Age group

Ocean

Mystic Seaport Museum invites families to take advantage of its wide selection of Summer Day Camps. Boys and girls ages 4 to 16 will enjoy a kid’s-eye-view of maritime history as they explore the Museum and meet new friends. Participants can learn to build and refine sailing skills in the Community Sailing classes, or choose the Joseph Conrad Summer Sailing Camp for an exciting week of sailing by day and sleeping aboard a historic ship by night. For those aged 15 and older, the schooner Brilliant offers a unique opportunity to sail the coast as part of the crew. Join Mystic Seaport Museum this summer for an unforgettable experience! 

Mystic Seaport Museum is the perfect destination for children and teens this summer. From age 4 to 16, kids can explore maritime history and discover new friends in the Summer Day Camps. Community Sailing classes let children ages 8 and older build and refine sailing skills, while the Joseph Conrad Summer Sailing Camp provides a week-long adventure of sailing and sleeping aboard a historic ship. Teens aged 15 and older can experience a truly unique camp by joining the crew of the schooner Brilliant and sail along the coast. Make this summer one to remember by signing up for a Mystic Seaport Museum camp today!

Boating/canoeing

Music

Woodworking

Cooking

Sailing

Inexpensive

Experience what life was like for youth in the 1800s by living it!  Campers spend a week immersed in the 19th century and learn about the differences and similarities of life for young people then and now.  Campers investigate young people of the past and create character profiles of someone living in the area in 1876 using primary documents and census data.  Campers learn about how roles and responsibilities have changed over time and gain experience in character research, roleplaying, and performance.  For campers who join us for multiple summers, they can build on their personas and use the changes in their real lives to model what changes a young adult in the 1870s might have experienced.  

Time Travelers: (Age 11-13)

Coed

Mystic Seaport Summer Youth Programs

We had a great time with the family at the Mystic Seaport Museum. I've only received supportive feedback. We were so pleased with our trip that we decided to become members!

Fin T

They held a show for wooden boats over the past weekend. Astonishing to see them, The village itself was lovely. A blacksmith was demonstrating the trade. more so than the other houses. They have a place where children can play and where they can build a small wooden boat together.