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Summer 2027 dates and prices are not posted yet.","description":"Run by Parks, Recreation and Marine across the summer break. Field trips and other activities cost extra. Financial assistance is available first come, first served. The city also runs aquatics camps (Belmont Junior Beach Camp, ages 5-7, and Bayshore Beach Camp, ages 8-12).","categories":["sports","outdoors"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":12},"format":"in-person","financialAid":true,"registration":{"url":"https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/lbparks/home","status":"soon"},"camp":{"day":"full","hours":{"start":"09:00","end":"16:00"},"extendedCare":{"start":"07:00","end":"18:00"},"seasons":["summer"],"sessions":[]},"source":{"url":"https://longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/programs-and-classes/teen-centers/summer-camps/","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"traits":{"gender":"all","faith":"secular","intensity":"playful","structure":"mixed","competition":"none","goals":["fun","social","fitness"],"setting":"both","parents":"drop-off","includes":["extended-care","field-trips"],"feel":"A city park day camp for ages 5-12, weekdays 9am to 4pm, with before and after care from 7am to 6pm; field trips cost extra.","topics":["games","outdoor-play"]}},{"id":"spring-fun-days","type":"camp","name":"Spring Fun Days","summary":"Free drop-in spring break program at 19 city parks, noon to 5pm on weekdays, with sports, games, arts and crafts and special events.","description":"Non-custodial: registered kids ages 5 to 12 may come and go as they like. Pre-registration is required, with applications at the park. The 2027 dates and sites are not posted yet.","categories":["sports","art"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":12},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":0,"unit":"program"},"registration":{"url":"https://longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/youth-programs/spring-fun-days/","status":"soon"},"camp":{"day":"half","hours":{"start":"12:00","end":"17:00"},"seasons":["spring-break"],"sessions":[]},"source":{"url":"https://longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/youth-programs/spring-fun-days/","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"traits":{"gender":"all","faith":"secular","intensity":"playful","structure":"free-choice","competition":"none","goals":["fun","social"],"setting":"both","parents":"drop-off","commitment":"drop-in","feel":"A free drop-in afternoon at a city park over spring break: sports, games and arts and crafts, with special events, and kids come and go as they like.","priceLevel":"budget","topics":["games","arts-and-crafts"]}},{"id":"fall-youth-volleyball","type":"afterschool","name":"Fall Youth Volleyball League","summary":"A low-cost recreational volleyball league at Long Beach parks for ages 5-14, with weekday practices and Saturday games.","description":"Kids register individually and are placed on teams at their park; every child plays. Practices are on weekday afternoons between 4 and 8pm and games on Saturdays from October 10 to November 14. Teams also play out of Drake, Lincoln, Seaside, Veterans, College Estates, Wardlow, Coolidge, Ramona and Somerset parks. Park sign-ups for fall 2026 (listed for ages 5-8) closed September 11; a free citywide waitlist for ages 5-14 is open.","categories":["volleyball","sports"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":14},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":15,"unit":"term"},"registration":{"url":"https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/lbparks/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=volleyball&viewMode=list","status":"waitlist"},"afterschool":{"care":false,"term":{"name":"Fall 2026","start":"2026-09-28","end":"2026-11-14"},"meetings":[{"location":"stearns-park","days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"16:00","end":"20:00"},{"location":"stearns-park","days":["sat"],"start":"09:00","end":"17:00"}]},"source":{"url":"https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/lbparks/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=volleyball&viewMode=list","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"traits":{"gender":"all","faith":"secular","intensity":"playful","structure":"structured","competition":"optional","goals":["fun","social","fitness","skills"],"feel":"A low-cost city volleyball league: kids are placed on a team at their park, practice on weekday afternoons and play games on Saturdays; every child plays.","topics":["recreational-league","team-sports"],"commitment":"term"}},{"id":"youth-arise","type":"afterschool","name":"Youth ARISE Adaptive Recreation","summary":"Saturday adaptive recreation for middle and high school students with disabilities, with sports, games and community outings.","description":"An intake appointment is required before enrolling: call (562) 570-1685 or email Andrean.brown@longbeach.gov. The fall session runs Oct 3, 2026 to Jan 16, 2027.","categories":["special-needs"],"ages":{"min":11,"max":18},"grades":{"min":6,"max":12},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":4,"unit":"session"},"registration":{"url":"https://www.active.com/long-beach-ca/programs/youth-arise-2027-2026","status":"open"},"afterschool":{"care":false,"term":{"name":"Fall 2026","start":"2026-10-03","end":"2027-01-16"},"meetings":[{"location":"stearns-park","days":["sat"],"start":"09:30","end":"13:30"}]},"source":{"url":"https://longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/arise-programs/","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","gender":"all","faith":"secular","intensity":"playful","structure":"mixed","competition":"none","goals":["social","fun","independence"],"setting":"both","commitment":"term","feel":"A Saturday recreation program for middle and high school students with disabilities: sports, games and community outings, with an intake appointment before enrolling.","topics":["adaptive-sports","sports","games","community-outings","saturday-class"]}},{"id":"jujitsu-stearns-park","type":"afterschool","name":"Youth Jujitsu at Stearns Champions Park","summary":"Self-defense class for ages 6 to 12 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at Stearns Champions Park.","description":"Self defense for children; students learn escapes, throws, and holds while developing better listening skills, coordination, and self-confidence from one-on-one instruction with 45 years of self defense experience. New students start first week of each month. www.LakewoodBudoKai.com . Runs in several short sessions this fall; dates vary by class time.","categories":["martial-arts"],"ages":{"min":6,"max":12},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":45,"unit":"term","note":"Series of 13 classes."},"registration":{"url":"https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/lbparks/activity/search/detail/61095?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true","status":"open"},"afterschool":{"care":false,"term":{"name":"Fall 2026","start":"2026-10-02","end":"2026-11-30"},"meetings":[{"location":"stearns-park","days":["mon","wed","fri"],"start":"18:00","end":"19:00"}]},"traits":{"gender":"all","faith":"secular","intensity":"balanced","structure":"structured","competition":"none","sessionMinutes":60,"goals":["skills","confidence"],"feel":"A self-defense class where kids learn escapes, throws and holds, building listening skills, coordination and confidence; new students can join at the start of each month.","topics":["jiu-jitsu","self-defense","throws","escapes","holds","coordination"],"commitment":"term"}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/programs-and-classes/after-school-programs/","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"updated":"2026-10-09","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}