Kids' activities in Penn Yan

Arts Center of Yates County

Pottery kids 5–17 (under 12 with an adult); Artist Adventures for Kids ages 6–12 · Workshops year-round at 127 Main Street; summer classes also at Sunny Point on Keuka Lake. Gallery Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm · Youth classes and programs often at a reduced price with grant support. Family pottery sessions have listed kids fees when scheduled

Camp Whitman on Seneca Lake

Day camp ages 3–15. Overnight Trailblazers 6–17 (Pioneers 6–8, Adventurers 8–11, Explorers 11–13, Voyagers 14–17). Mini-camp 6–11. CIT 16–17 · Day camp weekdays late June–mid August, 8:30am–5pm (2026: June 29–August 14). Overnight Trailblazer weeks in summer; 2- and 3-night mini-camps for younger campers · Trailblazer week $675; Adirondack trip week $875; CIT $950. Early-bird $50 off by January 31; sibling $25; multi-session $25 off the second session. Scholarships available

Cornell Cooperative Extension Yates County 4-H

Cloverbuds 5–7; 4-H age 8 and older by January 1 · Clubs, county fair, public presentations (county level during winter break), shooting sports, and seasonal workshops · 2025–26 enrollment: Yates County resident $20 individual / $35 family; out-of-county $30 individual / $55 family. Late re-enrollment (Nov 2–Apr 1): resident $30 / $45 family; non-resident $40 / $65 family. Fee waivers available

Creative Dance Movement Studio

Ages 18 months through adult · Classes October through early June; recital the second Sunday of June. Sign-ups at the studio at the end of August. Summer gymnastics skills in July and August · About $40/month for one-hour weekly lessons; different rates for solos and first-year three-year-olds

Keuka Lake School

Preschool 3–5 (with and without developmental delays). Daycare 18 months–12 years · School-year preschool plus a six-week summer program for students who qualify. Nursing 8am–3pm during the school year and the six-week extended year. Daycare: half-day, full-day, and before/after school · Daycare 5 days/week. 12-month full day $13,277.16/year ($255.33/week); half day $7,669.38/year. 10-month full day $11,537.29/year. Summer-only full day $3,138.91. Before and after school with summer $5,843.44/year. Rates as posted Aug 2026; subject to change

New York State Sheriffs' Summer Camp

Ages 9–12 · Summer overnight camp on Keuka Lake · No cost to families

Penn Yan Jr Mustangs

Grades K–6 (one block also names grades K–8)

Penn Yan Public Library

Storytime for youth under 5 with a caregiver. Chess Club for youth under 12 · Monday–Friday 9am–7:30pm; Saturday 9am–4pm. Recurring Wednesday storytimes at 10am and 10:30am · Free

Penn Yan Theatre Company

Christmas Youth Theatre: elementary and middle school; Theatre Academy: high school and college · Three-week summer youth theatre day camp ending in public performances; Christmas Youth Theatre for elementary and middle school · No registration fee

Penn Yan Youth Baseball and Softball

Tee ball 5–6; minors 7–8; majors 9–12. Age as of May 1 · Practices typically around April 1; games typically May 1 through mid-June. Tee ball 2 days/week; minors 2–3; majors/softball 2–4 · Registration $90 per athlete or $160 per family

Penn Yan Youth Lacrosse

Boys and girls kindergarten through 6th grade · Spring season April through early June. Registration typically January–February

Rainbow Junction Ltd

Ages 6 weeks through 5th grade / 12 years. Infants 6 weeks–12 months; older infants 12–18 months; toddlers 18–36 months; young 3s; preschool/Pre-K older 3s and young 5s; school-age kindergarten–5th · Monday–Friday 6:30am–5:30pm. Breakfast served 7–8am. 3PK 9am–3pm on school days following the Penn Yan calendar · $25 registration plus sliding-scale tuition by household income (amounts not posted)

St. Michael School

Preschool and Pre-K through grade 5 · School-year preschool/Pre-K. Activity Center (before/after care) 7–8:30am and 3–5:30pm on school days, preschool through grade 5 · Activity Center $5/hour for 1 child, $7.50/hour for 2, $8/hour for 3; late pickup $5 per quarter hour after 5:30pm. Tuition schedule for 2026–27 is posted as a PDF (amounts not copied here from an older year)

The Well's Imagination Station

Ages 3–5 with a caregiver · Free weekly program, 1½ hours, Tuesdays or Thursdays · Free

Village of Penn Yan Parks & Recreation

Youth recreation program in the summer (named on the village FAQ) · 2026 fee schedule: Summer Recreation Program free for village residents; non-resident $25 for one child, $50 for two or more

Yates Community Center

Play Pals ages 0–5 · Play Pals every Monday 9–10:30am. Fitness center member hours 5am–8pm daily · Play Pals free

Yates County History Center

Children under 2 free · Tuesday–Friday 9am–4pm; closed Sunday, Monday, major holidays, and when local public schools close for weather · Free; suggested donation $5 per person. Groups of 10 or more $3 per person

Yates County Swim Lessons

Ages 4–10 · Summer; Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Red Jacket Park 2pm and 3pm; Vine Valley Beach 5pm; lessons up to 45 minutes

