Recreational Activities & Programs
All program registration is now online at the Perkasie Borough Parks and Recreation website: www.PerkasieRec.com.
Create a free account then use this site to register for the Borough recreation programs, events, and memberships. The Borough reserves the right to cancel or change any programs without sufficient registration. Programs and events are automatically cancelled for inclement weather or emergencies. Please remember to sign up for notification because you will be notified of any cancellations via the email used when creating your account.
Interested in sponsoring a Park and Rec program? Reach out to parkandrec@perkasieborough.org.
2025 One Week Specialty Camps
SCIENCE & OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMPS
Spy Training Camp (ages 7-12)
Become an expert in the art of disguise, code-breaking, surveillance, stealth and leaving no trace. As a team, you and the other cadets will solve crimes, navigate obstacle courses and try to discover the double-agent. Join us for unforgettable skills and mystery!
Date: Monday – Friday, July 14th – July 18th from 9a-12pm
Instructor: GeoVentures
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Lenape Park, 504 Constitution Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $215
Geocaching Camp (ages 8-13)
Geo-what?! Geocaching is a worldwide treasure hunt that utilizes a handheld GPS unit, a good set of eyes and a bit of hiking around. It’s a real-life adventure game where puzzles and challenges await you at each turn of the trail. Experienced staff will guide you as you learn how to use a GPS for geocaching, explore the outdoors as you search for hidden containers and design your own geocaching course.
Date: Monday – Friday, July 28th – August 1st from 9a-12pm
Instructor: GeoVentures
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Lenape Park, 504 Constitution Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $215
Secret Agent Lab: Funky Forensics (ages 7-12)
Step into the shoes of a detective— uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis. Using your observational skills, collect evidence and analyze the clues left behind. Recreate the scene of a crime using schematics. Use science to connect the dots and help sniff out the suspects in this hands-on investigation into the science of sleuthing!
Date: Monday – Friday, July 28 – August 1st from 9:30a-12:30pm
Instructor: Mad Science
Location: Parks and Recreation Office, Perkasie Borough Hall, 620 W Chestnut St, 2nd Floor, Perkasie
Fee: $205
Wild About Art Camp (ages 6-10)
The best art is made where the wild things are. This camp brings together an exploration of nature with a chance to be a creator. We’ll learn about using natural materials to make paintings, sculptures, pressed art and more. Everyone, from beginners to passionate young artists, are welcome to grow wild about art with us!
Date: Monday – Friday, August 11th – August 15th from 9a-12pm
Instructor: GeoVentures
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Lenape Park, 504 Constitution Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $215
THEATER & EDUCATIONAL FUN CAMPS
Chess Wizards Camp (ages 6-12)
Chess Wizards has been teaching the game of chess since 2002. Join us this summer for tons of challenging chess lessons, exciting games, and cool prizes. You'll improve your chess skills, meet new friends, and work out your most powerful muscle - your brain! Our camps include fun team chess games (like Corner Chess), recess time (of course), snacks, tournaments, and puzzles. Each camper receives a T-shirt, trophy, and puzzle folder. We include all the materials necessary for your child to participate. Unleash your brain power and spend part of your vacation with Chess Wizards!
Date: Monday – Friday, July 21st – July 25th from 9a-12pm or 12pm – 3pm
Instructor: Chess Wizards
Location: Parks and Recreation Office, Perkasie Borough Hall, 620 W Chestnut St, 2nd Floor, Perkasie
Fee: $250
Creative Theater Camp (ages 6-10 & 11-18)
In our 15th season at Menlo Park! Have you ever wanted to star in a play that YOU helped create? Then this is the summer camp for you! Learn all about theater by doing it yourself! Participants are guided by the instructors through a process where they play theater games, create a story, and work together to form their ideas into a theatrical production. Students will create their own character, plot, props, costume, title, and everything else in between that is needed to make the production complete! Play the part you have always dreamed of! Parents, family, and friends please join us for a performance of their original work on the Friday of camp at 1:30 pm! Please provide a lunch, snack and drink daily.
