Top summer camp options in Chicago, IL

FAME Center Camps offers Summer Camp, Day Off Camp, and Spring Break Camp for ages 4-10. Summer Camp activities include art explorations, music adventures, theater magic, painting, drawing, crafting projects, hands-on experiences with instruments,...

Intrigue Dance & Performing Arts Center offers Stars Camp for ages 6 to 12, with ballet, jazz, tap, creative movement, and more. It also offers classes for all ages, levels, and backgrounds, along with the Recreational ‘Stars’ Program,...

Take Flight Summer Camp is a full-day, two-week camp with sessions titled "Brave Tails!," "Wickedly Oz-Some!," and "Heroic Hearts!" The camp runs from 9:00am to 3:00pm, with After Care from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Standard Program Fee is $775 per session,...

Chicago Park District Day Camp is a 6-week program for children ages 6-12. It includes sports, arts, fitness, and outdoor activities, along with civic engagement, environmental awareness, inclusion, collaboration and team building, brain play,...

KEEN Chicago offers free, non-competitive, one-on-one programs of physical activity and fun for youth ages 5-21 with physical or developmental disabilities. Its offerings include Camp KEEN, KEEN Sports, KEEN Yoga, KEEN Quatics, KEEN Bowls, KEEN...

Camp Lakeshore Summer Camp offers traditional day camps, PeeWee Camp, sports summer camps, specialty summer camps, Camp13, Camp48, and Chicagoland Field Trip Camps. Activities listed include crafts, music, yoga, swim lessons, daily snack,...

Filmmaking Summer Camp includes Filmmaking for Youth and Filmmaking for Teens. The Youth session runs from June 14 to June 25, 2026, and again from July 12 to July 23, 2026. The Teens session runs from June 28 to July 9, 2026, and again from July 26...

Wonder Woods offers Spring Break and Summer Camp, along with a 3-8 Year Old Drop Off Program. The camp is play-based and child-led, and the program rotates between LaBagh and Bunker Hill Forest Preserves for ecological preservation reasons. Programs...

Nature Museum Camps is a summer camp for children ages 4 to 12. Campers take part in science and art projects, nature play, animal encounters, and interactive exploration inside and outside the museum. Programs Nature Museum Camps — 4 to 12 · Summer...

Yes, Chef! Culinary Programs includes Yes, Chef! Culinary Camps and the Yes, Chef! Master Class Series for Chicago high school students. Sessions include one-day classes, a week-long summer camp, and 2-3 hour master class sessions in culinary...

Summer Swim & Art Camp serves children ages 5-12. The camp includes morning art classes, outdoor playtime, and afternoon swim lessons, and its art sessions include Fun with Drawing, Happy Little Paintings, and Clay and paper mache. It runs...

Zoo Camps offers Winter Break Camp on December 21, 22, 28, and 29, Conservation Camp from June through August, and Zoo Crew from July through August. It serves rising grades PreK through 8. Programs Zoo Camps — Rising grades PreK–8 · Winter Break...

YMCA Camp Programs includes Day Camp, Overnight Camp, Family Camp, and Specialty Camp. Day Camp returns home each afternoon and is led by experienced staff. Specialty Camp includes teen adventure, music, sports, cooking, and programs for medical and...

Y Camp Programs offers Day Camp, Overnight Camp, Family Camp, and Specialty Camp for ages 5 to 18. The mission statement says, "We believe camp is a transformational experience." Programs Day Camp Overnight Camp Family Camp — Y family camps give...

House In The Wood offers Summer Camp, Outdoor Education, and Leader In Training. Programs Summer Camp Outdoor Education Leader In Training About the provider House In The Wood was founded in 1910. Its mission statement says it opens doors of...

Chicago Kids Adventure Youth Summer Camp is an outdoor adventure camp for ages 8 to 16. The program includes bike trips, kayak lessons, swim times, adventure hikes, arts and crafts, sports and games, and outdoor education. It offers Monday-Friday...

American Eagle Productions Theatre Classes and Summer Camps offers performing arts classes and summer camps for ages 4-13. Students work on acting, singing, dance, scripts, characters, props, and costumes, and the program ends with an original...

Kids Science Labs offers hands-on science experiments where kids take on creative challenges, work on collaborative problem-solving, and design their own experiments. Activities include making custom slime, exploring fizzing reactions, engaging in...

Steve & Kate's Camp offers a wide range of activities, including coding, robotics, sewing, baking, making, sports, filming, lounging, stop-motion animation, and film projects. Campers can work with 3D pens, create 3D worlds with an interactive...

Steve & Kate's Camp offers a flexible day camp where campers choose their own activities and plan their own days. All camp hours, snacks and lunch, and any activities that interest each child are included in a single all-inclusive rate, with no...