Fairfax City Summer Camps offer fun activities like sports, arts, and games, fostering skills, friendships, and unforgettable memories in a safe, engaging environment. Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.

Understanding the Context

Camp Fairfax welcomes rising 1st - 7th grade children for a weekly summer camp located in public schools and community centers throughout Fairfax County. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are provided (see Meals drop down menu below). Browse below to find a host of outdoor summer activities that will get you outside, fill out your summer calendar, and keep you and your family entertained until fall. The year is commonly divided into four seasons: spring, summer, fall (or autumn), and winter.

Key Insights

Because we divide a year into 12 months, each season lasts about three months. The meaning of SUMMER is the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox.