Make this spring break one to remember! Our Spring Break Camps are full of singing, dancing, acting and creating, with a camp for every young artist, from first-timers to future stars.
Every camp is about fun, friendship and confidence. Campers learn real theatre skills in a supportive space, then share what they’ve created with family and friends at the end of the week.
Ages 5 to 12March 15–25, 2027No experience needed3 locations
Find your camp by age
5–7Camp Curtain Call (half day, AM or PM) · Showtime!
6–8Show Biz Kids · Drama & Art Camp
9–12Acting Adventures · Drama & Art Camp · Showtime!
Registration opens
December 1 at 6 AM – camps at the Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, downtown. Register online with Kaleidoscope.
December 2 at 6 AM – camps at Cedar Hill Rec Centre and Royal Oak Middle School. Register through Saanich Recreation.
Register for Arts Centre Camps
Bring a nut-free lunch, snacks and a water bottle. The week of March 22 is a 4-day week due to Good Friday. Financial help is available through our Student Bursary Fund.
March 15, 2027 – March 19, 2027
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hill Rec Centre
Experience the magic and fun of musical theatre and movement in this dynamic camp!
Experience the excitement of musical theatre in this fun-filled half-day camp! Explore energetic theatre games, creative storytelling, singing and dancing while building confidence, sparking imaginations and discovering the joy of bringing stories to life!
Ages 5–7Great first camp!Half-day mornings5 days
Why this camp
The perfect first step onto the stage
Mornings packed with songs, dancing and playful theatre games make this a wonderful start for any aspiring theatre artist. Young performers build confidence, make friends and discover the magic of musical theatre, all in time for lunch.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
The week ends with a short, informal sharing for family and friends, featuring a few of the songs students have learned plus a little acting fun they've created together.
Please note: this camp takes place at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. Registration is through Saanich Recreation. Please direct any registration questions to Saanich Commonwealth Place at (250) 475-7600.
March 22, 2027 – March 25, 2027
Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Kaleidoscope Arts Centre
Sing, dance, and act your heart out in this high-energy musical theatre camp filled with playful games, catchy songs, and fun choreography!
Experience the magic and fun of musical theatre through games and a variety of popular musical theatre songs in this full-day camp for young artists! Explore interactive theatre games, guided storytelling, movement and music, then share what you've learned with family and friends at the end of the week.
Ages 5–7Great first camp!Full-day camp4 days
Why this camp
A full day of song, dance and make-believe!
Young children learn best through play, and Showtime is packed with it. Between catchy songs, dance breaks and imaginative games, young performers build confidence, make new friends and discover just how magical musical theatre can be. It's a wonderful introduction for any budding theatre lover.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
On Thursday, students share a few of their favourite songs plus a little acting fun they've created together in a short, informal mini-show for family and friends.
Please note: this is a 4-day camp due to Good Friday. It takes place at the Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, 613 Pandora Avenue, downtown Victoria. Due to limited space in our beautiful heritage studios, the Thursday mini-show is limited to 4 audience members per student. One of our performance studios is on the second floor of our walk-up heritage building, so please let us know if any of your guests have accessibility needs.
March 22, 2027 – March 25, 2027
Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Royal Oak Middle School
A unique acting adventure bursting with fun theatre games, improvisation, collaborative storytelling and character building.
Embark on an acting adventure and bring your imagination to life! Explore theatre games, improvisation, characters and storytelling as your ideas come together to create an original, group-created play. Discover how ideas become characters, scenes and stories, leading up to a performance for family on the final day!
Ages 9–12Original playFull-day camp4 days
Why this camp
Their ideas, their world, their play
The characters, settings and story all come from the students. Through games and improv, the group dreams up a world together, and our instructor shapes their ideas into a real script that every actor gets to bring to life.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
On Thursday afternoon, students perform their original play for family on the beautiful Multi-Purpose Room stage at Royal Oak Middle School. The focus is on creating and performing, and any costume or prop pieces come from Kaleidoscope's extensive stock to support the storytelling, so there's nothing to bring from home.
Please note: this is a 4-day camp due to Good Friday. Registration is through Saanich Recreation. Please direct any registration questions to Saanich Commonwealth Place at (250) 475-7600.
March 15, 2027 – March 19, 2027
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Kaleidoscope Arts Centre
An exciting camp that combines acting and art! One of our most popular programs.
Join Splatters Art Studio and Kaleidoscope for a peek behind the scenes in this acting and art camp! Participants spend half the day staging a play, and the other half creating props, set pieces and costumes for the show. End the week sharing the play with family and friends!
Ages 6–8Acting + artFull-day camp5 days
Why this camp
Cardboard, glitter and a whole lot of imagination!
Made in partnership with Splatters Art Studio, this camp is for kids who love to perform and love to make things. Using cardboard, paint, glitter, papier-mâché and good ol' fashioned arts and crafts, students dream up and build their very own costumes, props and set pieces, then step onstage to bring their show to life.
Think Art Attack meets the theatre, or Mr. Dressup putting on a play!
