Frequently Asked Questions

Flying Colors Trapeze offers summer adventure camps for kids, teens, and adults featuring circus arts, flying trapeze, horse trick riding, and wake surf/watersports. Our program provides a, educational, inspiring and empowering circus arts experience. Participants  build strength while practicing courage, self-expression and team work, in a fun, and thrilling outdoor environment.  

Programs are available for ages 7–17, with adult camps offered separately.

No experience is required. Our professional coaches meet each camper at their individual level and make every activity empowering and fun for all to succeed! Most campers arrive with little or no experience and return year after year. Intermediate and advanced camps are also available.

Flying Colors offers a variety of circus arts modalities with the purpose of empowering individuals with a can do attitude, including: 

• Flying Trapeze (our specialty)
• Circus and Aerial Arts camps
• Horse Trick Riding camps
• Wake Surf & Watersports camps
• Classes, Private lessons, and Special events

Campers experience a variety of circus disciplines and apparatus.

5-Day Circus Camps Include:

• Daily Flying Trapeze session (weather permitting.)
• Daily Aerial Arts (including: Triple Trapeze, Lyra, Hammock.)
• Daily Ground Acts (including: Acrobatics, German Wheel, Circus Bike, Trampoline & Mini-Tramp, Juggling & Jump Rope, Balance (Wire & Globes).)

Intermediate & Advanced Camps May Include:

• Silks, Web, Tippy Lyra, Static Trapeze, and  Bungee Trapeze.

Horse Trick Riding Camps Include:

• American Trick Riding, Rosin Back, Roman Riding and Liberty

Wake Surf & Watersports Camps Include:

• Wake Surfing, Water Skiing, Wake Skate, Knee Board, Paddle Board, Kayak.

Campers also enjoy daily lake time to refresh and play on our clean, sandy beach (weather permitting).

9:00 am – Stretching and games

9:30 am – Rotations begin (1.25-hour rotations):

• Flying Trapeze
• Aerial Arts
• Ground Acts / Acrobatics
• Beach time (weather permitting)

Mid-day – Lunch break

Pick-Up Times:

• 5-Day Camps: 3:00 pm
• 3-Day Camps: 2:00 pm (Optional extension to 3:00 pm during weeks that overlap with 5-day camps for family convenience)

No. We ask that parents/guardians drop off campers no earlier than 8:45 a.m. and pick up at 3 p.m for 5-day camps and 2:00 p.m for 3-day camps (Optional $15/day extension to 3:00 p.m for weeks coinciding with 5-day camp for families coordinating schedules. 6/8)

Campers must be signed in and out every day.

Yes, food is NOT provided. 

Please pack:

• Lunch and snack (in take home containers)
• Refillable water bottle (we provide fresh, filtered, and iced water for refills - we are doing our part to avoid plastics for the benefit of theirs and future generations.

Please Note: Because of extreme nut allergies, Flying Colors is a peanut free environment and we ask that you avoid nut butters, and that kids do not share foods. Additionally, campers are required to wash hands after eating or touching food to avoid contaminating our equipment.  

 What Should Campers Wear?

• Comfortable athletic clothing (not overly baggy for safety)
• Long pants or leggings are suggested for flying trapeze and aerial
• No buttons or zippers on back pockets
• Long hair tied back
• No jewelry
• Campers should bring closed-toe shoes for certain activities

What Should Campers Bring?

• Swimsuit and towel
• Flip flops or Crocs for lake access
• Sun hat and sunscreen
• Refillable water bottle

Sunscreen Policy: 

We suggest that sunscreen be applied at home, and a rub on sunscreen be brought for extra application (spray sunscreens are very toxic and campers will be asked to walk far away from facilities and others while applying). Campers must wash hands after applying sunscreen.

Flying Colors reserves the right to cancel a camp due to insufficient enrollment, in which case, a full refund is processed. 

Should you decide to voluntarily withdrawal before May 1st, all but the deposit of $120.00 for 5-day camps may be credited toward future camps, $100.00 for 3-day camps.  All registrations fees are non-refundable. Any cancellations made after May 1st are not eligible for a refund. 

Please contact our administrative team with questions: sherri@flyingcolorstrapeze.com

You can choose a payment plan when registering for camp which typically divides the payments into 3 - 4 payments depending on camp including a down payment. All balances must be paid in full by May 1st. $120 of initial payment is not refundable.

Yes. Scholarships are available for 5-day camps   and 3 day camps through a site that offers financial support to help cover the cost of camps. Due to the limited funding, we are allotted a  set amount each month. Please contact us with a request so that we can best guide you in utilizing this site and offer.

Yes, you will be offered the opportunity to join our waitlist .  If there is an opening, you will receive a call offering you the spot to register into. If you have all of your child's information in your family portal, and a credit card on file,  we can register for you, if not, you will be given 24 hours to register or a call will be made to the next family on the list.

Yes, we send out email announcements about registration opening and sales.  Registration opens January 1st with our Early Bird Sale. Sign up for our email list to receive these announcements.

You will receive an immediate registration confirmation with information about how to prepare. You will also receive a preparation reminder at least 1 week prior to camp.

No. Due to the nature of the program, we do not offer make-up opportunities for days missed. 

If a child misses an entire week of camp due to illness or injury please contact  Sherri with a valid doctors note. We will attempt to place the camper in another session if space allows.

Each child matures at their own pace, and we strive to meet campers where they are. However, to ensure a safe and positive experience for everyone, campers must be developmentally ready to manage basic self-care independently, including using the restroom, changing clothes, eating lunch, and following simple instructions.

If a camper is unable to follow basic instructions or continues to misbehave after multiple redirections, a parent or guardian may be asked to pick them up.

While fun and play are an important part of camp, Flying Colors takes the following very seriously:

• Safety

• Respect (for coaches, fellow campers, and camp rules)

Rules and expectations are reviewed at the beginning of each camp week. Continued or willful rule violations, disruptive behavior, or actions that compromise safety may result in dismissal from camp without refund or makeup, in order to protect the well-being of all campers.

We are a small family camp that limits our weekly groups to under 35 participants in our circus camps. Our horse and wake camps have a maximum of 10 participants.

We maintain a 5:1 camper-to-coach ratio. Coaches use safe, respectful hands-on spotting techniques when needed. Safety is our number 1 priority, and that includes helping kids to feel safe emotionally as well as being safe physically.

• Kids camps: Ages 7–17
• Adult camps: 18+

Yes!  Campers are able to request buddies. You will receive an email reminder about camp 1 to  2 weeks prior to camp with a reminder for any friend requests. Please note: students who are more than 2 years apart in age may not be put into groups together in order to provide the best training for both students. We do our best to arrange kids into groups taking into account age, ability level, and other activities that they are engaged in.

Our head coaches are professional circus artist and coaches with +10  years of experience, many have professional circus arts coach training and certification.

All 5-day camps culminate in a circus arts performance for friends and family - Friday from 1:00–3:00 pm. All campers have the opportunity to perform flying trapeze, aerial arts of their choice, and other possible ground acts.

All are welcome! Please invite friends and family that want to see what was accomplished, support the camper, or be amazed at a cool and fun circus show!

 Yes. T-shirts and stickers are available for purchase at the Friday performance.

Camps run June through August:

• 5-Day Camps: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
• 3-Day Camps: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm