Summer Camp is an annual tradition at The Virginia Living Museum! During camp sessions Museum educators will help children explore nature and space through hands-on activities, touring through the Museum, and learning about animals. Learn more about camp programs here! Children must be three years old for preschool camp and have just completed the grade level to register for our K through high school camps. The Virginia Living Museum offers week-long camp for preschool from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, week-long camp for K-5 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, and one-day camps for middle and high school 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For updates on upcoming sessions and registration, please visit their website page here. Class size is limited, so sign up early! You may cancel up to two weeks before the class unless otherwise stated, and receive a refund less a $10 handling fee. After that time, no refunds can be made. If the Virginia Living Museum cancels the program, a full refund will be issued. If a class is full, please call 757-534-7410 or utilize our online wait list for consideration. Plan your next visit to The Virginia Living Museum, where you will encounter more habitats, wildlife and plant species than would be encountered in a lifetime of outdoor adventures in Virginia. The exhibits of this local museum showcase all of the state’s regions from the upland coves of the Appalachian Mountains to the salty offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and feature more than 245 different animal species. Visitors enjoy hands-on activities, observatory, planetarium, outdoor boardwalk, native plant and conservation gardens, and 250 living species. Birthday parties available. Spring and summer camps. Homeschool Programs.

Best Summer Ever | Summer Camp with the YMCA! At YMCA summer camp, your kids will make new friends and have tons of fun as they explore new adventures every day. From half-day and full-day camps to overnight camps for ages 4–14, you can choose how your camper spends their time this summer! DAY CAMP LOCATIONS Chesapeake Great Bridge/Hickory Family YMCA Greenbrier Family YMCA Taylor Bend Family YMCA   Eastern Shore Eastern Shore Family YMCA   Portsmouth Effingham Street Family YMCA YMCA of Portsmouth   Norfolk YMCA on Granby   North Carolina Albemarle Family YMCA Currituck Family YMCA Outer Banks Family YMCA   Suffolk & Western Virginia James L. Camp Jr. Family YMCA Salem YMCA Family Center Suffolk Family YMCA   Virginia Beach First Tee — Hampton Roads Hilltop Family YMCA Indian River Family YMCA Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA Princess Anne Family YMCA Salem YMCA Family Center YMCA at JT's Camp Grom YMCA Camp Red Feather   OVERNIGHT CAMP YMCA Camp Silver Beach   Ages vary by location. See YMCA website more information.

Summer’s Best Two Weeks is a transformative camp experience for grades K-8th to introduce kids to a variety of sports, develop their skills, and teach them to honor God and one another in the way they compete in sports and all of life. Don't wait to sign up, some locations are expected to fill up quickly! Learn more, and register for 2026 Summer sessions today! Activities include football, basketball, soccer, hockey, ultimate Frisbee, kickball, wrestling, tumbling, trampoline, swimming, and more! This summer, eight different camps are being offered! There will be 5 one week ME3 camps and 3 full two week SB2W camps at different locations around Hampton Roads from June 15 - August 7, 2026. 2026 Costs are: Two-week SB2W Camp: $400/camper ($200 for Half Camp) One-week ME3 Camp: $200/camper ($100 for Half Camp) Discounts: 25% discount for the first sibling 50% discount for additional siblings Learn more, and register for 2026 Summer sessions today! Both one-week (ME3) and two-week (SB2W) camps have the same purpose and many of the same activities. Two-week camps give campers and counselors additional time to develop relationships and connect more deeply than in a one-week camp. Two weeks also allow more time to develop skills and make tangible progress in the various sports and activities, as well as mix in a variety of special activities like an overnight camping trip, track meet, and swim meet. Especially for campers who return year after year, camp becomes a truly life- changing experience. 2026 Camp Sessions Offered: ✅  SB2W (Suffolk) Dates: SB2W June 15 - 26, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Kempsville -  Virginia Beach) Dates: June 15 - 19, 2026 ✅  SB2W (Ghent - Norfolk) Dates: June 22 - July 3, 2026 ✅  SB2W (Red Mill - Virginia Beach) Dates: July 6 - 17, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Great Bridge - Chesapeake) Dates: July 20 - 24, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Newtown - Virginia Beach) Dates: July 20 - 24, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Indian River) Dates: June 30 - July 3, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Hampton) Dates: July 27 - 31, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Portsmouth) Dates: July 27 - 31, 2026 ✅  ME3 (Eastern Shore) Dates: August 3 - 7, 2026 Learn more, and register for 2026 Summer sessions today! Competition brings out the worst in many of us, kids and adults alike. We can quickly become self-centered, angry, and unreasonable. Many of us may have been told or have told our kids or others to "just be a little less competitive."  But competitiveness is woven into the fabric of our very nature. What if there was a better way? What if our competitiveness was re-directed to honor God in all of our efforts and to care more about others than ourselves?  SB2W uses sports to train kids at how to win and lose, succeed and fail, in a way that honors God and respects others, following the motto: "God first, others second, I'm third." Each day, campers will learn the basics and develop skills in some of these sports, have an interactive Bible lesson on some aspect of Christian competition, and compete as a team in one of the sports. Don't wait to sign up, some locations are expected to fill up quickly! Learn more, and register for 2026 Summer sessions today!