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Summer Activities for Children in Barcelona

From the Barcelona zoo, art and language courses to sports and work camps, Barcelona offers a variety of options for children's activities throughout most of the summer with a few running during the month of  August. You can apply for the public options from 10th May, see Barcelona Summer Camp Guide .

You can also check with local ludotecas , civic centres , Esplais and Sports centres as the majority of them offer summer daytime activities.  Indoor soft play centres also schedule summer casals which a part from play, organise workshops and other activities.  Language courses and creative summer programmes are also available from centres such as Collage, the American School of Barcelona, the Benjamin Franklin International School and Blossom Kindergarten. 

The Fundacio Pere Tarrés has a wide variety of summer programmes for both young children from 3-12 years and older teenagers at  various locations in and around Barcelona.  You can opt for morning or full day sessions with courses running from the 25th June to the 1st of August and the 1st of September until the 10th.  The foundation offers flexible programmes and timetables with an additional before and after care service. 

Fundacio Pere Tarrés activities range from workshops to games, sports, drama, story telling, swimming and outings. From the end of June and throughout July they run English language Summer Camps near Barcelona at various locations on the coast and inland. Children of from 6-12 years are offered a real hands-on English language experience. Week long Sports camps for this age group are also held close to the city in Tiana.

For older kids from 12 to 17 years there are options for sports camps, English language camps and activity camps in Mallorca. Children may also go on a cultural visit to England in association with International House Barcelona. If you want your kids to put some effort in during the summer, you may even consider sending them on one of the Environmental work camps offered around the city. For a list of dates and prices as well as online registering visit http://www.peretarres.org/estiu/ 

Here are some of the other Barcelona Summer options for children:

ImaginART

Consell de Cent, 83, 3er 3a Tel.  93 424 2008

Art courses Mon to Fri. 2 to 3.5 hours daily 30th June to 31st July  (50-60 euros / week. discount for siblings) 

Ludoteca Afind Deutsch

C. Barcelona, 27 Tel. 936 751 909

Summer workshops in German, 3-14 years. Various timetables. June, July and from the 1st-12th September. From €75.00/week.  Also language courses for adults, German, Castillian and Catalan.

Barcelona Zoo Summer Courses

Tel. 902 457 545 www.zoobarcelona.com

June - September including August. Children 5-14 years 9am- 4pm
3-5 day options. from €114.90- €191.50 (discount for zoo members)

Take care of the ponies and horses, get to know the monkeys, learn how the zoo works. Also zoological programmes. 

Reservations from 5th May.

Rosa dels Vents

http://www.rosadelsvents.es/ 

A Catalan travel company for family tourism that run English language summer camps for children over 6 years of age.

Natuaventura

http://www.natuaventura.com

Summer Adventure Camps or "Campamentos" from canoeing on the Ebro to surfing in Santander. Ages 7 years and upwards. Reasonable prices.

See School Holiday Dates in Catalunya