What is Folk Roots Kids Camp?

Check out scenes from Kids Camp LAFAYETTE 2024 HERE

and scenes from Kids Camp OPELOUSAS 2024 HERE

NEW in July 2025: Kids Camp EUNICE!

Youth campers ages 8-14 (entering 3rd grade - 9th grade/HS) enjoy a fun-filled week of music, crafts, singing, and very special activities on a folklife campus. This unique camp offers an unparalleled team of gifted Louisiana folk musicians/instructors leading activities from 8:45am - 3:45pm. The days are filled with music classes, band labs, singing, dancing, indoor/outdoor games, crafts, cuisine, and fun. Tuition includes classes, craft supplies, morning biscuit/donut snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and a camp T-shirt. Daily lunch is INCLUDED in tuition!

Teen Counselors in Training (CITs) are camp assistants ages 14-19 (H.S. Sophomore - H.S. Graduate) with music instrument experience or prior Folk Roots Kids Camp experience. Application/Interview is required. Tuition is waived for CITs.

Kids Camps are open to all levels of young musicians. Just bring a guitar, a fiddle, or a 10-button diatonic accordion in the (key of C). Instrument loans for camp use may be available from LA Folk Roots on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Lafayette Library System has a take-home instrument loan program. Instrument rentals are also available through local music stores.

The Camps finish with a showcase performance by the camper bands, presentation of certificates, and a camper & family dance party :-) A detailed schedule of Kids Camp activities will be provided prior to the beginning of the camp.

Friends of LFR members receive a discount on Kids Camp registration! Siblings of regular non-member rate campers get a discount, too (shown on Checkout form). Pending donations, partial scholarships may become available in April. You can request the SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM by contacting KidsCamp@lafolkroots.org