Camp Widow (Soaring Spirits)

Camp Widow is a purpose-built adult camp in the community & culture lane, based in Multiple locations, USA / Canada. This is not a retreat center with a camp theme bolted on; the format is a weekend-length sleepaway with programmed activities, communal meals, and the deliberate structure of a real summer camp, aimed squarely at grown-ups.

Soaring Spirits' long-running gathering for widowed people, deliberately branded a camp: name tags, camperships, mixers, and a reunion feel layered over workshops and research-informed grief programming. It runs in hotels rather than cabins, blending conference, retreat, and camp culture. Multiple 2026 editions across the US and Canada, including a first LGBTQ+ camp in NYC.

The experience

Practical picture: the format is weekend hotel-based camp-conference hybrid, recurring. A short sleepaway is the most forgiving on-ramp into camp life, and this one follows that playbook: a couple of nights in, all logistics handled. This is an adults-only environment: no kids programming, no family sessions mixed in.

Cost

Published pricing: a few hundred USD/CAD registration; lodging separate; camperships available. The operator does not publish a simple rate card, so treat any number you see on third-party sites as a guess and confirm directly. As a rule of thumb for this category, all-inclusive adult camp weekends in North America cluster between $400 and $1,000 once lodging and meals are counted.

Where and when

Locations rotate (rotating: Toronto, Calgary, Buffalo, NYC, San Diego), so the practical geography changes year to year. Season and dates, as best we can verify: 2026: Toronto May 29-31, Calgary Sep 25-27, Buffalo Oct 10, NYC LGBTQ+ edition Oct 17.