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Overnight Camps38 Sports Camps31 Day Camps22 Dance/Gymnastics/Cheer Camps9 Art/Theatre/Music7 Education/Science/Technology Camps6 Horseback Riding/Equestrian Camps3 Martial Arts3

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Alabama Dance Theatre

Montgomery, AL, 36104

(334) 625-2590 alabamadancetheatre.com

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Alabama River Region Ballet

Montgomery, AL, 36116

(334) 356-5460 alabamariverregionballet.com

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Tonya Speed's Dance Connection

Montgomery, AL 36109

(334) 549-1098 Facebook: Tonya-Speeds-Dance-Connection

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United Gymstars & Cheer Camp

Montgomery, AL, 36116

(334) 284-2244 unitedgymstarsandcheer.com

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Pike Road Dance Academy

Pike Road, AL, 36013

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Armory Athletics

Montgomery, AL, 36104

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C.J.'S Dance Factory (home of the Prattville Ballet)

Prattville, AL 36067

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Montgomery Ballet

Montgomery, AL, 36109

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About This Guide

Alabama summer starts in April and does not apologize. By May, you are already deep into the planning that should have started in February — because the best camps in the River Region fill their sessions months before school lets out. Summer camp in this region runs a wide range from half-day enrichment programs at local art studios and gymnastics centers to full-week specialty intensives in robotics, theater, swimming, and baseball. Overnight camp options exist but typically require an hour or more of driving to reach the mountain and lake camps north of Birmingham. What most River Region families discover is that the local summer camp ecosystem is genuinely excellent. The programs here reflect the community — arts-rich, faith-influenced, sports-forward, and surprisingly diverse in focus. The challenge is not finding a good camp. The challenge is choosing among too many good ones before they fill up.

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→Registration for the most popular sessions opens in February. Set a calendar reminder — the good weeks fill in days, not weeks.
→Half-day camps (typically 9am–noon) work well for kids under 7. Full-day camps can exhaust younger children in Alabama heat.
→Ask about the counselor-to-camper ratio, especially for specialty camps. A 1:6 ratio signals a high-quality program; 1:15 or worse is a red flag.
→Abrakadoodle, the arts camp that runs at multiple host sites, fills extremely fast. Their registration is online and goes live in January.

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