Kids' activities in Oneida

City of Oneida Parks & Recreation

Oneida Area Day Care Center

Infants from 6 weeks; preschool/Pre-K 3–5; school-age program · Weekday preschool/Pre-K with daily meals, rest, and outdoor or indoor gym time · Preschool/Pre-K 5 days: $285/week

Oneida AYSO

Playground 3–5; Schoolyard 4–5; Core programs 6–16

Oneida Community Mansion House

K–12 school programs; children 6 and under free on public admission · Museum open daily 10:00am–5:00pm; self-guided tours during those hours · Public admission: adults $15, seniors 60+ $12, students with ID $8, children 6 and under free. School programs: $8 per student; teachers, chaperones, and bus drivers free

Oneida Public Library

Children's programs for every age and interest (storytime, crafts, STEM, special events) · Free

YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley – Oneida Summer Day Camp

Kindergarten to 12 years old · 7am–6pm, summer · 2026: $250/week members, $230 second child; $300/week non-members, $280 second child

Madison County Youth Bureau Summer Program

Youth entering 5th and 6th grades · Summer, 3-day sessions, 10:00am–2:00pm

Village of Canastota Municipal Pool

Summer swim lessons and open swim · 2026: daily open swim $2 residents / $5 non-residents; swim lessons $20 residents / $60 non-residents; summer pass $40 single resident / $60 family resident

Canastota Public Library

Ages 12 and under

Canastota AYSO

Fall

Amy's House of Music

Elementary and high school · By appointment; weekly lessons · $100/month for a weekly 45-minute lesson; $175/month for a weekly 1-hour lesson

Canastota Canal Town Museum

Children 12 and under free · Seasonal, mid-May through mid-October, Wednesday–Saturday · $5 public; children 12 and under and members free

International Boxing Hall of Fame

Youth rate ages 7–15; age 6 and younger free · Daily, 10:00am–4:00pm · Adults $15.50; seniors 65+ $14.50; youth 7–15 $10.50; age 6 and younger free; groups of 10 or more $1 off per person

Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum

Kids summer program 6–13 · Summer, Thursdays 10:00am–2:00pm · $30/day non-members; $20/day members

Indera at Doc Marshall Farm

Summer rec and horsemanship for children; Project Explore ages 13–28 · Summer (one-week rec sessions; five-week horsemanship)

Sullivan Free Library

Sing & Play Tuesdays and Fridays, 10:30am (Chittenango)

Chittenango Child Care Center

Ages 3–5 years (preschool) · Preschool day 7:00am–5:30pm · $275 for 5 days per week; part-time slots (2–4 days) also available

Children's Center at SUNY Morrisville

Infants through first year and a half; toddlers 18–36 months; preschool; school-age before/after care (Morrisville-Eaton residents during the school year) · Infant, toddler, and preschool programs. School-age before and after school at Edward R. Andrews Elementary, plus holiday and conference days (listed closures excluded). Summer school-age open to non-district residents. 2-, 3-, or 5-day options. · 2026–27 weekly: infants 5 days $354 / 3 days $248 / 2 days $183; toddlers $331 / $232 / $172; preschool $305 / $215 / $160. School-age AM $90/week or $35/day; PM $115/week or $40/day. Start-up $100; annual registration $75.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County 4-H

Ages 5 to 19

Morrisville Public Library

Take-n-Make crafts: 2–12

Rippleton Center

Ages 6 weeks through 5th grade · After-school during the school year (bus from Burton Street). Nature-based camps during school breaks and summer

Cazenovia Joint Youth Recreation

Summer

Miori Martial Arts

Classes designed for all ages

Cazenovia School of Ballet

Ages 3 & up · School-year fall session; summer intensive

CazArts at Carpenter's Barn

Kids classes 6–12; birthday parties 5 & up · Kids classes listed at $100–$130 plus materials (example: Sculpture Explorer $120 + $10; Cartooning $130)

