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Purchase, NY

Circus Arts Camp

at SUNY Purchase College

Ages 6 - 16

June 29th through July 10th

2026 Registration is now OPEN!

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SOAR, SPIN, AND SHINE AS A PERFORMER

Future Stars Circus Arts Camp offers an exciting and unforgettable learning experience where campers explore the thrill of circus and performance in a fun, team-focused environment. Professional educators guide campers through a variety of circus skills, helping them build confidence, coordination, and creativity.

Campers soar on securely rigged aerial equipment, including triple trapeze and silks, while floor activities take place on ample matted spaces to ensure safety. They also try their hand at juggling, unicycling, rola bola, diabolos, clowning, and much more. Every day is packed with energetic challenges, new skills, and opportunities to perform, ensuring campers leave inspired and proud of what they’ve accomplished.

locationsSummer Day Camp 
735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase NY 10577

phone: (914) 273-8500
email: purchase@fscamps.com

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Circus Facilities at Purchase

  • Matted areas in an air-conditioned gym
  • Static trapeze training station
  • Triple trapeze for group tricks
  • Aerial silks
  • Unicycle area
  • Juggling and clowning space
  • Tightwire
  • Mini trampoline
  • Rolling globes
  • Well-maintained fields and gaga pits for recreational play
  • Indoor pool, fully staffed with certified lifeguards

 

Building Skills That Last Beyond Circus Camp

  • Static Trapeze  – Swing and soar while building strength, coordination, and self-confidence
  • Clowning – Explore humor, creativity, and stage presence while performing for others
  • Unicycling – Learn balance and focus while having fun on one wheel
  • Balancing Skills – Improve poise, coordination, and body control in multiple circus disciplines
  • Equilibristics – Develop precision, focus, and balance across ropes, beams, and apparatuses
  • Spanish Web – Spin, climb, and trust your body while learning aerial technique
  • Juggling – Enhance hand-eye coordination, focus, and showmanship with multiple objects
  • Rola Bola – Master core strength and balance while boosting confidence
  • Tight Wire – Challenge courage, focus, and poise on a low wire
  • Stilt Walking – Move gracefully while building confidence, balance, and stage presence
  • Floor Acrobatics – Strengthen agility, flexibility, and body control through flips and rolls
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2026 Dates & Rates

Find the camp week that fits your schedule.

Program
Date
Age
Weekly
Price
SAVE
3+weeks
(per wk)
Circus
Jun 29 - Jul 3
6 - 16
$795
$745
Circus
Jul 6 - Jul 10
6 - 16
$795
$745

Additional Services

Extended Day:
Early Drop-Off $50/wk, Late Pick-Up $85/wk

Transportation:
Westchester/CT - $270/wk, Manhattan - $290/wk

Sibling Discount:
Save $25/wk (after first child)

transportation

Easy Transportation to Westchester

We are proud to offer door-to-door transportation from Westchester, Greenwich, and most of Manhattan. All buses are air-conditioned and clearly labeled with the Future Stars logo. Drivers are certified by the bus company, and a camp counselor will be monitoring campers at all times.

Typical pick-up and drop-off times vary depending on your spot on the route. We will call the week before camp with your bus times, as the times change weekly. For campers who spend an extended time on the bus, we do our best to reverse the route. Our goal is to make the ride fair and comfortable for all, while maintaining a safe and efficient schedule.

Local Transportation (Westchester, Greenwich):
Pick-up times vary between 8:15 am and 8:45 am.
Drop-off times vary between 4:15 pm and 5:00 pm.

NYC Transportation:
Pick-up times vary between 7:30 am and 8:00 am.
(all buses should leave the city by 8:00 am).
Drop-off times vary between 4:45 pm and 5:30 pm.

CIRCUS CAMP DAILY SCHEDULE

9:00 am: Orientation / Warm-up

9:30 am: Circus Arts Skills 1

11:00 am: Swimming

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Performing Skills

2:15 pm: Field Play / Snack

3:00 pm: Circus showcase prep

3:45 pm: Wrap-Up

Daily activities, sports, and times are subject to change

Testimonials

“Future Stars was the highlight of my kids' summer! Every pickup was met with excited chatter about what they'd learned that day – my youngest even asked if they could go on weekends!”

- Alex H.

“This camp is awesome! My son came home daily with new skills and a newfound confidence! The staff is super supportive and friendly! Can't wait to come back next summer!”

- Tatyana M.

“Future Stars is super accommodating. I love how we can pick and choose which weeks we want to come. My daughter did a week of circus camp, a week of dive camp and a week of tennis camp. She had so much fun! Thank you for always working around our schedule. We will be back for many summers to come!”

- April R.

Meet the Director

Viveca Gardiner

Viveca Gardiner

Circus Director

Viveca brings her extensive experience and infectious enthusiasm to inspire campers of all ages. As president of Playful Productions, she produces shows and provides performers and instructors for events, corporate training, and educational programs.

A seasoned performer, Viveca has worked as a juggler, ringmistress, aerialist, clown, stilt walker, and skater, and has experience in nearly every backstage role. She has taught circus skills to thousands of children and adults, helping campers develop creativity, confidence, and physical coordination.

Viveca is also the founder of CircusNYC.com and JuggleNYC.com, and has written two circus study guides, one published by the Big Apple Circus and one by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She has collaborated with renowned organizations including Cirque du Soleil, Big Apple Circus, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Circus Talk, Circus of the Kids, the International Jugglers Association, JUGGLE magazine, and the American Youth Circus Organization.

With her guidance, campers explore new skills, embrace challenges, and discover the joy of circus performance, making every day at camp creative, active, and unforgettable.

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