CAMMAC Music Centre (Lake MacDonald)
A week-long sleepaway for adults in Quebec, Canada.
Status check
Is CAMMAC Music Centre still open? Yes.
CAMMAC Music Centre is active as of 2026. The schedule, per the operator: summer 2026, Week 1 starts June 28; themes include classical, jazz, Broadway, blues, Motown. Confirm dates on the official site before booking travel. Adult camps change venues and weekends more often than kids' camps do.
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- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harrington (Laurentians), Quebec, Canada
- Format
- week-long sleepaway music retreats, 8 themed weeks
- Season
- summer 2026, Week 1 starts June 28; themes include classical, jazz, Broadway, blues, Motown
- Price
- $1,200-2,000 CAD per adult including lodging, meals, and program
- Adults only
- No (some sessions admit younger participants)
- Type
- Established operator
- Official site
- cammac.ca/en/summer-music-retreats
- Socials
CAMMAC Music Centre is a music camp for adults in Quebec, Canada. It runs as a longer, multi-night stay: you stay over, someone else plans the days, and the group eats together. That's the pitch, and it's enough.
Canada's classic amateur-musician camp, run since 1953 on Lake MacDonald in the Laurentians. Adults join choirs, orchestras, and combos by day and campfire singalongs and cabaret nights after dark, with yoga and lake swims between rehearsals. Intergenerational, but the core clientele is adult amateurs, many returning for decades.
The experience
The format: week-long sleepaway music retreats, 8 themed weeks. It's a longer stay. The awkwardness burns off in the first day or so; the rest is pure camp. One note: it isn't strictly adults-only. Some sessions admit younger participants, though most campers are grown.
Cost
Published price: $1,200-2,000 CAD per adult including lodging, meals, and program. That's above the usual $400 to $1,000 weekend band. The premium generally buys longer sessions, real instruction, or a name on the ticket. Lodging and meals are bundled here, so the sticker price is close to the real price.
Where and when
The venue is in Harrington (Laurentians), Quebec, Canada. Dates, as best we can verify: summer 2026, Week 1 starts June 28; themes include classical, jazz, Broadway, blues, Motown.
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Sources
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