Winter break camps on Long Island
These 14 Long Island camps and programs take kids on days school is closed this winter: tennis and multi-sport camps, art camps, cooking camps, tech camps and full-day care. Each one says on its own website that it runs camps or programs on school breaks, and where a place had posted its dates when we checked in October 2026, the dates are in its note.
Checked October 2026
One River School of Art & Design offers innovative summer camps featuring over 100 weekly half-day and full-day options in studio art, digital art, design, and animation. Camps are taught by practicing artists and designers who bring real-world expertise and contemporary inspiration to engaging, age-appropriate projects. All materials and tools are provided, with flexible scheduling available across 10 weeks of summer sessions.
Why it's hereWinter art camps in Woodbury run December 28 to 31, 2026, in half-day sessions for grades K to 12, mornings or afternoons. One-day School's Out camps for grades K to 5 are posted for November 3.
SPORTIME Kings Park offers comprehensive tennis and pickleball programs for juniors and adults of all skill levels, along with an American Camp Association-accredited summer day camp and school-break camps serving preschoolers through 9th graders. The facility features multiple indoor courts, a climate-controlled turf dome for team sports, an outdoor pool, and a pro shop, operating year-round as a hub for instruction, competitive play, tournaments, and multi-sport activities. With world-class coaching staff and comprehensive programming, the facility welcomes families seeking lessons, camps, team practice space, and recreational court rentals.
Why it's hereDecember break camp runs December 28, 29 and 30, 2026: a full day of tennis and sports from 9 AM to 4 PM, or a half-day tennis session. February break camp is posted for February 15 to 19, 2027.
SPORTIME Bethpage offers tennis and pickleball programs for juniors and adults of all ages and skill levels, including group instruction, competitive play, summer camps, and school-break camps led by certified coaches. The facility features six indoor hard courts (two convertible to pickleball) and welcomes both members and non-members for camps, introductory programs, and court rentals. Their "games approach" emphasizes learning to play from day one while building technical skills and strategy.
Why it's hereTennis break camps on December 28, 29 and 30, 2026, as a full day from 9 AM to 4 PM or a morning or afternoon half day. February break camp is posted for February 15 to 19, 2027.
This full-service tennis club offers comprehensive programs for juniors and adults of all skill levels, including John McEnroe Tennis Academy coaching, group instructional and competitive tennis classes, athletic training, summer camps, and school-break camps. The facility features 11 indoor courts (six soft-surface Har-Tru and five hard-surface), an athletic training center, multi-sport court, and pro shop. Open year-round, it serves families and players of every age and experience level seeking professional instruction and competitive opportunities.
Why it's hereTennis break camps on December 28, 29 and 30, 2026, in a morning or an afternoon session depending on the group. The club also lists a 9 AM to 4 PM day for ages 5 to 10, so ask when you register. February break camp is posted for February 15 to 19, 2027.
One River School of Art + Design offers creative summer camps and year-round classes for kids, teens, and adults taught by practicing artists. With over 100 weekly camp options featuring studio art, digital art, design, and animation, students explore their artistic voice through engaging, contemporary-inspired projects. The school provides small class sizes, personalized attention, and a supportive creative community where all skill levels are welcome.
Why it's hereThe Port Jefferson Station studio runs winter art camps December 28 to 31, 2026, in half-day sessions for grades K to 12.
The YMCA of Long Island Summer Day Camp is one of the region's largest accredited camps, serving children ages 3-15 across five Long Island locations. The program offers a comprehensive range of activities including adventure, aquatics, creative arts, camp traditions, special activities, field trips, and summer learning in a safe, inclusive environment. With operating hours from 9am-4pm (plus extended care options), the camp features four two-week sessions running from late June through mid-August, with a Camp Closeout week available for younger campers.
Why it's hereThe Y's Holiday Camp runs on school breaks for kindergarten through 5th grade, 8 AM to 6 PM, with sports, STEM, arts and crafts and swimming. All four branches (Huntington, Patchogue, Glen Cove and Bay Shore) post December 28 to 30, 2026, and Bay Shore adds December 23. A YMCA membership is required and it is not offered at the East Hampton location.
