Adult summer camps in New York

We track 8 adult camps in New York. 6 are confirmed running for 2026. The local mix: arts, crafts & performance, classic sleepaway, wellness & personal growth, music camps. 2 listings are no longer bookable or unconfirmed. They're kept below, labelled, so you don't plan a trip around a camp that quietly stopped running.

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  • Broadway Fantasy Camp

    A Manhattan fantasy camp for adults who never shook the theatre bug: rehearse numbers from big musicals with Broadway pros, tour backstage at a Broadway house, do headshots and mock auditions where everyone gets cast, and toast at an opening-night party.

    New York Format varies $500 to $999

  • Camp Improv Utopia

    A nonprofit-run network of 18+ improv sleepaway camps where campers split their days between workshops with top improv instructors (Craig Cackowski among 2026 East faculty) and genuine camp fare like archery, axe throwing, and arts and crafts.

    California / New York / Colorado Weekend Varies / not published

  • Camp No Counselors

    The Shark Tank-famous brand that turned adult summer camp into a category, Camp No Counselors runs three-night, all-inclusive weekends at rented kids' camps in New York, California, and Texas.

    New York / California / Texas Weekend $500 to $999

  • Camp Workroom Social

    Jennifer Wiese of Brooklyn's Workroom Social runs a full sleepaway camp for adult sewists at a Catskills YMCA camp, pairing intensive apparel classes taught by internet-famous sewing instructors with hiking, ziplining, and cabin life.

    New York Weekend $1,000 to $1,999 Creator-run

  • Soul Camp

    Founded in 2014 by Michelle Goldblum (Garside) and Alison Leipzig, Soul Camp ran bicoastal 'sleepaway camp for the soul' weeks packed with yoga, sound baths, workshops, and color wars.

    New York Week-long $500 to $999

  • SummerSongs

    A nonprofit songwriting camp running since 1999, where adult singer-songwriters of every level spend a week in classes and song circles led by nationally touring writers.

    New York Week-long $1,000 to $1,999

On hiatus, unverified, or no longer running

  • Camp Copperhead

    Steve Earle's Catskills songwriting camp put fans in cabins at Full Moon Resort for days of craft classes, co-writes, and campfire performances with Earle and guests like Shawn Colvin.

    New York Week-long Creator-run On hiatus

  • Camp GLP (Good Life Project)

    Podcaster Jonathan Fields took over a Catskills-area kids' sleepaway camp each August for five years, hosting 425 listeners of his Good Life Project podcast for keynotes, campfires, color wars, and workshops on meaningful work and wellbeing.

    New York Weekend Creator-run No longer running

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