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Tuition and Registration

To attend the American Banjo Camp you must preregister, and for 2025 you must also be vaccinated for covid-19 (see our covid policy). Space is allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, visit the registration form page, fill it in, and either send it with payment to the address indicated or click the PayPal button to use a credit card or PayPal.

You can send the full amount or you can hold your place with a deposit of $100 and pay the balance on July 1st. Full payment is required on any registrations after July 1st. Make checks out to "American Banjo Camp." If you've already paid a deposit and now you wish to pay the balance with a credit card or PayPal, visit the Registration Balance page.

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+ psl@acm.org
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The postal address for ABC is:
American Banjo Camp
9228 1st Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117

You can find other helpful registration information on the Registration Notes page.

Tuition

We offer a "regular" camp that runs from Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. Optionally there's an abbreviated "weekend-only" camp that runs from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. We also offer discounted "Spouse Rates" that cover everything but the workshops (i.e. room, board, concerts, and evening activities are all included) for half price. In our new location we are able to provide "commuter" registration for people wishing to stay off-site. For this year's specific tuition costs see "Cost" on the Registration Notes page or see the registration form.

Work / Trade and Scholarships

We offer work/trade positions which reduce the tuition by $100 in exchange for up to 5 hours of work at camp or $200 in exchange for up to 10 hours of work. The work/trade positions are given out in a first-come first-served basis. Unfortunately, all the work/trade positions for 2025 are now filled. Here are some details.

Supported by the generosity of our students we have a scholarship program for people who could not afford to come to camp without financial aid and for whom a work/trade position would not suffice. If you want to come to camp but simply can't afford it, consider an ABC Scholarship.

Notes

People who plan to stay in their campers, tents or RVs on site must register as resident students. We are charged the same for all residents, regardless of where they stay.

ABC offers only two attendance plans - Regular Camp (Thursday afternoon through Sunday lunch) and a Weekend-Only option (Friday afternoon through Sunday lunch). We can NOT offer discounts for alternative attendance options (such as Friday and Saturday only, Thursday and Sunday only, etc.).