Taste Buds Kitchen runs cooking camps at its kitchen studio on West Main Street in Smithtown. Summer camps are five-day weeks of three-hour days: a morning camp for ages 4 to 8 (9:00am to 12:00pm) covers measuring, mixing and working safely in the kitchen, and an afternoon camp for ages 9 to 13 (1:00pm to 4:00pm) moves on to recipe reading, knife skills and burner skills. Campers make sweet and savory recipes each week and take home food samples and recipe packs. Most camps can be booked by the week or by the day, and early drop-off and late pick-up are available for an added fee. The camp page also lists an advanced teen camp for ages 13 to 17 at select locations and a counselor in training program for ages 10 and up, so check the Smithtown schedule for those. School break camps for ages 4 to 13 run on days off during the school year, as one-day or five-day camps. All menus are nut-free.
Why it's hereSchool break cooking camps for ages 4 to 13, three hours a day: mornings for ages 4 to 8, afternoons for ages 9 to 13. Its calendar showed one-day camps on December 21 through 24, 2026, a five-day camp from December 28 to January 1, and one-day camps on November 3, 11 and 25 and January 18, 2027. Some sessions were sold out or by phone only, December 24 among them. Half an hour of early drop-off or late pick-up is offered for the morning camp, and late pick-up for the afternoon.
Kidz Course is an indoor play space on Larkfield Road in East Northport, with an enclosed play area where kids can climb, explore and play. Open play is booked in 90-minute sessions three ways: Stay & Play, where you play alongside your child; Drop & Play, where staff watch your child while you run errands or get to an appointment; and Work & Play, where you work on site while staff supervise the play area. Each open play visit comes with a snack and juice box for kids and coffee for caregivers, and memberships cover unlimited open play during regular hours (drop-off not included). Kidz Course also runs morning toddler classes and after-school classes, a School's Out Series on days off from school (10:00 am to 2:00 pm with pizza lunch, plus before and after care), and private birthday parties with themes like Ninja Kidz obstacle challenges, Kidz Bop, Glam Spa, Slime Time, Music & Motion and Science Kidz. They also bring obstacle course and craft parties to backyards and event spaces. Socks are required, and weekend open play times change week to week, so check their homepage before you go.
Why it's hereKidz Course in East Northport runs drop-off School's Out Series camps for ages 3 to 10, with before and after care available. Its sign-up form lists December 23, 28, 29 and 30, 2026, plus November 3, 11, 25 and 27. Its October camp day ran 10 AM to 2 PM with pizza lunch included; check the hours for later dates.
Camp Wonderland is the Suffolk Y JCC's own day camp for its youngest campers, preschoolers entering the 3s through children entering 3rd grade, on the JCC campus at 74 Hauppauge Road in Commack. The day runs 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with 3 or 5 day weekly enrollment, and the 2026 season runs June 29 to August 21 (closed July 3). Campers get Red Cross swim instruction in the JCC pools, sports, music, arts and crafts, special events and Oneg Shabbat celebrations, moving between outdoor spaces and air-conditioned rooms. Lunch and snacks are included daily and before and after care is available. The JCC does not offer busing for Camp Wonderland.
Why it's hereThe Suffolk Y JCC in Commack runs full-day vacation programs on most public school holiday closings for grades K to 6, with gym time, swimming and arts and crafts. Members and non-members can sign up, extended morning and afternoon hours are available, and a child new to the JCC's programs needs extra paperwork first.
Rolling River Day Camp is a premier summer day camp on Long Island's South Shore serving children ages 3–15 with all-inclusive, flexible, and age-appropriate programs. The camp offers a well-rounded experience across athletics, creative arts, science, aquatics, waterfront adventures, and playspaces, with specialized facilities like Specialty Cove for hands-on learning. Campers progress through age-specific divisions (Skippers, Mariners, Navigators, and CIT) designed to inspire growth and return visits. Pricing ranges from $4,800 to $10,475 depending on division.
Why it's hereRolling River in East Rockaway runs winter and spring holiday camps for nursery through 5th grade: a full day from 9 AM to 4 PM, or a half day until 1 PM for preschoolers, by the week or for two to four days. It is open to all families, summer campers or not; lunch and transportation are not provided.
Summer Streeters Day Camp at Sid Jacobson JCC brings the best of the JCC community to a camp setting, serving children from age 3 through Grade 10. The program offers flexible half-day and full-day options with activities including swimming, arts, cooking, dance, drama, gaga ball, and travel camp experiences. Campers enjoy the heated pool and diverse enrichment programming designed to engage children across multiple age levels.
Why it's hereThe Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills runs vacation camps, listed under its youth programs for grades K to 5. Advance registration is required; its page posts no dates or hours, so ask the JCC.