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
On Friday, students share a short play with family and friends, complete with the handmade costumes, props and sets they created all week, followed by a mini art show to see their creations up close. There's no pressure to memorise every line, as our teaching team is right there to help.
Please note: this camp takes place at the Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, 613 Pandora Avenue, downtown Victoria. Due to limited space in our beautiful heritage studios, the Friday mini-show is limited to 4 audience members per student. One of our performance studios is on the second floor of our walk-up heritage building, so please let us know if any of your guests have accessibility needs.
March 15, 2027 – March 19, 2027
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Royal Oak Middle School
Sing, dance, and shine in Show Biz Kids, where young performers rehearse and perform a mini-musical!
One of our most popular musical theatre programs is back! Spend the week singing, dancing and acting as you rehearse a mini-musical filled with catchy songs, exciting choreography and plenty of fun. Students work together to put on a full show with multiple songs and interwoven scenes, ending in a final performance for friends and family. With a new musical each session, every week of Show Biz Kids is a brand-new adventure!
Ages 6–8Mini-musicalFull-day camp5 days
Why this camp
A whole musical in one week!
Every student gets a meaningful part to play. With lots of practice and a cheering teaching team, kids are amazed at what they can do by Friday, and they head home proud, confident and still humming the songs.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
The week wraps up with a performance for family and friends on the beautiful Multi-Purpose Room stage at Royal Oak Middle School. Each mini-musical is created especially for young artists, and the focus is on building performance skills. Any costume or prop pieces come from Kaleidoscope's extensive stock to support the storytelling, so there's nothing to bring from home.
Please note: registration is through Saanich Recreation. Please direct any registration questions to Saanich Commonwealth Place at (250) 475-7600.
March 15, 2027 – March 19, 2027
Mon-Fri 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hill Rec Centre
Experience the magic and fun of musical theatre and movement in this dynamic camp!
Experience the excitement of musical theatre in this fun-filled half-day camp! Explore energetic theatre games, creative storytelling, singing and dancing while building confidence, sparking imaginations and discovering the joy of bringing stories to life!
Ages 5–7Great first camp!Half-day afternoons5 days
Why this camp
The perfect first step onto the stage
Afternoons packed with songs, dancing and playful theatre games make this a wonderful start for any aspiring theatre artist. Young performers build confidence, make friends and discover the magic of musical theatre, all in one fun-filled afternoon.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
The week ends with a short, informal sharing for family and friends, featuring a few of the songs students have learned plus a little acting fun they've created together.
Please note: this camp takes place at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. Registration is through Saanich Recreation. Please direct any registration questions to Saanich Commonwealth Place at (250) 475-7600.
March 15, 2027 – March 19, 2027
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Kaleidoscope Arts Centre
An exciting camp that combines acting and art! One of our most popular programs.
Join Splatters Art Studio and Kaleidoscope for a peek behind the scenes in this acting and art camp! Participants spend half the day staging a play, and the other half creating props, set pieces and costumes for the show. End the week sharing the play with family and friends!
Ages 9–12Acting + artFull-day camp5 days
Why this camp
Cardboard, glitter and a whole lot of imagination!
Made in partnership with Splatters Art Studio, this camp is for young artists who love to perform and love to make things. Using cardboard, paint, glitter, papier-mâché and good ol' fashioned arts and crafts, students design and build their very own costumes, props and set pieces just like a real production team, then step onstage to bring their show to life.
Think Art Attack meets the theatre, or Mr. Dressup putting on a play!
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
On Friday, students share a short play with family and friends, complete with the handmade costumes, props and sets they created all week, followed by a mini art show to see their creations up close. There's no pressure to memorise every line, as our teaching team is right there to help.
Please note: this camp takes place at the Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, 613 Pandora Avenue, downtown Victoria. Due to limited space in our beautiful heritage studios, the Friday mini-show is limited to 4 audience members per student. One of our performance studios is on the second floor of our walk-up heritage building, so please let us know if any of your guests have accessibility needs.
March 22, 2027 – March 25, 2027
Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Kaleidoscope Arts Centre
Sing, dance, and act your heart out in this high-energy musical theatre camp filled with playful games, catchy songs, and fun choreography!
Experience the magic and fun of musical theatre through games and a variety of popular musical theatre songs in this full-day camp for young artists! Explore interactive theatre games, storytelling, movement and music, then share what you've learned with family and friends at the end of the week.
Ages 9–12Musical theatreFull-day camp4 days
Why this camp
Four days of show tunes, dance breaks and drama!
For young artists who can't stop singing, Showtime is the ultimate musical theatre playground. Students learn songs from popular musicals, put their own spin on characters and scenes, and build the confidence to own the stage, all alongside new friends who love theatre just as much as they do.
What your child will gain
Curtain up!
On Thursday, students share a few of their favourite songs plus scenes they've created together in a short, informal mini-show for family and friends.
Please note: this is a 4-day camp due to Good Friday. It takes place at the Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, 613 Pandora Avenue, downtown Victoria. Due to limited space in our beautiful heritage studios, the Thursday mini-show is limited to 4 audience members per student. One of our performance studios is on the second floor of our walk-up heritage building, so please let us know if any of your guests have accessibility needs.
