Ladies Rock Camp (Girls & Ladies Rock MKE)
A music camp for adults in Wisconsin.
Status check
Is Ladies Rock Camp still open? Yes.
Ladies Rock Camp is active as of 2026. The schedule, per the operator: Session 1: Mar 27-29, 2026; Session 2: Oct 16-18, 2026. 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
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Format
- long-weekend day camp (3 days, evening showcase)
- Season
- Session 1: Mar 27-29, 2026; Session 2: Oct 16-18, 2026
- Price
- $350 USD
- Adults only
- Yes
- Type
- Established operator
- Official site
- girlsrockmke.org/ladies-rock
- Socials
Ladies Rock Camp is a music camp for adults in Wisconsin. It runs as a weekend sleepaway: you stay over, someone else plans the days, and the group eats together. That's the pitch, and it's enough.
A three-day rock camp for women and gender-expansive adults 18+ where total beginners are handed a bass, drums, guitar, keys, or a mic, form a band, and write an original song. The weekend ends with a public showcase at Radio Milwaukee. Sister Ladies Rock Camps run in Madison, DC, and other Girls Rock Alliance cities.
The experience
The format: long-weekend day camp (3 days, evening showcase). Two or three nights, all logistics handled. If you've never done an adult camp, this length is the on-ramp. It's adults only: no kids programming, no family sessions mixed in.
Cost
Published price: $350 USD. That's the cheap end of the market, where most all-inclusive weekends run $400 to $1,000. Cheap here usually means volunteers or subsidy, not corner-cutting. Check what the ticket covers before comparing camps. Whether lodging, meals, and transport are bundled moves the true cost more than the ticket price does.
Where and when
The venue is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dates, as best we can verify: Session 1: Mar 27-29, 2026; Session 2: Oct 16-18, 2026.
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Sources
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