Category guide

Cooking camps

Browse 44 cooking camp profiles across the Campser launch region. Compare ages, locations, schedules, prices, gender eligibility, and provider details before booking.

The Washington, DC area has 44 verified cooking camps for ages 5–14. Among detail-verified listings in this guide, the median published session price is $475, as of July 14, 2026.

What the cooking inventory covers

Choosing a cooking camp

Parents comparing cooking camps should look beyond the headline activity. Useful fit signals include age grouping, instructor background, daily schedule, final projects or performances, indoor/outdoor balance, extended-care options, cancellation rules, and whether the provider has published current-year dates and pricing.

Campser currently surfaces cooking options in places such as Springfield, VA, Alexandria, VA, Falls Church, VA, Centreville, VA, Annandale, VA, and McLean, VA. Each listing links to a program profile with the details confirmed against the provider and the source they came from.

Cooking
Ages
Summer camps/workshops for ages 8-11 and 12-17; MCAI Teen professional culinary arts weeks for teens including ages 13-18/19 in Sawyer-linked activity filters
Price
Exact per-session prices are handled in the linked Sawyer registration calendar; public page lists refund/cancellation terms but not a full static price table
Location
Cookology / Metropolitan Culinary Arts Institute at Ballston Quarter, 4238 Wilson Blvd #3110, Arlington, VA 22203

2026 details verified · 2026-06-29

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Summertimes at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes

Summertimes Culinary Passport Cooking Camp

Cooking
Ages
Grades 2-7; weeks 1-3 and 8 for grades 5-7; weeks 4-7 for grades 2-4
Price
$525 regular week / $450 holiday week
Location
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Upper School, Front Circle, 1000 St. Stephen's Road, Alexandria, VA 22304 for weeks 1-3; Middle School, Front Circle, 4401 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22304 for weeks 4-8

2026 details verified · 2026-06-29

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Questions parents ask about cooking camps

How many cooking camps are there in the DC area?

Campser lists 44 verified cooking camps and kids programs across Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and nearby Maryland, from 4 providers, as of July 14, 2026.

How much does a cooking camp cost in the DC area?

Published prices for the cooking camps in this guide run from $389 to $525 across the 43 listings that publish one, with a median of $475 among detail-verified listings, as of July 14, 2026. Session lengths differ, so compare each price against the session length it buys. For market-wide medians measured by exact activity type, see Campser's camp cost analysis at https://www.campser.com/camp-costs.

What ages do cooking camps serve?

Verified cooking camps in the DC area serve ages 5 to 14, based on the age range each provider publishes, as of July 14, 2026.

When do cooking camps run?

Published cooking camp sessions fall between March and August, as of July 14, 2026.

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