Long Beach Parks, Recreation and MarineStearns Champions Park

Summer Day Camps

Sports camp · Ages 5–12 · Full day · 9am–4pm

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).

• Summer dates not posted yet
• Extended care 7am–6pm
• Financial aid or scholarships available
• Activities: Sports and Outdoors & nature

Registration opening soon · Their sign-up page

Spring Fun Days

Sports camp · Ages 5–12 · Free · Half day · 12–5pm

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.

• Spring break dates not posted yet
• Activities: Sports and Art

Registration opening soon · Their sign-up page

Fall Youth Volleyball League

Volleyball program · Ages 5–14 · $15/term

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.

• Every school day, 4–8pm
• Saturdays, 9am–5pm
• Fall 2026: Sep 28 – Nov 14, 2026

• Activities: Volleyball and Sports

Waitlist · Sign up

Youth ARISE Adaptive Recreation

Special needs program · Ages 11+ · $4/session

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.

• Saturdays, 9:30am–1:30pm
• Fall 2026: Oct 3, 2026 – Jan 16, 2027

Registration open · Sign up

Youth Jujitsu at Stearns Champions Park

Martial arts class · Ages 6–12 · $45/term

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.

• Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 6–7pm
• Fall 2026: Oct 2 – Nov 30, 2026

• Series of 13 classes.

Registration open · Sign up