Ages 6-10: Monday – Friday, July 28th August 1st from 9:00 – 2:30 pm
Monday- Friday, August 4th – August 8th from 9:00am-2:30pm
Ages 11-18: Monday – Friday, August 11th – August 15th from 9:00am-2:30pm
Instructor: artsTECHsolutions
Location: Menlo Park Pavilion, 425 Arthur Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $155
Enhanced Theater: It Came from Outer Space (ages 9-12)
New for 2025! Aliens, mad scientists, monsters, and more make up our spoof of 10950s sci-fi/monster movies! Like Creative Theatre, the students create the play, but like Alice in Wonderland we follow an outline as the play is built. It's a battle of good vs evil, can the world be saved? We will find out this summer in Perkasie! Parents, family, and friends please join us for a performance of their original work on the Friday of camp! Please provide a lunch, snack and drink daily.
Date: Monday – Friday, August 18th – August 22nd from 9:00 – 2:30 pm
Instructor: artsTECHsolutions
Location: Menlo Park Pavilion, 425 Arthur Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $155
SPORTS CAMPS
Basketball Camp (ages 5-11)
Explore the world of basketball with our dynamic camp! Led by professional coaches, we provide an exciting blend of skill development, tactical insights, and, most importantly, FUN! From fundamentals like ball handling and shooting to advanced drills for travel players, our camp promises an enriching experience. Join us for an unforgettable journey into basketball, where teamwork, sportsmanship, and friendly competition takes center stage. All equipment is provided by USA Sport Group. Sign up today and give your child the ultimate basketball experience!
Date: Monday – Friday, July 14th – July 18th from 9am-12pm
Instructor: US Sport Institute
Location: Kulp Park Basketball Courts & Pavilion, 21 S Second St, Perkasie
Fee: $230
Multi-Sport Camp (ages 5-11)
Explore the world of sports at our flagship multi-sports Camp! Led by professional coaches, this weeklong camp offers over 10 different sports, ensuring maximum participation, good sportsmanship, and most importantly - FUN! Whether your child is new to sports or a sports enthusiast, our camp covers soccer, lacrosse, handball, flag football, pillo polo, and more. Participants learn rules, skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship in a high-energy environment. The camp focuses on developing coordination, balance, agility, and speed. Enjoy fun activities, competitions, and scrimmages. Age and ability separated groups ensure an optimal positive environment. All sports equipment is provided by USA Sport Group, plus each participant receives a FREE Dri-Fit Shirt. Register now for a week of sports excitement!
Date: Monday – Friday, July 21st - July 25th from 9am-12pm
Instructor: US Sport Institute
Location: Lenape Park Softball Field & Rotary Pavilion, 504 Constitution Ave, Perkasie
Fee: $230
USA Archery Summer Camp (ages 6-17)
Get in touch with your inner warrior learning the family friendly, lifetime sport of ARCHERY! Connect with nature and our ancestors in what just may become the beginning of your child’s love for outdoor recreational adventures! This ½ day weeklong camp is geared for archer’s ages 6 to 17 with skill sets from beginner through advanced. Archers will not only learn range safety, shooting techniques and how to successfully hit targets but will also enjoy the following activities: Moving balloon targets, 3-D targets, making our own target faces & quivers, games such as defend our camp…. just to name a few! At the end of the week archers will shoot in a real tournament for score and each archer will receive a bronze, silver or gold medal! S.S.A.A. will provide certified archery instruction and state of the art archery equipment including traditional recurve bows and genesis compound bows!
Dates: Monday – Friday, August 4 – August 8th from 9am-12pm
Instructor: Shooting Star Archery Academy
Location: Rotary Pavilion, Lenape Park, 504 Constitution Ave, Perkasie
Fees: $225