The Haven at Skanda

Summer day camp ages 5–13. Year-round youth programs for children; sanctuary welcomes children of all ages. · Year-round youth programs. Summer camp: week-long sessions Monday–Friday 9:00am–3:00pm; 12 campers per week; one or multiple weeks. · Summer camp $400 per week (nonrefundable)

Cazenovia Youth Soccer Association

Kindergarten through 6th grade

Cazenovia Baseball Softball Association

Tee Ball 4–6; AAA 8–10; Majors typically 10–12 · Spring season

Wildcat Athletic Center

Swim lessons: all ages; Sports Club: grades 3–8 · Year-round programs. Sports Club weekday afternoons. Youth soccer late fall, winter, and spring

Lorenzo State Historic Site

Rippleton Schoolhouse Day Camp: 8–12; mansion tours: children 12 and under free · Mansion tours May–October, Wednesday–Sunday; Rippleton Schoolhouse Fridays and Saturdays, July–October; summer week-long day camp · Tours: adults $5, seniors and students $4, children 12 and under free. Day camp: $200; sibling $180; Friends of Lorenzo members $170

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park

Grounds open daily, dawn to dusk · Pay-what-you-want; suggested donation $5 per person

Critz Farms

Apple cider tours: kindergarten–4th grade; pumpkin farm tours: preschool–3rd grade · Apple cider tours mid-to-end of September; pumpkin farm tours end of September through end of October; playgrounds March–December, daylight hours

Cazenovia Children's House

Ages 6 weeks through 5th grade; preschool classrooms ages 3–5 · Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm

Alolo Tennis

Junior clinics: Rookies 7–9; Rippers 10–12; Hitters 12–15 · 7- to 8-week clinic sessions in fall, winter, and spring · Rookies $196 for 7 weeks; Rippers $294 for 7 weeks; Hitters $294 for 7 weeks

Camp Lookout

Ages 8–13; CIT 14–16 · Summer, week-long stays · Free for invited campers

YMCA Camp Evergreen

Summer day camp; typical day drop-off 8:45am, pickup 3:55pm; AM/PM extended care

BumbleBee Notes Music Academy

Students of all ages and levels · One-on-one piano and cello lessons; 2026–27 academic year through June 28, 2027; summer session 2027 June 29–August 31

Manlius Library

Toddler Story Time ages 0–3; Preschool Story Time ages 2½–5; Lil JiggleBugs and Lil Explorers for toddlers and preschoolers · Weekly early-literacy programs; Lil JiggleBugs Mondays 10:30am and Wednesdays 6:00pm; story times Tue–Thu mornings

School of Rock Fayetteville

Little Wing 4–5; Rookies 6–7; Rock 101 8–13; Performance 8–18 · Weekly private lessons and group rehearsals; Mon–Thu 3–9pm, Sat 10am–4pm · Rookies Camp week of July 6, 2026: $450 (ages 4–7, 10am–2pm)

Fayetteville Free Library

Ages 1000 Books Before Kindergarten · Kids events and programs; 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Village Nursery School

Ages 2–5 · School year early September through the end of May; summer program in June and July

Creative Environment Day School

Day school 18 months–4 years; before/after care kindergarten–4th grade; summer camp 18 months–10 years · Day school September–June, Monday–Friday 6:30am–5:30pm; 8-week summer camp in July and August

Bright Beginnings Nursery School

Ages 3–5; Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 · School-year preschool; Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 programs

Fayetteville Recreation Committee

Summer playground entering kindergarten–5th grade; Actors Workshop incoming 3rd–6th · Summer playground mornings Mon–Fri 9am–12pm at Fayetteville Elementary; also summer drama · Playground village resident $70 first session / $60 extra session; non-resident $90 / $80

Colgate University Summer Youth Programs

K–12 · Summer

Parry's Gymnastics

Ages 4 & up (private and semi-private lessons) · 2026–27 school year; start anytime

Village Academy of the Arts

Grades K–12 · Semester-based (fall and spring) · K–9 individual class $349/semester; K–9 two-class membership $449/semester; grades 10–12+ mentorship $549/semester

Chenango Nursery School

Ages 6 weeks to 5 years; after school kindergarten–3rd grade · Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm