
With summer comes more options for your kids to swim, learn, create art, play and meet new friends. We’ve created a list to help find options from free ideas to more curated camps across Chicago and beyond.
Chicago area summer camps
- June 8-Aug. 14
- 6330 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago Cost: $260-$325 per week Best for ages: 5-13
- $260-$325 per week; best for ages 5-13
Youth Adventure Camp at Bobby’s Bike Hike
- June 1-Sept. 4
- 540 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
- $499/half day week; $599/full day week; best for ages: 8-16
- Summer 2026
- Various locations in Chicago
- Cost varies; Best for ages: 1-12+
- June–August
- Second City Training Center, 1608 N. Wells St., Chicago
- Starts at $700; Best for ages: 7-18
- June 8-Aug. 7
- 3 Locations Across Chicago, see site for details
Brain Power Enrichment Programs
- April- September
- $35 dollars/hour
- June 22-Aug. 7
- $299.99 for three hours per day for five days; additional costs for before and after care
- June- August
- $480 for 5 days; $385 for 4 days
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
- June- August
- $395 half-day; $760 full-day, 5-day course
- June- August
- Starting at $450/week
- Costs vary by program and membership
- Belmont Harbor and Monroe Harbor
- June-August
- Multiple locations; costs vary
- Multiple Chicago locations
- June-August
- June-August
- Multiple locations in Chicago and suburbs; costs vary
- Multiple Chicago locations; costs vary
Art Institute of Chicago Summer Camps
Museum of Science and Industry Summer Camps
- June, July sold out; August still booking
- All summer
- Full Day 9am – 3pm: $650 per week
- Full Day Drop In $140
- Half Day 9am – 12pm: $350 per week
Chicago Fire FC Summer Soccer Camps
- July- August
- Pricing varies
Chicago Children’s Theater Camp
- Chicago
- June-August
- Prices vary
- Chicago, Northbrook
- Prices, dates vary
Chicago Camps – Steve & Kate’s Camp
- June- August
- Prices Vary on camps
- June- August
- Prices Vary on camps
- 4350 Walters Ave. Northbrook, IL
- Ages: 3-13
- June 8 – Aug. 7
- Rates vary by number of days per week
School of Rock Chicago Summer Camp
- 3254 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL
- June – August
- Ages: 10 -18
One River School of Art + Design
- Evanston
- June-August; costs vary
