season at the Y with exciting outdoor games, water play, and creative activities that celebrate the start of an amazing summer!

Week 2 – June 16-20 Mission: Outer Space

Blast off into a week of building rockets, creating glowing galaxy art, and discovering planets and stars! This week will be an out-of-this-world experience!

Week 3 – June 23-27 Full STEAM Ahead

Get ready for a hands-on, minds-on week filled with science, technology, engineering, and math fun! This week is all about discovery and innovation!

Week 4 – June 30-July3 USA Stars & Stripes

Celebrate the USA with a week full of patriotic fun, red, white, and blue crafts, and all-American games in honor of Independence Day!

Week 5 – July 7-11 High Tides & Good Vibes

Soak up the sun and dive into beach-themed fun with a week full of water play, tropical treats, and ocean-inspired adventures! Catch a wave, dude!

Week 6 – July 14-18 Bugtastic Adventures

Get ready to creep, crawl, and fly into a world of insects with hands-on bug hunts, exciting science experiments, and creative buggy crafts.

Week 7 – July 21-25 Wild Wonders: Animal World

It’s a jungle out there! Embark on an exciting adventure into the animal kingdom with paws-on activities. Explore species, unique habitats, and the wild wonders of nature!

Week 8 – July 28-August 1 Color Craze

Why is the sky blue? Dive into a rainbow of creativity as we mix, paint, and explore the magic and science of color, light, and prisms!

Week 9 – August 4-8 Movie Magic

Hollywood comes to the Y! Lights, camera, action! A star-studded week of movie fun where we become the actors, directors, and designers of our own cinematic creations!