Family guide
Find local summer camps, kids programs, sports, art, theater, nature, and enrichment ideas around Petaluma. Built for parents, grandparents, and caregivers planning school-break weeks.
Camp details change quickly, so use each listing as a planning shortcut and confirm final dates, price, availability, and registration directly with the provider.
A more useful parent-facing shortlist: official provider pages first, grouped by what families are usually comparing.
The official city hub for Petaluma recreation camps and seasonal programs. Start here for broad local coverage and registration links.
A local wildlife and natural-science camp option for kids who like animals, hands-on discovery, and museum-based learning.
A practical Petaluma family option for structured youth programming, activities, and summer care through Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin.
Theater-focused summer programming from Cinnabar for kids who want acting, creativity, stage skills, and performance energy.
Friends of the Petaluma River’s nature-camp program for outdoor exploration, river connection, and fresh-air summer days.
A classic active camp option with games, arts and crafts, swimming, nature exploration, skits, songs, and dress-up days.
A local dance-studio summer option for families looking at ballet, movement, and structured creative training for younger dancers.
A distinctive Petaluma horse-camp option for kids who want riding time, ranch energy, and hands-on horse care.
A Petaluma horsemanship option for families comparing riding lessons, summer camp, and a more animal-centered experience.
A nature-education camp with a Petaluma Ranch Camp page, useful for families seeking outdoor skills, exploration, and dirt-under-the-fingernails days.
A soccer-specific camp option in Petaluma for families looking for focused sports instruction rather than a general day camp.
A McKinley Elementary-based multi-sport camp lead for families comparing soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and active half-day options.
A Petaluma art and maker-studio option for families looking for hands-on youth classes, creative projects, and camp-style art time.
A youth-focused art studio in Petaluma for imaginative making, creative classes, workshops, and art-camp style programming.
A nature-school lead for families seeking outdoor learning, gentle exploration, and younger-kid summer programming near Petaluma.
Pottery, painting, theater, music, maker projects, and creative studio weeks.
Leagues, clinics, swimming, dance, martial arts, and active summer programs.
Parks, farms, outdoor skills, river walks, animals, and fresh-air days.
Science, reading, building, enrichment, and skill-building programs.
Preschool, elementary-age, half-day, and gentle first-camp options.
Older-kid programs, leadership, arts, performance, sports, and volunteer-style options.
Source-backed listings and related kids programs already in Petaluma Social. More camp providers can be added as official 2026 pages open registration.
Petaluma Parks & Recreation Classes gathers city-run camps, lessons, sports, and seasonal programs in one practical signup hub.
Kids 10-14 learn paddle boarding, kayaking, rowing, canoeing, and water biking on the tidal Petaluma River, a safe, protected, and fascinating waterway…
Cinnabar Theater Classes turn the north Petaluma stage into a training space for acting, theater skills, camps, and creative confidence.
Cloudland Studio gives Petaluma a youth-focused art studio for imaginative making, workshops, and creative projects.
Try kids this weekend, kids classes, family-friendly places, or Classes & Workshops while summer camp listings fill in.