YMCA Camp Cory

Overnight from age 7. Day camp from age 3: Cosmos 3–5 (preschool–K), Aviators 6–9 (grades 1–4), Conifers 10–15 (grades 5–10) · Overnight: weekly sessions late June–mid August (2026 table: June 27–August 21). Day camp weeks late June–early September; main day 8:30am–4:45pm with free extended care 7am–6pm · Overnight traditional camp $1,160 early bird through Nov. 30, $1,210 after; one-week sail $1,420; two-week sail $2,700; CIT $2,900. Day camp $345/week standard, $245/week community rate for Penn Yan and Dundee school districts

Keuka College Athletics Camps

Baseball camp ages 8–14; Signature Sports field hockey and lacrosse ages 8–17; strength and conditioning ages 12–22; basketball shooting clinic ages 14–18 · Summer 2026 camps and clinics on the listed athletics page (July–August youth weeks plus fall prospect days) · 2026 Baseball Camp (ages 8–14) $150. 4-week Strength & Conditioning (ages 12–22) $300. Basketball shooting clinic (ages 14–18) $60. Girls soccer camp (grades 9–12) $60

Modeste Bedient Memorial Library

Story Hour birth to 5 years · Story Hour every Friday at 10am. Chess Club 2nd and last Wednesday of the month at 6pm

Saunders Finger Lakes Museum

Educational programs grades K–12 (Invasive Species K–5; Reptiles 1–3; Water Cycle 3–5; Glaciers 4–5; Snowshoeing and Animal Tracks K–6; Kayaking 2–12; Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates 6–12) · Campus open dawn to dusk. Seasonal Creekside facilities daily May 31–November 1, 7am–7pm. Programs and events year-round

Camp Good Days

Overnight 8–17 (Teddi's Team 8–12; Doing a World of Good 13–17; Camp USA 8–17; Camp B&ST 8–17). Jr. Good Days day camp ages 4–7 is held in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse — not at the Keuka Lake site · Weeklong overnight sessions in summer on Keuka Lake. Busing from Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse offices · Free of charge

Dundee Library

Monday–Tuesday 12–5; Wednesday–Thursday 10–6; Friday 12–5; Saturday 10–2. Story Time & Craft third Wednesday of the month at 5pm

Seneca School of Performing Arts

Tiny Tots ballet ages 3–5; Ballet 1 ages 5–7; Ballet 2 ages 8–10; Ballet 3 ages 10–12. Piano ages 5+; voice ages 8+ · 2026–27: musical theatre Tuesdays 6–8pm. Ballet Wednesdays (Tiny Tots 4–4:30, Ballet 1 4:30–5, Ballet 2 5–6, Ballet 3 6–7). Private piano/voice Tuesdays and Thursdays · Musical theatre $160 quarterly or $576 yearly. Tiny Tots/Ballet 1 $120 per semester or $240 full. Ballet 2/3 $150 per semester or $300 full. Private piano/voice $160 quarterly or $576 yearly. Drop-in $15 per half hour; private ballet $50/hour

Mabel D. Blodgett Memorial Library

Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 3–7pm; Friday 1–5pm; Saturday 9am–1pm. Teen After Hours every Wednesday 7–9pm. 2026 summer reading July 10–August 15

Edith B. Ford Memorial Library

Giggles and Wiggles ages 0–5; teen programs ages 12–18 · Monday 9am–5pm; Tuesday 10am–5pm; Wednesday 10am–7pm; Thursday 10am–5pm; Friday 9am–5pm; Saturday 10am–2pm

Lodi Whittier Library

Tuesday 10am–4pm; Wednesday 1–7pm; Thursday 10am–4pm; Friday 1–7pm; Saturday 10am–2pm; closed Sunday and Monday · Free

Deer Haven Park

Bus tours: children 12 and under; students 13–17 · 2026 touring season Memorial Day weekend through October 31; visitor center Fridays and Saturdays 11am–6pm. Auto tours Friday–Saturday 11am–4pm (no admittance after 4pm). Bus tours Friday–Saturday 12pm and 6pm (earlier as days shorten) · 2026 auto tour $35 per car (up to 7 people). Bus tour: adults 18–64 $30; seniors 65+ and military/veterans $27; students 13–17 $21; children 12 and under $8. Tax and reservation fees extra

Geneva Recreation Department

Seasonal ice rink and indoor turf; summer recreation, youth soccer, and box lacrosse at the complex · 2026 summer rec camp (ages 5–13): full day $155/week city-town / $180 non-resident ($800 / $945 full season); half day $95 / $110 ($440 / $530 season); sibling discounts posted. Youth soccer ages 5–8: $65 city/town, $75 non-resident, $5 off each additional sibling. $30 late camp sign-up if not notified by Thursday

Geneva Public Library

Messy Story Hour and Sensory Shenanigans birth-preschool; Brick Builders K-5; Girls Who Code grades 3-8 · Ongoing: Messy Story Hour Mon and Wed 10am; Sensory Shenanigans Tue 10am; Brick Builders first Wed 4pm; Girls Who Code Thu 5:30pm; homeschool meet-ups Fri 1pm · Free (library strives to keep programs free of charge; Foundation fundraising events excepted)

