2026 Summer Camp Guide Listings

The Ann Arbor with Kids Summer Camp Guide provides a listing of summer camps.

Summer Camp Guide

In 2024, our comprehensive Summer Camp Guide had 10,000 page views by 5500 users. Combined views of the main camp guide, sub guides, and individual listings in our camp guide had more than 25,000 pageviews by 9000 users! The majority of page views came via Google Search for queries related to Ann Arbor Summer Camps. These are parents looking for summer camp! Make your camp stand out by purchasing an upgraded listing!

In 2023 and 2024, we added some sub-guides to help you find readers find the type of camp they are looking for. For 2025, we anticipate adding additional sub-guides.

Summer Camp Guide Format

Our Summer Camp Guide is a comprehensive compilation of camps in the Ann Arbor area (including overnight camps that are frequented by Ann Arbor families). Free listings with basic information are available for all. Upgraded listings provide additional information, images/logos, and priority placement.

In addition to our main Summer Camp Guide, we have several sub-camp guides highlighting camp topics or special features. 2025 sponsors of the Summer Camp Guide and sub-guides have first right of refusal to decide to renew their sponsorship for 2026.

Existing and possible camp guides include:

• STEM Camps – PENDING
• Sport Camps – PENDING
• Nature Camps
• Camps for Preschoolers & Entering Kindergarten
• Camps offered before June 16
• Camps offered after August 15
• Camps Fourth of July Week
• Overnight Camps
• Theater Camps
• Art Camps
• Pop Culture Camps (Star Wars, Wicked, Super Heroes, etc)
• Daily Registration Options
• Camps for Teens
• Half Day Camps
• Camps for Children with Special Needs
• Camps with Financial Aid Available

Aside from sponsorship, your upgraded listing applies to all sub-guides that are applicable for your camp.

Types of Listings

All listings will expire at the end of the 2023 summer camp season.

Sponsor – $750 – 1 – PENDING

• Profile & Image at the Top of Main Summer Camp Guide
• Logo on Main Summer Camp Guide Graphic
• Summer Camp Guide Shared Monthly on Social Media
• Platinum Listing in all applicable Summer Camp Guides
• 2 Weekly Highlight Newsletter Sponsorships
• 1 Parent Testimonial
• First Right of Refusal for 2026 Summer Camp Sponsorship

Sub-Guide Sponsor – $500 your first guide, $125 for additional guides – 1 Per Guide – Some pending renewal

• Profile & Image at the top of Sub-Guide
• Logo on Sub-Guide Graphic
• Sub Guide Shared Monthly on Social Media
• Platinum Listing in all applicable Summer Camp Guides
• 1 Weekly Highlight Newsletter Sponsorships
• 1 Parent Testimonial
• First Right of Refusal for 2026 Sponsorship of that Sub-Guide

Platinum Listing – $350 – 10 Slots Total (plus sponsors) – PENDING

• Platinum List Order Randomized Each Page Load
• Large Image plus logo in Guide
• 100 Word Excerpt in Guide
• Full Writeup Featuring up to 5 images/video
• Can include a coupon code for Ann Arbor with Kids Readers
• Social Media Blitz of your listing (2 Facebook Shares, 2 Instagram Shares, Ad in 1 Weekly Newsletter)
• Add additional platinum camp listings for $150, sharing social media and newsletter ad
• First Right of Refusal for 2026 Platinum Listing

Gold Listing – $200 – Unlimited Available

• Gold List Order Randomized Each Page Load
• Logo on Guide
• 50 Word Excerpt in Guide
• Full Writeup provided by you featuring 2 additional images/videos
• Can include a coupon code for Ann Arbor with Kids Readers
• Add additional gold camp listings for $75

Silver Listing – $100 – Unlimited Available

• Silver List Order Randomized Each Page Load
• 25 Word Excerpt in Guide, no image
• Full Writeup provided by you with no images
• Add additional silver camp listings for $50

Free Listing

• All listings include Name, Website, Contact Information, Weeks Camps are Available, and more

Free listings are limited to one per organization. We offer a discount for multiple listings by the same organization.

Listing Add-Ons

Do you want to upgrade your listing further? We have a few additional options to promote your camps that are available to those purchasing Sponsorships, Platinum, or Gold Listings.

