Pottery Summer Camp
Welcome potters!
We are excited to offer pottery camp for Summer 2025!
To learn more, please scroll down below the tickets for information on dates/times offered, packing list, daily structure and more!
Coupon Codes:
* These are for full week camp and class tickets. They are not to be used with Helper ticket or morning/half day tickets unless you've received a scholarship through the application process.
*Sibling Discount- siblings10 for 10% off second sibling/carpool buddy
These codes can be applied to multiple tickets by filling out each ticket individually and adding the coupon code manually for each one on the right hand side.
June 9-13 '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jun 09Asheville
June 16-20, '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jun 16Asheville
June 23-27, '25 BIPOC Week Summer Pottery CampMon, Jun 23Asheville
June 30-July 4, '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jun 30Asheville
July 7-11, '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jul 07Asheville
July 14-18 '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jul 14Asheville
July 21-25 '25 Pottery CampMon, Jul 21Asheville
July 28-August 1 '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Jul 28Asheville
August 4-8 Spanish Dual Language Week '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Aug 04Asheville
August 11-15 '25 Summer Pottery CampMon, Aug 11Asheville
Does your child crave a calm, well-structured creative environment? Do they love creating for hours on end and want to learn new creative techniques in pottery and other natural crafts? Then you're found the right place!
Summer Pottery Camp at Firefly Valley Pottery is a creative and fun week where potters discover new techniques through a spiraling hand-building curriculum in the morning (pinch, slab, coil techniques) in morning hand-building class and wheel throwing techniques in an afternoon one-on-one throwing tutorial. Potters will enjoy the outdoor environment with additional guided activities on the property like rope swings, wooden sculpture, baking, fruit carving, painting, fiber arts and more in a relaxed, quiet outdoor environment.
Camp is open to beginners and experienced potters. Camp is open to ages 5-16. The average age of campers is 5-10, and most campers aged 11 and up are helpers, but campers that age are welcomed, often with a friend is nice for them. There are usually a few campers who are older who are not helpers, and they can be with older helpers during the day as well.
Camp is 10am - 4pm with additional hours available from 9am - 5pm for $10/ hour per child. Half-day morning tickets are available from 10am-12:45pm.
This is a drop-off camp and entirely outdoors and has a 22 lb. hypoallergenic therapy dog as part of programming off leash.
SUMMER CAMP 2025 DATES-
Please note that there will be a $75 fee to change weeks after you register. Now is a great time to plan ahead with friends!
June 9-13
June 16-20
June 23-27 (BIPOC week- BIPOC artist tickets available with a waiting list for non-BIPOC campers)
June 30-July 4 (Friday is an optional day of camp, our closing ceremony will be Thursday afternoon and pottery pickup will extend to Sunday evening.)
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug 1
August 4-8- Spanish Dual Language Week! (New for 2025)
August 11-15
SUMMER CAMP 2025 PRICING
Full Day (10am-4pm)
Early bird pricing all of February will be $475/week/child
Beginning March 1, the price will be $500/week/child
Before and after care (9am-10am and 4pm-5pm) $10/hr per child
10% sibling discounts per additional child using code siblings10
Morning half-day tickets (10am-12:45pm) will be available this year, but no afternoon ones. Morning is when we do the most pottery and we can make sure they throw on the wheel and hand build, so they get all the pottery plus play, lunch and a bit of siesta. Half-day morning timing goes from 10am-12:45pm. Half-day pickup is 12:45pm- right after lunch and siesta.
REFUND POLICY
50% refund available up to one week before camp begins.
No refunds closer than 1 week to camp start date.
SCHOLARSHIPS (and barter and work/trade)
Scholarship applications are closed. Scholarships will be awarded before camp registration begins on February 14th, 2025. Scholarships are only for full day campers.
WAITLIST
If a camp is sold out on the website, join the waitlist below.
CAMP HELPERS
Pottery Camp also offers an opportunity for those age 11-16 to be a Camp Helper. Helpers will support camp staff in activities. Helpers will get time to hand-build, enjoy time on the wheel, and lead fun afternoon activities. If you've been a helper before, don't fill out this form- go ahead and register for the week that works best for you beginning on Feb. 14th- plan ahead with your helper friends and have someone ready to purchase tickets.
Interested in becoming a new helper? Please apply using the form below.