Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Edmonton.
22 camps in Edmonton accept ages 8–9. Median week: $264; range $250–$288.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Edmonton summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- City of Edmonton – Summer Day Camps · Edmonton · Ages 4–17 · $400/week
- Active Einsteins Jr. · Terwillegar · Ages 6–8 · $212/week
- Challengers (Ages 8-10) · Gold Bar · Ages 8–10 · $288/week
- City of Edmonton Jr Rangers (Ages 6-8) · Gold Bar · Ages 6–8 · $264/week
- Survivor Fun Factor (Ages 8-12) · The Meadows · Ages 8–12 · $212/week
- City of Edmonton - Trails and Fables · Whitemud · Ages 8–10 · $264/week
- Aqua Explorers (6-9 years) - Jun 15-19 · Castle Downs · Ages 6–9 · $260/week
- Y Swim (6–9 years) - Castle Downs Family YMCA · Castle Downs Family YMCA · Ages 6–9
- Y Swim (9–12 years) - Castle Downs Family YMCA · Castle Downs Family YMCA · Ages 9–12
- Y Swim (6–9 years) - Jamie Platz Family YMCA · Jamie Platz Family YMCA · Ages 6–9
- Y Swim (9–12 years) - Jamie Platz Family YMCA · Jamie Platz Family YMCA · Ages 9–12
- Y Swim (6–9 years) - William Lutsky Family YMCA · William Lutsky Family YMCA · Ages 6–9
- Y Swim (9–12 years) - William Lutsky Family YMCA · William Lutsky Family YMCA · Ages 9–12
- Y Swim (6–9 years) - Don Wheaton Family YMCA · Don Wheaton Family YMCA · Ages 6–9
- Y Swim (9–12 years) - Don Wheaton Family YMCA · Don Wheaton Family YMCA · Ages 9–12
- Traditional Camp · Kananaskis, AB · Ages 7–11 · $750/week
- Edmonton Public Schools Summer School Program · Various Edmonton Public Schools · Ages 5–18
- Elite Summer Camp · Elite Taekwondo & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · Ages 5–17 · $299/week
- In Motion Dance Summer Dance Camps · Ages 3–18 · $275/week
- YMCA of Northern Alberta - Aqua Explorers (6-9 years) · Castle Downs Family YMCA · Ages 6–9 · $250/week
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.