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Summer Band Camp 2025: Registration closed

Calling all brass, woodwind, and percussion players! UNB Summer Band Camp presents an opportunity for these young musicians to meet and play alongside their peers this summer. During the week you’ll find yourself strengthening your knowledge of your instrument, as well as your reading and theory skills.

Develop your musical ear, learn about great players, gain concert stage experience and etiquette, all while working together toward a final ensemble performance in the theatre. Get a head start on next year’s band programming, or simply improve upon what you’ve already begun to learn and meet some new friends along the way.

For 30 years, UNB Summer Music Camp has been providing an exceptional level of music instruction to young learners. Band camp isn’t just for building your confidence and exploring creativity. Camp will be a place for making lifelong friendships with musical peers in our community. We aim for a fun, creative, and supportive environment with time for recreation and socializing.

Band camp | July 7 - 11

Ages 11 - 16 | Grades 6 - 10
For young musicians who play a band instrument: Woodwind, brass or percussion.

Parent information

Camps will be held on the UNB & STU Campus in Fredericton.
Exact location TBA.

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First day

Every day

  • Lunch and snacks (no nut or shellfish products)
    • Parents must inform staff if their child has any special dietary restrictions or health concerns.
  • Refillable labelled water bottle
  • Instrument and all necessary accessories (mouthpieces, reeds, valve oil, etc.) If you need to rent an instrument for camp, let us know in your registration form.
  • Any required music
  • Clothing for outdoor activity (hat, sunglasses, sweater, etc.)
  • Sunscreen (first applied at home)

Schedules can vary, but here is a general schedule:

  • 7:45 to 9 a.m. | drop off
  • 9 a.m. | instruction
  • 10:15 a.m. | break (outside)
  • 10:30 a.m. | instruction
  • 12 p.m. | lunch
  • 1 p.m. | instruction
  • 2:30 p.m. | break (outside)
  • 3:45 p.m. | instruction
  • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | pick up

Drop-off and pick-up will take place at a location to be announced, on the UNB/STU Fredericton Campus. Camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour lunch break, as well as a morning and afternoon break of approximately 15 minutes.

Important: If there is any reason why you need to drop your child off earlier or pick them up later, we must be notified beforehand, and we will try to make arrangements.

Drop-off time is between 7:45 to 9 a.m.

Our camp staff will meet you to get your children signed in. Please allow for extra time at drop-off on the first day.

If you are running late or your child will not be attending camp on a certain day, please call 506-458-7259 or write to musicamp@unb.ca and let us know. If you arrive late, please stay outside in the drop-off area and call 506-458-7259 and someone will come out to meet you.

Pick-up time for children is between 4 to 5 p.m.

Pick-up will occur at the same location as drop-off. Please make sure to sign your children out at the end of the day.

If you need to sign your children out early, call us at 506-458-7259 when you arrive and a staff member will bring them out to you.

There is a $10 late pick-up fee for any time after 5 p.m. (within the first 30 minutes) and $10 for every half hour after.


A limited number of scholarships are available for students in financial need. Parents wishing to apply for financial aid should contact us at musicamp@unb.ca to receive an application form.


Participants wishing to withdraw from a music camp must do so in writing by emailing musicamp@unb.ca.

  • Withdrawals made before April 15th will receive a full refund minus a 15% processing fee.
  • Withdrawals made before June 1st will receive a full refund minus a 25% processing fee.
  • Withdrawals made on or after June 1st will receive a 50% refund.
  • There are no refunds for withdrawals made five business days, before the beginning of a camp, except for medical reasons. All medical requests must be made in writing. Full refunds are given if a camp is cancelled by UNB.


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