Directory · Charlotte · Ages 8–9 · 23 camps

Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Charlotte.

23 camps in Charlotte accept ages 8–9. Median week: $250; range $225–$300.

8–9 is the sweet spot for Charlotte 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

  1. Summer Camp Activity #176934 · Ages 8–12
  2. Summer Camp Activity #175914 · Ages 6–12
  3. Summer Camp Activity #176830 · Ages 6–13
  4. Summer Camp Activity #177799 · Ages 6–8
  5. Summer Camp Activity #176259 · Ages 8–13
  6. Summer Camp Activity #177735 · Ages 7–12
  7. Summer Camp Activity #176963 · Ages 6–12
  8. Summer Camp Activity #176792 · Ages 6–12
  9. Traditional Summer Camp · Charlotte Preparatory School · Ages 5–13 · $525/week
  10. AGOC: Traditional Summer Camp 2026 · Arbor Glen Outreach Ctr · Ages 8–12 · $150/week
  11. Accelerate Academy · Waxhaw, Charlotte · Ages 5–12
  12. Acting Out Studio - Camp Acting Out · South Charlotte · Ages 7–12 · $300/week
  13. Acting Out Studio - Make Your Own Movie Camp · South Charlotte · Ages 7–14
  14. Acting Out Studio - Musical Performance Camps · South Charlotte · Ages 7–14 · $225/week
  15. Acting Out Studio - Summer Unlimited · South Charlotte · Ages 5–12
  16. Camp Mindy at the Levine JCC · South Charlotte · Ages 5–12
  17. Charlotte's Best After-School & Summer Camp · Charlotte · Ages 5–12
  18. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Summer Learning Program · Various CMS Schools · Ages 5–18
  19. Kids Summer Pollinator Camp · Foxhound Bee Company · Ages 6–10 · $250/week
  20. Young Historians Academy Summer Camp: Unwrapping Chocolate History · Levine Museum of the New South · Ages 7–11

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↘ 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.