Compare 23+ Space & Aviation programs in Minneapolis — day camps, summer programs, and university pre-college options for kids, teens & high schoolers. Free directory with prices & dates.
Refreshed weekly · Last updated Jul 23, 2026
Students explore aviation through hands-on activities and learn about various aspects of flight in this immersive summer program for youth.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
2400 North Dale Street, Roseville, MN 55113
Phone
(651) 484-8429
Youth participate in hands-on aerospace education, orientation flights, and leadership training as part of summer activities within the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
(651) 291-1800
This camp takes youth on an adventure learning about stars, constellations, planets, and moons through hands-on activities and games.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Linden Hills Park, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
(612) 230-6400
Students explore the fundamentals of flight and aerospace technology through hands-on activities, sparking curiosity and building technical skills.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
(651) 366-4400
Students assemble, paint, and launch rockets while learning the fundamentals of rocketry.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Lake Harriet Upper School, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
(612) 668-3939
Students explore various aspects of the transportation field, including aviation, through field trips, hands-on lab activities, and interactions with experts.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Phone
N/A
Children ages 9-11 train like astronauts, participating in model rocket launches and simulated missions into space.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Matthews Park, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
N/A
Campers build and test simple rockets, learn about flight and propulsion, and participate in simulated space missions to discover what it takes to live in space.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone
N/A
Students explore aviation careers, including piloting planes or helicopters and becoming an aviation mechanic, through hands-on work with a CTE Aviation Teacher.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
North High School, 1500 James Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone
(612) 668-1853
Students learn advanced tips and tricks for flying an assortment of drones in this engaging summer class.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
(612) 668-3939
Students design, build, and launch 'near-space-craft' payloads using weather balloons to explore the stratosphere, incorporating cameras, sensors, and microcontroller programming.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Hopkins Community Education, Hopkins, MN
Phone
(952) 988-5000
Campers design and fly rockets in Kerbal Space Program, build space stations using Roblox, and explore rocket history, physics, and space navigation.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Phone
(888) 854-2267
This 4-day course offers young flyers the opportunity to explore aviation in-depth, focusing on cross-country flying, communications, airspace, navigation, and weather, with daily instructor-led flights.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Multiple Locations (Crystal Airport, Crystal, MN; Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, MN)
Phone
(952) 941-1212
Children aged 3-5 discover rockets, planets, stars, meteors, asteroids, and constellations, bringing the universe to the classroom through engaging activities.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Lake Nokomis - Room 104, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
(612) 230-6400
Children engage in hands-on activities in aerospace engineering, developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills through designing, building, and testing projects.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Multiple Locations (e.g., Crystal Community Center, Crystal, MN; Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park, MN)
Phone
N/A
A structured, college-level foundation course in aerospace engineering, taught live online over 6 weeks. Every session pairs strong concept-building with a hands-on lab in college-level simulators, and students design and defend a capstone mission at the end. No prior aerospace experience required.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
Research Ignited Online Platform
Phone
+1 (919) 213-1821
Campers plan an epic mission to Mars, designing in 3D, programming robots, and participating in virtual reality experiences to explore space.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
St. Paul, MN
Phone
N/A
Advanced 1:1 mentor-guided fellowship where high school students conduct an original aerospace research project — from aviation safety and drones to satellites, space medicine, and sustainable aviation — and produce a serious deliverable for college applications, with optional journal-publication support.
Age Group
High School
Location
Research Ignited Online Platform
Phone
+1 (919) 213-1821
High school students explore diverse aviation careers through hands-on projects, tours, flight experiences, and interactions with industry professionals.
Age Group
High School
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
N/A
Campers launch into space exploration, learning about rocketry, lunar module design, rovers, and engineering spacecraft.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, MN
Phone
N/A
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Looking for a STEM summer camp near you? This free Minneapolis directory lists 196+ local and online programs across the Minneapolis metro area — including AI, coding, robotics, science, and math camps for kids, middle schoolers, and high school students. Compare prices, dates, age groups, and formats, then filter by focus area above to find the closest match for Summer 2026.
We list 196+ STEM summer camps in Minneapolis, MN across AI & machine learning, coding, robotics, science, math, space, and cybersecurity. Top picks vary by your child's age and interests — use the category filters above to compare programs by price, duration, and format.
Prices in our Minneapolis directory range from free community programs to $3,000+ for university-hosted pre-college tracks. Most full-day weekly camps run $400–$900 per week; specialized AI and research programs typically run $1,000–$2,500 for the full program. Click any camp for current pricing.
Camps in our Minneapolis listings cover elementary (typically ages 6–10), middle school (11–13), high school (14–18), and selective pre-college research programs for rising seniors. Filter by age group to see only programs that match your child.
Yes — many of our listed programs offer fully online or hybrid formats, especially in AI, coding, and research. Online options are open to students nationwide, including Minneapolis-area kids who can't travel to an in-person camp. Look for the “Virtual Camp” filter or any program tagged Online / Hybrid in the details.
Yes. Several listings are pre-college programs hosted by universities — including residential and commuter options. These are competitive admissions with applications often closing in March/April for summer cohorts. Use the Pre-College filter at the top to see only these programs.
