Summer Camps and Activities, Visual, Performing, and Media Arts

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

We provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for children ages 0-11; regular activities include story times, arts, musical, and dance events and more in our Children's Room.

Dazzling minerals await you at the Harvard Museum of Natural History's Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery! New to the collection is a unique assortment of egg-shaped minerals.

For ages 4+! NSM offers group instrument lessons, choir ensembles, & private lessons on strings, guitar, woodwinds, piano, and voice.

From maker space workshops to a dance studio, a Food Lab to a performance space, The Foundry’s array of spaces will serve your individual or group needs. Bring your creative spirit!

We host a fun and challenging program for young artists entering grades 7-9 who have a desire to expand their knowledge in the visual arts.

The War Memorial Recreation Center provides residents access to a state of the art, fully accessible, and climate controlled facility for recreational activities.

NSM's Choral Program offers vocal music for children ages 5-17.

We bring robotics, coding, engineering, and design to life—shaping your child’s future through hands-on learning.
Join our afterschool studio with flexible open enrollment or convenient monthly memberships.

Quality musical instruction for students of all ages & levels. Study with highly trained & experienced professional pianists. Curriculum designed to suit you and your individual learning style.

We run baseball leagues for new and experienced players at all levels for ages 4 - 12 years old.

We offer a rowing program on the Charles River for youth ages 12-18.

We are a free gender-inclusive, noncontact, fitness-based boxing program held on twice per week in the evenings for Cambridge youth in grades 6-12.

Summer Flag Football programs for girls ages 10-18.

Pink Sunday is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization dedicated to promoting the importance of women's health and wellness.

CW Taekwondo at Boston provides opportunities for fitness, fun, flexibility and community for adults by teaching martial arts in Cambridge and the Boston area.

MIT Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer welcomes students for 3 weeks of making and creating this summer! Using hands-on learning and project creation, teams of students will construct their own projects!

Discover the nature of Cambridge from the cockpit of a kayak during this late-summer adventure!

Explore Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters by interactive guided tour! The occupants of this house shaped our nation. A variety of tours invite visitors to connect with their stories.

The Harvard Film Archive screens films Friday through Monday at our cinematheque located in the historic Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts right in Harvard Square. Click on links for details!

We offer fun, high energy martial arts classes for ages 5 to 13.

We host rock climbing weeks for young people with a variety of rock climbing skill levels. We have a standard options as well as options that include parkour activities and rock climbing together.

Join us for Summer Lacrosse Wednesdays, no experience needed, just a place to have fun and play lacrosse with your peers for free!

We've created orienteering courses throughout the city of Cambridge to get you and your family outside and moving around. Check out our map courses on our website!

Join us on the basketball courts this summer! We offer recreational basketball for children, youth, and teens ages 8-19 that take place in the evenings at outdoor courts around Cambridge.

We offer young players a chance to play hockey outside over the summer. Our league will focus on skills, drills, and game competitions for new and experienced players of all identities.

We're offering week-long Model UN day programs for students from all over the world to work together and address global issues.