Camp Tech Revolution runs School's Out tech camps at Adelphi University in Garden City on select school holidays during the school year, including winter break and spring break. Kids ages 6 to 13 take hands-on courses in robotics, Minecraft, Roblox, Python coding, game design, LEGO engineering, and digital art and animation. The program is run by Lavner Education, which also runs summer tech camps. Check the camp calendar on its website for the days on offer.
Why it's hereCamp Tech Revolution runs School's Out tech camps at Adelphi University in Garden City on select school holidays, winter break and spring break among them, for ages 6 to 13: robotics, Minecraft, Roblox, coding and game design. Its page posts no dates, so check its camp calendar.
Pro Game Sports is an indoor training facility on Saxon Avenue in Bay Shore with 13,000 square feet of workout space, including a 70 by 100 foot turf field, hitting cages, pitching tunnels and a gym. It offers individual and group baseball and softball lessons in hitting, pitching, fielding and catching, and baseball clinics grouped by age (4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12). Kids 3 to 12 can join an indoor, non-competitive multi-sport summer camp and school break camps, and PG Tots classes are for ages 2 to 5. Lacrosse programs at the facility are run by Kim Hillier Lacrosse. Pro Game also hosts birthday parties split between the turf and a party room, and rents its turf and batting cages by the hour.
Why it's hereMulti-sport camps on the turf in Bay Shore on school breaks, as a half day from 9 AM to noon or a full day from 9 AM to 2 PM.
This comprehensive indoor sports complex offers youth programs, competitive leagues, and camps across baseball, basketball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and volleyball for children of all skill levels. The facility provides toddler and youth classes, school break camps, and summer sports camps throughout the year, along with party and rental options for special events. Long Island Sports Hub serves as a premier destination for families seeking year-round athletic programming and training opportunities on Long Island.
Why it's hereOne-day multi-sport school break camps in Syosset for Pre-K through 4th grade, full day from 9 AM to 3 PM or half day; Pre-K and 4 and 5 year olds are half day only. November 3 and 11 were the dates posted when we checked; December dates were not up yet.
What to know
Most of the December dates we found fall in the week after Christmas, December 28 through 30 or 31, 2026, with one running through January 1. Check the hours before you count on a camp for a workday: some run a full day, while the art and cooking camps are half-day sessions of two and a half to three hours. School calendars differ by district and spots are limited, so confirm the dates against your own district's calendar and register with the camp directly. Several of these also run on one-day closings in November and over February break.
Common questions
Which Long Island camps are open during winter break?
Among the places in this guide, SPORTIME's clubs in Kings Park, Bethpage and Syosset, the One River School of Art and Design studios in Woodbury and Port Jefferson Station, four YMCA of Long Island branches, Taste Buds Kitchen in Smithtown and Kidz Course in East Northport had December 2026 break camps posted when we checked. The Suffolk Y JCC, Rolling River Day Camp, the Sid Jacobson JCC, Camp Tech Revolution at Adelphi University and Pro Game Sports in Bay Shore also run camps on school breaks; check each one for its dates. Long Island Sports Hub in Syosset had only November dates posted.
What dates do winter break camps run?
Most of the December camps we found run in the week after Christmas: December 28 to 30, 2026 at the SPORTIME clubs, the YMCA branches and Kidz Course, December 28 to 31 at One River, and December 28 to January 1 at Taste Buds Kitchen. Before Christmas, Taste Buds Kitchen had one-day cooking camps posted for December 21 to 24 and the Y's Bay Shore branch and Kidz Course each a camp day on December 23. Winter recess dates differ by school district, so match the camp's dates to your own district's calendar.
Are there full-day winter break camps for working parents?
Yes. The YMCA's Holiday Camp runs 8 AM to 6 PM, the Suffolk Y JCC runs a full day with extended hours available, and SPORTIME Kings Park, SPORTIME Bethpage and Rolling River Day Camp post a full day from 9 AM to 4 PM. The winter art camps and the cooking camps here are half-day sessions.
Do you have to be a member to sign up?
It depends on the place. The YMCA requires a Y membership for its Holiday Camp, while the Suffolk Y JCC says its vacation programs are open to members and non-members. The SPORTIME clubs say non-members are welcome, and Rolling River says its holiday camps are open to all families. For the others, check the registration page before you plan around it.
Do these places run camps on other days off from school?
Several do. The SPORTIME clubs had February break camp posted for February 15 to 19, 2027 and the YMCA for February 16 to 19, One River in Woodbury, Long Island Sports Hub, Taste Buds Kitchen, Kidz Course and three of the YMCA branches had one-day camps posted for November closings, and Taste Buds Kitchen runs fall, winter and spring break camps.