2026 GMG In-Person Summer Camps
We can’t wait to see you! :)
Learn how to design and program your own video game in just 3 weeks! Camp participants learn the fundamentals of game development while working in teams to create a fully functional game.
Please refer to last year’s Camp Parent guides below to learn more about curriculum, staff, activities & more!
Eligibility:
No prior coding or game development experience needed!
Open to girls and non-binary kids ages 8-18 years old.
Age Groups: Juniors: 8-12 & Teens: 13-18
2026 CAMP Dates & Hours:
Dates: 3 weeks, July 6-24. Weekdays only (Mon-Fri)
Camp Hours: 10am-4pm. Extended care available from 8:30am-5:30pm.
✨ 2026 Camp Locations & Tuition: ✨
FLAGSHIP CAMPS
Dates: July 6-24, 2026
Cities: Redmond, WA / Bay Area, CA / Los Angeles, CA
Price: $2,300 for 3 weeks (LA camp - $0 for 3 weeks; Courtesy of the Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund)
Redmond, WA - Camp Spots limited! JOin the Waitlist HERE!
2026 Venue: DigiPen Institute of Technology, 9931 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Join the waitlist! If we get enough signups we will open a second camp location!
See last year’s 2025 GMG Bellevue Parent Guide for more information about camp.
bay area, Ca
2026 Venues:
Crystal Dynamics; 883 East San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070
Zynga Inc, 1200 Park Place, San Mateo, CA 94403
See the 2025 GMG San Mateo Parent Guide for more information about camp.
Los Angeles, CA - Camp Tuition now Free!
2026 Venue: ASU Campus in DTLA (Exact address TBA)
north carolina / BWF Camps
Elizabeth City, NC (July 6-23, Mon-Thurs)- Camp is FULL, Join the waitlist!
Spark Lab at ECPPS - Northeastern high school
✨ We’re actively working to add more camps in NC (Durham, NC and Wilmington, NC). Please check this page for updates! ✨
A location of your choice!
Don’t see your city? Don’t worry, we’re always looking to host our workshops and camps in new cities!
Tell us where in the form linked below, and more importantly if you can help bring a GMG program to your city:
>> GMG Summer Camp Interest Form <<
✨2026 Summer Camp Registration is Now Open! ✨
Registration for the 2026 Summer Camp is now open!
👾 If you would like to apply for a scholarship, learn more about our scholarships and sign up for Camp in the next section below!
Camp Scholarships
The Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund is also proud to offer up to 100% need-based financial aid and payment plans to make camp accessible to all. In the 13 years of GMG’s existence, we have never turned an applicant away, so please do not let tuition be a limiting factor. We would love to welcome your child at one of our summer camps! <3