When does Pittsburgh camp registration open?
Popular camps fill within days. Here's every registration date we've found for 2027, then last year's dates as a guide to when the rest usually open.
Confirmed for 2027
September 2026
| Date | Camp | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer | Opened Sep 28, 2026, 8:00am (closes Apr 30, 2027 online) |
December 2026
| Date | Camp | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2026 | KidsFest '27 Day Camp | Dec 1, 2026, 10:00am |
Open now, or announced for 2027 (no exact date yet)
| Camp | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Open now | Camp Guyasuta STEM Adventure Day Camp | Registration open for summer 2027 (online, by week) |
| Open now | Day Off at the Museum (Dec 28) | Registration open (register link live on Oct 19, 2026) |
| Open now | Emma Kaufmann Camp | Open now (as of Oct 2026) |
| Open now | Grier Summer | Registration open for Grier Summer 2027 |
| Open now | JCC J&R Day Camp (Monroeville) | Registration open for summer 2027 |
| Open now | JCC South Hills Day Camp | Registration open for summer 2027 |
| Open now | National Aviary Winter Break Camps | Registration open (register link live on Oct 19, 2026) |
| Open now | Pittsburgh Zoo Winter Mini Camp | Registration open (register link live on Oct 19, 2026) |
| Open now | SING SING SING! Descendants Winter Camp (Wexford) | Registration open (winter camps "live" on Oct 19, 2026) |
| Announced | Camp AIM | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | Camp Invention (Pittsburgh locations) | 2027 program announced; national registration page live (find Pittsburgh-area sites on invent.org) |
| Announced | Hillman Academy | 2027 Hillman Academy application is listed on the application portal (high school students over 15) |
| Announced | JCC Performing Arts Camp (Squirrel Hill) | Registration opens January 2027 |
| Announced | JCC Specialty Camps (Monroeville) | Registration opens January 2027 |
| Announced | JCC Specialty Camps (Squirrel Hill) | Registration opens January 2027 |
| Announced | Kamin Science Center Summer Camps | Carnegie Museums members get early access; public registration opens January 2027 |
| Announced | Ligonier Camp | 2027 dates and fees posted (registration link on site) |
| Announced | Pitt Gene Team | Applications open in spring 2027 |
| Announced | Pittsburgh Glass Center Summer Intensives & Teen Boot Camp | Site says classes post by Thanksgiving and registration opens December 1; Summer 2027 schedule "coming in December 2026" |
| Announced | SING SING SING! Summer Camps (Bakerstown) | Summer camp lineup "coming soon" (Oct 2026) |
| Announced | SING SING SING! Summer Camps (Bridgeville) | Summer camp lineup "coming soon" (Oct 2026) |
| Announced | SING SING SING! Summer Camps (Wexford) | Summer camp lineup "coming soon" (Oct 2026) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Cloverleaf (South Park) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Discovery (Baierl Family YMCA Discovery Day Camps) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Endeavor (Fox Chapel School District) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Everest (South Allegheny) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Expedition (North Park YMCA Camp) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Gladiator (Brentwood School District/Elroy Elementary School) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Momentum (Harrison Village Day Camp) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Odyssey (Avonworth Community Park Day Camp) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Olympus (Settlers Cabin Park) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Pathfinder (Penn Hills) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Strong Heart (Sampson Family YMCA) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | YMCA Camp Urban Explorers (Homewood-Brushton YMCA Day Camp) | Summer 2027 registration opens January 2027 (YMCA) |
| Announced | iD Tech Camps at Carnegie Mellon | Summer '27 registration opens in November 2026 (per iD Tech) |
Not posted yet: last year's dates, in calendar order
| Camp | Last year | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Writers Institute | Last year: Jan 6, 2026 | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Summer Camps | Last year: Mon Feb 16, 2026, 5:30pm | |
| CitiCamp at Brookline Recreation Center | Last year: Sat Apr 11, 2026, 8am-noon (in person at the rec center) | |
| CitiCamp at Jefferson Recreation Center | Last year: Sat Apr 11, 2026, 8am-noon (in person at the rec center) | |
| CitiCamp at Magee Recreation Center | Last year: Sat Apr 11, 2026, 8am-noon (in person at the rec center) | |
| CitiCamp at Ormsby Recreation Center | Last year: Sat Apr 11, 2026, 8am-noon (in person at the rec center) | |
| CitiCamp at Paulson Recreation Center | Last year: Sat Apr 11, 2026, 8am-noon (in person at the rec center) | |
| The Discovery School Day Camp | Site says "Registration Begins Dec. 1st" (page still showed 2026 sessions on Oct 19, 2026) |
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