MINI AND TEEN SUMMER camps

APPLICATIONS OPEN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 6TH 2025

G.I.R.L.S. Rock Sacramento is much more than an arts and music education summer camp. We believe that creativity, positivity, inclusivity, and community are key elements of personal and collective empowerment and positive social change. Our summer day camps are week-long programs for young people ages 8-17 who identify as girls, trans, non-binary, or gender-expansive. Campers attend instrument lessons, rehearse in a band, collaboratively write an original song, participate in daily music and empowerment-related workshops and activities, and perform with their bands at a live weekend showcase.

Campers can play rock, punk, hip-hop, country, pop, indie, lounge, blues, reggae, jazz, ska, metal, experimental, hardcore, R&B, screamo, alternative, or any combination of any other musical genre you can think of! No experience is necessary!

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We are delighted to share that our camps offer some scholarships for BIPOC campers, and a sliding scale tuition payment option, with tuition ranging from $25 – $450. We are fully committed to welcoming a diverse group of campers and the sliding scale tuition program ensures that our campers represent an economically, racially, and culturally diverse community.

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MINI Camp SESSION - AGES 8-11

2025 MINI CAMP DATES: TBA

TIMES: 10am to 2pm M-F, Showcase Saturday

CAMP SHOWCASE: The Saturday after camp, times TBA

CAMP & SHOWCASE LOCATION: The Met High School. 810 V Street, Sacramento

TUITION: $350

No experience is necessary! Mini Camp is a week-long day camp for ages 8-11. The week will culminate with a live performance event on the Saturday following camp! Camp curriculum includes instrument instruction, fun art projects, workshops (including social and gender justice, songwriting, self-defense, and more), guest performances, and band rehearsals.

We encourage all campers, especially returning campers, to try a new instrument that they haven’t tried before!

Space is limited to 30 campers. A completed application + tuition must be received in advance in order to reserve a spot in Mini camp. Signup deadline is 6/1/25, or when all available spots are filled.

For frequently asked camp questions, click HERE.

TEEN Camp SESSION - AGES 12-17

2025 TEEN CAMP DATES: TBA

TIMES: 10am to 4pm, M-F, Showcase Saturday

CAMP LOCATION: The Met High School. 810 V Street, Sacramento.

CAMP SHOWCASE: The Saturday after camp. At Harlow’s. 2708 J Street, Sacramento.

TUITION: $450

No experience is necessary! Teen Camp is a week-long day camp for ages 12-17. The week will culminate with a live performance event on the Saturday following camp! Camp curriculum includes instrument instruction, workshops (including social justice, songwriting, self-defense, and more), guest performances, and band rehearsals.