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Director of Recreation and Leisure Services: Kristine Vincent, CPRP

Recreation Supervisor: Daphne Shinder

Program Supervisor: Terri Ziemnicki

Telephone: 860-653-8947 

Website: GranbyRec.com Open 24/7 for program registration

Summer Day Camp

Salmon Brook Park Day Camp and Mission Adventure: Ages 6-14. All Day Program. June 21-Aug. 13, many weeks to choose from. A summer day camp program committed to serving your child’s needs. This traditional day camp fills each day with active games, special events, sports, arts and crafts, teamwork, group interaction and the wonders of nature. Salmon Brook Park has a playground, soccer fields, baseball fields, outdoor basketball hoops and picnic pavilions, and tennis courts. Your child will have the opportunity to swim in Salmon Brook Park Pond, enjoy exciting special events, and see spectacular entertainers. All children are grouped by age/grade and all activities are age-appropriate.

Camp Counselor-In-Training Program: Ages 14-16. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 21-Aug. 13. Our Camp Counselor-In-Training Program is designed to offer qualified young people an opportunity to prepare for positions such as camp counselors. Emphasis is placed upon developing leadership skills, sensitivity to children, and program skills. Granby camp staff, along with our camp director, will provide your young teen with leadership skills and how to work with children. CITs will build self-confidence and learn how to make decisions — both independently and as a team — and how to manage responsibility for themselves and for others. CITs get to enjoy the same activities they loved as campers too! Held at Salmon Brook Park.

Toddler and Preschool Programs

Soccer Program: Ages 2-5. 9:15-9:45 a.m. Age 2. -11:30 a.m. ages 3-5. Monday-Thursday, July 12-15 and Aug. 9-12. Sundays, June 6-27, 9, 10 or 11 a.m. classes, at Salmon Brook Park Band Shell.

Tiny Tots Drawing: Ages 3-6. 10-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, July 6-Aug. 10, at Holcomb Farm Main Barn.

Tumble Tots: Ages 3-6. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, at Salmon Brook Park.

Youth Sports Camps

Granby Bears Girls Basketball Camp: Entering grades 1– 9. 9 a.m. –12 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 28–July 1 and Aug. 16-19.

Kara Wolters “Dream Big” Girls Basketball Camp: Entering grades 4—10. 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 26—30.

Granby Bears Boys Basketball Camp: Entering grades 1 – 9. 8-11:30 a.m. for grades 1-4. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for grades 5-9. Monday through Thursday, June 22 – 25.

Boys Lacrosse Camp: Entering grades 1 – 9. 8-11:30 a.m. for grades 1-4. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for grades 5-9. Monday through Thursday, June 22 – 25.

Soccer Camp: Ages 4-14. 9-10:30 a.m. for ages 4-6. For ages 7-14, chose half day 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or full day 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 28-July 2 and July 26-30, at Salmon Brook Park Soccer Fields.

Soccer Goalkeeper Camp Presented by Keeperstop: Ages 11-18. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday–Thursday, July 12-15, at Salmon Brook Park Soccer Fields.

Chris Corkum’s Baseball Camp: Ages 7-12. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 21-24, at Salmon Brook Park Baseball Field.

Wiffle Ball Camp: Grades 5-10. 9–11 a.m. Monday through Friday, June 28-July 2, at East Granby Farms Recreation Complex.

Tennis Camp: Ages 9-16. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 21-24 or July 19-22 and Aug. 9-12, at Salmon Brook Park Tennis Courts.

Tennis Lessons: Morning lessons are available for beginners, intermediate and advanced tennis players and are held on a weekly basis. Visit GranbyRec.com for a complete listing of times and dates—lessons are held all summer.

Flag Football Camp: Ages 7-12. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 12-15, at East Granby Farms.

Softball Camp: Ages 7-13. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 21-24 and Aug. 16-19, at Granby High School Field.

Volleyball Camp: Entering grades 4-9 on Monday through Thursday, June 21-Aug. 5 (5 weeks to choose from). Entering grades 9-12 on Monday through Thursday, Aug. 2-5. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at Salmon Brook Park.

TNT Field Hockey Camp: Entering grades 4-9. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Aug. 2-5, at Granby High School Field

Youth Enrichment Camps

Chess Camp: Grades K-5. 9 a.m.—12 p.m. or 12-3 p.m., or stay the full day. Monday through Friday, June 21-25, at Holcomb Farm Workshop.

Band Camp…Popular Program: Grades 5-12. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 12-16 or July 19-23, at Granby Middle School.

Synchronized Swimming: Ages 7-12 at 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 13-18 at 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 9-13, at Salmon Brook Park Waterfront.

Circuit Labs Camp: Grades 3-6. Monday through Friday, July 26-30. Hands-On Electronics, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. App Inventor, 1-4 p.m. At Holcomb Farm Workshop.

Art Camp: Ages 5-12. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 2-6, at Holcomb Farm Workshop.

Week of Baking Camp: Grades 3-6. 2-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 12-16, at Holcomb Farm Kitchen.

Food Explorers Camp: Grades 2-5. 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 2-6, at Holcomb Farm Kitchen.

Photography Class for Teens: Ages 13-17. 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Saturdays, May 1-June 19, at Salmon Brook Park and Holcomb Farm.

Irish Step Dancing: Ages 8-12 at 4-5 p.m. Ages 13-17 at 5:15-6:15 p.m. Mondays, May 3-June 28, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Adult Programs

Pickleball: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 30-Aug. 4, at Salmon Brook Park Tennis Courts.

Basics of Knitting: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, June 9-23, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Ballroom Dancing: 6-7 p.m. Saturdays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Photography Class: 10-11 a.m. Saturdays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Gentle Restorative Yoga: 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, at Holcomb Farm North Barn Pavilion.

Gentle Flow Yoga: Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Holcomb Farm North Barn Pavilion. Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Yoga for Strength: 8-9 a.m. Mondays and Fridays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Yin Yoga Aromatherapy: 6-7:30 p.m. Fridays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Taz Fitness Challenge: 8-8:55 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

Taz Low Impact Fitness: 9-9:55 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.

“Pawsitive Steps” Beginner Dog Training Classes: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, at Salmon Brook Park Gathering Room.