• Sponsor a Weekend/Weekday Newsletter & Article – $75
• Newsletter Ad – $25/newsletter
• Add Testimonials – $25 – Add testimonials from former campers or parents to your listing.
• Facebook Share – $15

Discounts

Add-on a 2025-2026 School Break Camp listing at a 50%* discount with a Summer Camp listing at the same time (Break Camp Listing must be at the same or lower level than Summer Camp).

Ann Arbor with Kids now offers Advertising Memberships for discounted advertising bundles. Purchase a minimum of $900 in advertising and receive 10-20% discount on advertising plus additional benefits.

Publication Schedule

Article is currently being updated for 2025. Official Main Guide publication and promotion will be by January 21 with sub-guides published through February and March. Your listing will be valid through September 2026. Listings are accepted on a rolling basis.

Submit your Summer Camp Listing

Each organization/venue is generally limited to ONE free summer camp listing. Exceptions are at our discretion for substantially different programs – for example listing Safety Town separately from other summer camps by Rec & Ed programs. You can submit your listing here and pay for your upgrades. (Note, this is a new form this year. We tried to test all combinations, but if there are any errors please reach out by email.

Summer Camp Submission Form

Submit your Summer Camp to the Ann Arbor with Kids Summer Camp Guide. You can also purchase upgrades to your free listing and join our customer mailing list.

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About Submitter

Contact information included here will not be published. It will be used to contact you with any questions about your submission.

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Company/Organization Name(Required)

What Company/Organization is offering the camp?

How Can We Reach You?

This will be used if we have any questions about your submission. Email will also be used to send a confirmation of your submission.

Preferred Method of Contact(Required)

EmailPhoneText

Your Email Address(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Your Phone(Required)

Best Time to Call You(Required)

Select Best TimeWork DayBefore NoonAfternoonLate Afternoon/EveningNight (After 6p)

Add to Mailing Lists

Our Reader email is typically sent 2x/week and includes updates on what is happening each week.Our Advertise/Business Email will go to advertisers, local businesses, and event organizers with promotional details

Add Me to Reader Emails

Add Me To Advertiser/Business Emails

Renewal Options

Thank you for sponsoring your listing in the 2024 Summer Camp Guide. We are offering discounts on renewals for the 2025 Summer Camp Guide.

Renewal Camp Guide Sponsorship(Required)

Discounted Guide Sponsorship ($675)

Discounted Platinum ($325)

Discounted Gold ($190)

Silver ($100)

Free ($0)

Renewal Camp Sub-Guide Sponsorship(Required)

Discounted Sub-Guide Sponsorship ($450)

Discounted Platinum ($325)

Discounted Gold ($190)

Silver ($100)

Free ($0)

Same Sub Guide As Last Year?

Yes

Other

Renewal Platinum Camp Listing(Required)

Discounted Sub-Guide Sponsorship ($460)

Discounted Platinum ($325)

Discounted Gold ($190)

Silver ($100)

Free ($0)

Renewal Gold Camp Listing(Required)

Discounted Sub-Guide Sponsorship ($460)

Discounted Platinum ($325)

Discounted Gold ($190)

Silver ($100)

Free ($0)

Camp Promotion

Basic listings are free. These include basic information and inclusion in our camp guide and sub-guides as appropriate.Upgraded listings include priority placement, descriptions, and images as described above as well as additional promotion.

Promotional Packages(Required)

Sub-Guide Sponsor ($500)

Platinum ($350)

Gold ($200)

Silver ($100)

Free ($0)

Preferred Sub-Guide

Nature CampsCamps for Preschoolers & Entering Y5/KindergartenCamps offered before June 15Camps offered after August 15Camps Fourth of July WeekOvernight CampsTheater CampsArt CampsPop Culture CampsCamps with Daily RegistrationCamps for TeensHalf Day CampsCamps for Children with Special NeedsCamps that Offer Financial AidI have a great idea not listed!

Additional Listings

Do you offer multiple camps and want them listed separately? We offer discounted listings for paid listings

Additional Subguide Sponsorship

Additional Platinum Listing

Additional Gold Listing

Additional Silver Listing

Additional Upgrades

Additional Newsletter Sponsorships Quantity

2 are included for overall camp guide sponsor, 1 is included for sub-guide sponsors. These are additional, do not add those here..

Price: $75.00

Quantity

Preferred Sponsorship Time Frame(s)

Newsletter Ad(s) Quantity

Place an ad in one issue of our newsletter.

Price: $25.00

Quantity

Preferred Ad Time Frame(s)

Parent Testimonial Quantity

Add a testimonial from a former camper or student to your listing. 1 is included with Guide & Sub-Guide Sponsorship (Don’t include that here)

Price: $25.00

Quantity

Facebook Share(s) Quantity

Price: $15.00

Quantity

We’ll contact you to provide the desired media, phrasing and timing.

Total

Calculated Total

Is Renewal

Testimonial Total

Camp Information

Share Information About Your Camp

Camp Name(Required)

Registration Opens(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Start Time(Required)

Hours

:

Minutes

AMPM AM/PM

Camp Link(Required)

Please provide a Link to the event on your website, social media, eventbrite, etc.

Email to Publish

Phone Number to Publish

Camp Cost(Required)

How much does the camp cost? You can include ranges if different camps have different prices. Consider including before/after care costs as well

Age Range(Required)

What Age Range(s) is your Camp for? Ages should be based on grades entering in the fall.

Preschoolers

Entering Y5/Kindergarten

Elementary School (1st-5th Grade)

Middle School (6th/8th Grade)

High School

Camp Day Length(Required)

Full Day

Half Day

Overnight

Registration Length(Required)

Daily

Weekly (pick this for 3-5 day camps)

Multi-Week

Camp Weeks(Required)

Which weeks are camps offered?

Before June 15

June 16-20

June 23-27

June 30-July 3

July 7-11

July 14-18

July 21-25

July 28-August 1

August 4-8

August 11-15

August 18-22

August 25-29

Categories(Required)

Which Categories best describe your camp? Please select as many as apply

Academic

Animals

Art

Computer

Food

LEGO

Music

Nature

Outdoors

Overnight

Pop Culture

Public Safety

Religious

Special Needs

Sport

STEM

Theater

Virtual

Camp Location(s)(Required)

We typically don’t need a full address, just enough to find you. If you are a new or niche location, please provide the full address the first time you submit. If there are multiple camp locations, please list them all here.

Information for Upgraded Camps

Excerpt – Silver Listing(Required)

Excerpt – Gold Listing (~50 words)(Required)

Excerpt – Platinum Listing (~100 words)(Required)

Camp Description(Required)

Please enter the full description for your camp here.

Testimonial:

Add the Testimonial here. Indicate quote source – a few examples are “- Timmy age 10, 2024 Camper” “- Ann A, parent of campers from 2022-2024” “- 2024 Parent” -2024 Camper

Add Image(s)(Required)

Please add up to 5 images to be used in your listing, and in Facebook or Newsletter as included with the listing options you chose By including these photo(s) you are acknowledging that you have permission to use the photo(s) for commercial/marketing purposes and are granting Ann Arbor with Kids permission to publish.

Drop files here or Select files

Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 128 MB, Max. files: 5.

Add logo(Required)

Please add your company logo for use on the graphic for your newsletter sponsorship.

Accepted file types: jpg, png, , Max. file size: 128 MB.

Camp Renewal – Update Information

Since we already have your listing for last year, you only need to provide information you want updated. If you don’t provide this information we’ll use last year’s logo, images, excerpt, and description.

Describe Updates

Tell us what you would like us to update – for example if it’s just changing references to 2024 in your excerpt/description, we can do that without you adding new excerpts/descriptions. If you only want to update some images, describe which ones to no longer use. Be sure to highlight any changes in age range/or camp format so we update those options as well.

Updated Excerpt – Platinum Listing (~100 words)

Updated Excerpt – Gold Listing (~50 words)

Updated Excerpt – Silver Listing (~25 words)

Updated Camp Description

Please enter the full description for your camp here if you wish to update the description we used last year

Updated Testimonial

Add the Testimonial here. Indicate quote source – a few examples are “- Timmy age 10, 2024 Camper” “- Ann A, parent of campers from 2022-2024” “- 2024 Parent” -2024 Camper

Updated Images

If you would like to update some of the images, please include up to 5 NEW images to be used in your listing, and in Facebook or Newsletter as included with the listing options you chose By including these photo(s) you are acknowledging that you have permission to use the photo(s) for commercial/marketing purposes and are granting Ann Arbor with Kids permission to publish.

Drop files here or Select files

Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 128 MB, Max. files: 5.

Updated Logo

If your logo has changed, please add your company logo for use on the graphic for your newsletter sponsorship.

Accepted file types: jpg, png, , Max. file size: 128 MB.

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