2026 marks the 49th season of Glastonbury Parks & Recreation’s Music and Arts Camp. We hear it again and again, “it is the best four weeks of the summer!”. This Glastonbury Parks & Recreation Department’s annual program is unique, fun, and offers an unmatched variety of stimulating, joyful, and educational classes. For parents, it is the high-level arts experience that Glastonbury families have enjoyed for the past 48 years. Music and Arts Camp will be held at Smith Middle School again this summer.

We want children to enjoy a range of experiences at camp so please schedule them for a variety of classes. Detailed descriptions are provided for you to understand more about each class. Rising third graders (our youngest campers) have many different options. Children entering grades 4-9 who also play an instrument and/or love to sing are encouraged to join a performing ensemble and often add either a string or band instrument music lesson to their schedule. Visual artists have a fantastic selection of classes, too. New classes in 2026: Broadway Singers, Showstoppers, Fiber Arts Explorers, Printmaking, and more!

Online registration will be available through the camp website. Please read the online registration directions carefully before beginning the process.

Many families enjoy the popular Extended Day program option that was expanded in 2024 to accommodate more campers. Registration for all ages of this program is now managed under one “umbrella” called the “Music and Arts Extended Day program”. This add-on offering, structured like a traditional day camp, will immediately follow Music & Arts Camp each day. Lots of fun activities from onsite games to swimming and many great field trips are planned. Returning again this summer, a special extended day event on Friday July 17 - a special M&A Extended Day Camp "Bash” at Lake Compounce!

All of us at Music & Arts Camp look forward to the beginning of each new season and especially seeing our terrific campers. Music and Arts Camp is great!

Keith Berry, Music & Arts Camp Director