Vero Beach summer camps

Vero Beach's Recreation Department offered two full-day summer camps for children 6 to 12 in 2026, a Sports/Aquatics Camp and the Aerial Antics circus camp, based at Leisure Square on 16th Street (City of Vero Beach Camps).

For the 2026 season the Vero Beach camps page set nine one-week sessions from June 1 to July 31, 2026, with registration opening March 2, 2026 (Camps). Unless a listing said otherwise, the 2026 camps met at the Leisure Square Fitness Center, 3705 16th Street, phone (772) 770-6500, which the Census geocoder places inside Vero Beach city limits (Census geocoder, 3705 16th Street). The city's facility page calls Leisure Square home to its summer camp programs; the complex has a large heated lap pool, two lighted sports fields, basketball and volleyball courts and an indoor racquetball court (Leisure Square Facility).

The 2026 Vero Beach camp dates and prices on this page describe that season only. The program guide carries the reminder that all programs, fees and dates are subject to change without notice (2026 Recreation Program Guide).

In 2026 a week of Vero Beach summer camp, lunch and all activities included, was priced at $95 for a city resident and $130 for a county resident outside the city (Camps, cost per week).

The summer rows come from the Vero Beach camps page and the cheer camp row from the 2026 program guide (Camps; 2026 Recreation Program Guide). At 2026 registration the city asked for a $15 deposit for each week a child was signed up plus the full amount for the last registered week, paid upfront (Camps). Drop off ran 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and pick up 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., and no extended day program was offered.

Money is not returned once paid. The Vero Beach Recreation Department states that no refunds are made and that credits apply to a later session or another department activity; it also states that financial assistance is available (Recreation Department).

Aerial Antics is the City of Vero Beach circus camp that prepares boys and girls 6 to 12 for an end of summer performance in the Aerial Antics Youth Circus, with instruction in gymnastics, tumbling, circus aerial and dance (Camps, Aerial Antics).

For 2026 the city strongly recommended that campers attend all 9 weeks to gain the full benefit, and the camp day also included swimming, movies, arts and crafts, games and outings for bowling and skating (Camps). In 2026 the Aerial Antics Youth Circus was staged on July 30, July 31 and August 1 at Saint Edward's School (Camps). The camps page adds that Aerial Antics staff are USA Gymnastics Safety Certified, on top of the training all camp staff receive.

The two Vero Beach sources give different ages for the program: the camps page describes the camp as now in its 51st year (Camps), while the 2026 Recreation Program Guide says it is in its 52nd year (2026 Recreation Program Guide). Both are quoted here as printed. The year-round Centerstage gymnastics classes at Leisure Square feed the same summer show; the guide notes that its summer gymnastics session gives children the chance to perform in the Aerial Antics Circus.

The Vero Beach Sports/Aquatics Camp mixed team sports, swimming and weekly outings for children 6 to 12 in one full-day program at Leisure Square in 2026 (Camps, Sports/Aquatics).

The city lists volleyball, tennis, kickball, football and basketball, taught with an emphasis on fundamental skills, character development, teamwork and sportsmanship (Camps). Weekly trips and activities were listed as bowling, movies, skating and swimming, and special activities as field day events, games and out of county trips. The guide describes it as a full-day summer program held at Leisure Square (2026 Recreation Program Guide), where the heated lap pool and lighted fields are on site (Leisure Square Facility).

The camps page asks families registering a 6 year old to bring the child's birth certificate as proof of age (Camps). Questions about either camp go to Leisure Square at (772) 770-6500.

The lower Vero Beach camp rate applies to children whose family lives inside Vero Beach city limits or owns real estate there; other Indian River County families pay the non-city rate (Recreation Department, residency).

Anyone else who lives in Indian River County counts as a non-city resident under the Recreation Department's definition, and the department accepts a voter registration, a tax receipt or an electric bill as proof of city residency, with a caveat that some non-city residents also pay City of Vero Beach utilities (Recreation Department). Its website links an interactive map for checking an address. Camps were not limited to city families: the department says every program and activity listed on its website is open to Indian River County residents wherever they live.

One practical note from the same Vero Beach page: the city does not carry medical or accident insurance for program participants and asks families to check their own coverage (Recreation Department). The department's main line at 2266 14th Avenue is 772-567-2144.

In 2026, children under 6 could join the city's summer gymnastics session at the Centerstage Acrobatic Complex inside Leisure Square, which ran June 16 to July 25 for ages 3 and up (2026 Recreation Program Guide, gymnastics).

The 2026 Vero Beach program guide set registration for that summer session on June 13 and said it gives children the chance to perform in the Aerial Antics Circus, the same show the circus camp builds toward (2026 Recreation Program Guide). Centerstage is a 4,500 square foot gymnastics facility for boys and girls from walking age to teens, with staff trained under USA Gymnastics National Safety Instructors, and every gymnastics class meets there (Centerstage Acrobatic Complex).

The two city sources print different class prices. The 2026 guide lists $50.00 per session for city residents and $70.00 for county residents (2026 Recreation Program Guide), while the Centerstage page announces a pricing change to $60.00 and $75.00 per 6 week session and offers a limited number of early registration spaces for $25.00 per class per person (Centerstage Acrobatic Complex). Registrations take place at Leisure Square from 8:00 a.m., and Centerstage answers at 770-3775.

Vero Beach camp staff are recreation trained, Level 2 background screened and certified in CPR and First Aid, and teens aged 13 to 15 can join as Junior Staff volunteers (Camps, staff training).

Level 2 is a defined standard in Florida law: Florida Statutes 435.04 calls for fingerprinting for statewide history checks through the Department of Law Enforcement, national checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local checks through local law enforcement agencies, plus a search of the sexual predator and sexual offender registries of any state the person lived in during the preceding 5 years (Florida Statutes 435.04). That is the screening the City of Vero Beach says its camp staff complete (Camps).

The 2026 Junior Staff program placed mature teens as helpers in one of the 2 Vero Beach specialty camps, where they mentored campers and led basic activities. Applicants had to be 13, 14 or 15, were interviewed before acceptance, and paid $250.00 for the entire summer (Camps, Junior Staff). For a shorter option, the 2026 guide listed a Spring Break Mini Cheer Camp for ages 7 and older, limited to 50 participants, with registration that began January 5, 2026 and activities from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (2026 Recreation Program Guide). Last verified: October 22, 2026, using the Vero Beach Camps, Recreation Department and Leisure Square pages, the Centerstage page, the 2026 program guide, Florida Statutes 435.04 and the Census geocoder, each fetched again for this camp guide.