Boys & Girls Club of Geneva

Toddler Time; School Age Child Care grades K-2 and grades 3-8; Junior Staff grades 9 and up · After-school Monday–Friday: Goodman Street grades K–2 2:00–6:00pm; Carter Road grades 3–8 2:30–6:00pm. Toddler Time Tuesday–Thursday and Saturday–Sunday 9am–12pm; also school-break and summer child care

Smith Center for the Arts

Artsmart school-group shows; recommended ages vary by production (Clifford Grades PreK–2; Harold 3–7) · Artsmart school-group performances; each show about 1 hour · Artsmart kids shows Clifford and Harold $7.50

Geneva Family YMCA

Summer day camp entering grades K–6 · Group and private swim lessons; Gators Swim Team; afterschool and summer day camps (contact the Y) · Free swim lessons available through NY SWIMS for eligible children; availability and eligibility vary

Geneva Theatre Guild Youth Theatre

At least 10, or a rising 5th grader · Summer production staged in late July or early August; all interested students are given a part · Free

St. Peter's Community Arts Academy

Little Mozarts and Strings Explorers 3-6; Suzuki violin/viola 3+; Voice 12+; Ballet School Creative Movement 4-6 · School-year lessons; Little Mozarts in 6-week Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions; summer camps and workshops · Little Mozarts $60 per 6-week session. Piano quarterly: 30 min $310.50, 45 min $465.75, 60 min $621. Suzuki violin 30 min $362.25, 45 min $544.50, 60 min $724.50; Strings Explorers $144. Dance quarterly fees posted on the Ballet School page

Dimensions in Dance

Tiny Tots 3-4 · School-year classes; Tiny Tots students learn a routine for the end-of-year presentation

Interlaken Public Library

Ted's Troupe Storytime ages 0–5 with a caregiver · Ted's Troupe Storytime Mondays 10–11am. Summer hours (May 1–Oct 31): Mon 9–1, Tue 1–7, Wed 9–1, Thu 1–7, Fri 9–1, Sat 9–12 · Free

D&K Ranch

Trail rides 10 and older. Group lessons include school-age kids. Volunteer program any age · Riding lessons, trail rides, and group sessions by arrangement. Group lessons typically 1–1.5 hours in six-week increments · Private lesson 60 minutes $60. Trail ride $75 ($65 for cabin guests). Private trail ride 1 hour $120

Naples Summer Recreation Program

Entering UPK (age 4 by December 1 of the program year) through 12 · Summer; three 2-week sessions · 2026: $100 per child per 2-week drop-off session, or $250 for all three sessions; $25 per child per 2-week parent-accompanied session

RMSC Cumming Nature Center

Summer Curiosity Camps 6-8, 9-11, and 12-15 · Summer; week-long day camps 9am-4pm (drop-off 9-9:15am; pickup 3:30-4pm) · Non-refundable deposit $75; weekly tuition not posted on the camp pages that fetched. SNAP families may apply for a 50% scholarship for up to two weeks per camper

Camp Gregory

Day camp grades K-10; overnight grades 3-10 · Summer, July-Aug; day camp Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm; overnight Sun-Fri · Day camp $330 early bird / $380 regular per week; overnight $445 early bird / $495 regular per week

Aurora Free Library

Preschool Storytime; Soup & Story Club ages 9–14 · Preschool Storytime Wednesdays 9:30am during the school year · Free

Peachtown Elementary School

Pre-K through grade 8; Pre-K applicants at least 4 1/2 and ready for a full-day program · School year; Mon-Thu 8:45am-4:15pm; brief after-school care · Tuition $7,500 per academic year; need-based scholarships; after-school care for a nominal fee

Waterloo Library & Historical Society

Library cards: children 5–15 must bring a parent or guardian · Waterloo Little Explorers Fridays 10:30am; Children's Imagination Station Wednesdays 10:30am (started September 12). Library hours listed on the site

Waterloo Community Center

Outdoor lacrosse grades K–6; youth soccer grades 1–6; rec basketball grades 3–6; travel basketball grades 3–8; indoor boys lacrosse grades 1–6; indoor youth soccer grades 1–4 · Seasonal: lacrosse April–June; soccer August–October; rec basketball November–February; travel basketball November–March; indoor lacrosse January–March; indoor soccer late February–late March. Five-week Summer Play Program named on the page · 2026 Summer Play Program free. Rec basketball $40; indoor soccer $40; boys lacrosse $60; outdoor youth soccer $40 (includes t-shirt). Summer girls basketball, boys basketball, and girls volleyball camps free; girls lacrosse camp $20

Cornell Cooperative Extension Seneca County 4-H

Ages 5–19. Cloverbuds Sparklers ages 5–8; archery workshop ages 8 and up · County and after-school clubs plus listed Cloverbud and shooting-sports sessions; office Monday–Friday 8am–4:30pm · $15 per youth annual enrollment

Dance Studio 11

Ages 18 months and up · Weekly classes; summer camps listed on the site (email for availability)