Summer Camps in Chicago North Shore, IL
108 summer camps in Chicago North Shore — browse by category below or use our AI planner to get a personalized schedule.
From Evanston to Lake Forest, Chicago's North Shore corridor offers sailing, circus and fine arts, JCC flagships, and elite performing-arts camps within a tight, driveable stretch along Lake Michigan.
Multi-specialty(21)
Nurturing day camp environment fostering emerging independence and confidence for ages 4-12.
Summer camp for ages 3+ through 6th grade on Baker Demonstration School campus featuring arts, swimming, sports, games and movement.
Half-day inclusive summer camp for elementary students with water play, art, movement, music, outdoor exploration and weekly swimming.
Half-day inclusive camp for teens promoting social-emotional growth through music, art, fitness, games and outdoor activities.
Day camp for ages 4-5. Two sessions running 9am-2:30pm with activities and outdoor play.
Full-day summer camp 6:30am-6:30pm with themed learning, outdoor exploration, water play, STEM, arts/crafts and field trips.
Counselor-in-Training camp for ages 11-16. Two sessions summer program.
Established 1949. Day camp on 11 acres with swimming twice daily, activities, field trips and door-to-door bus service available.
Variety of summer camps including sports, arts, science, technology and outdoor adventure programs.
Daily camp 9:00am-2:30pm for incoming 1st-6th graders at Trinity Church Wilmette and Winnetka Bible Church.
Variety of summer camps including sports, arts, and adventure programs for children ages 4-14.
Variety of summer camp programs offered through Lake Bluff Parks Department.
Wide variety of summer camps with flexible schedule and affordable pricing. Traditional day camps, dance, sailing and more.
Summer camp and enrichment programs for North Shore families.
Y Summer Camp with sports, gymnastics, STEAM camps and themed activities. Multiple North Shore locations.
Day camps and recreational programs for children through Wilmette Parks Department.
Variety of summer camp programs for children through Skokie Parks Department.
Choice-based summer camp where campers select activities including coding, animation, crafts, sewing, and baking. Kids choose what they do m…
Choice-based day camp featuring STEAM, arts, sports and creative activities for kids ages 5-15.
Choice-based summer camp with STEM, arts, sports, and outdoor activities. Campers choose their daily activities.
Day camp with outdoor stage, drama pavilion, indoor gym and playgrounds. Sprinkler cool-off areas.
Sports & Athletics(13)
Multi-sport camps with emphasis on teamwork, hard work and playing fair for ages 4-13.
8-week multi-sport summer camp with basketball, baseball, soccer, football, volleyball and more. Ages 4-13.
Baseball camps and clinics for youth at various North Shore locations. Skill development with experienced coaches.
Multi-sport camp ages 6-9. Basketball, soccer, baseball, floor hockey, golf with fundamentals and play.
Beach sports camp ages 8-12 at Lloyd Beach. Flag football, baseball, soccer, kickball and camp games.
Gymnastics camps including tumbling, beam, bars, trampoline, acrobatics and ninja warrior training.
Fun gymnastics camps for ages 5+ on most school break days. Tumbling, bars, beam and trampoline instruction.
Tennis and racquet sport camps throughout summer season.
Summer tennis camps June-August taught by experienced instructors. Multiple age groups and skill levels.
Multi-sport complex offering camps in basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and more.
Week-long tennis camps ages 5-16 with Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm and Friday match day 9am-12pm. Taught by skilled instructors.
4-week intensive tennis camps ages 5-18. Personal attention, drilling, strategy and match play coached by Big Ten coaches.
Multi-sport and recreation programs through Winnetka Community House.
General Full-Day(10)
Summer day camps through Deerfield Park District for ages 3–14, with age-appropriate sports, arts, swimming, and outdoor programs running th…
Full-day summer day camp through Glencoe Park District for ages K–8, with swimming, sports, hiking, arts and crafts, and weekly field trips.
Full-day summer day camps through Glenview Parks for ages 3–14, with specialty options in sports, arts, and nature alongside traditional cam…
Summer day camps through the Highland Park Park District for ages 5–11, featuring outdoor play, sports, arts, field trips, and swimming at R…
Full-day day camp run by JCC Chicago serving grades K–8 across multiple North Shore locations including Northbrook and Skokie. One of the la…
Full-day summer day camp at McGaw YMCA in Evanston for grades 1–6, offering swimming, sports, arts and crafts, and field trips. Extended car…
Full-day summer day camps through the Northbrook Park District for ages 3–14, with specialty camp options in sports, arts, nature, and multi…
Full-day day camp in Winnetka for ages 5–12, with dedicated counselors for each age group, swimming, sports, arts, and daily outdoor activit…
Full-day summer day camps through the Wilmette Park District for ages 2–14, including swim instruction, sports, arts and crafts, field trips…
Winnetka Park District summer day camps for ages 3–14, with programs at multiple parks covering swimming, sports, nature exploration, and ar…
Theater / Drama(9)
Circus and performing arts camp with trapeze, aerial skills, juggling, tumbling, drama and movement. Ages 4th grade and older.
Summer theater camps ages 3-12 in Glenview area with acting, choreography, movement and final show performances.
SummerGlass theater camp through Lookingglass Theatre Company in Evanston, focused on physical storytelling, improvisation, and ensemble per…
Youth theater camp where children learn theater by making it. Summer camps in improvisation, sketch comedy, and original musicals.
Musical theater camp for ages 8-18 with weekday rehearsals and performances at Winnetka Community House. June-July sessions.
4-week summer acting camp ages 8-12. Ensemble exercises, story theatre, games, improv and scene work.
Summer theater camps at Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, one of the most respected acting programs in the Midwest. Programs focus on stor…
Musical theater summer camps through Skyline Children's Theater with North Shore venues, where campers rehearse and perform a complete music…
Musical theater summer camps ages 5-14 across suburban locations. Full musical productions in 1-2 week sessions.
Animal / Nature(5)
Outdoor science, nature, art, cooking and ecology day camps ages 2-15. ACA accredited with flexible morning, afternoon and full-day scheduli…
Summer farm camp ages 5-11. Kids learn farming, collect eggs, harvest fruits & vegetables, learn about bees and pollinators, and create arts…
3-day, weekly and 3-week nature camps at Forest Preserve locations throughout Lake County.
Nature camp focused on plants and outdoor learning at Lake Forest Open Lands.
Nature education programs exploring native plants and animals. Located in Forest Preserves in Northbrook.
STEM / Coding(5)
Week-long STEM and coding day camp at Northwestern University in Evanston, covering game development, AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and app b…
Full-week camps for grades K-6 (ages 6-12) combining morning coding, Minecraft, and robotics with afternoon engineering design and building …
Robotics, engineering and coding programs for all ages. Hands-on STEM activities with robots and engineering challenges.
Small-group coding camp in Glenview with low student-to-instructor ratios, teaching Python, JavaScript, Scratch, and game development for ag…
Week-long coding camps in robotics, AI, video game design and development. Ages 6-12.
Dance(4)
Pre-professional ballet summer intensives and day camps at Chicago Ballet Arts in Evanston, offering classical ballet training for ages 7–18…
Dance classes and summer programs in ballet, tap, hip hop, jazz and theater dance for children and teens.
Professional dance training at Dance Center Evanston, with summer intensives and camps covering ballet, contemporary, jazz, and musical thea…
Dance studio offering summer classes and camps. Dance competitions and instruction for all levels.
Sports / Soccer(3)
AYSO PLAY soccer camp July 21-25, 2026 for ages 6-14 with morning sessions featuring age-appropriate skill development and games.
Professional soccer instruction camp July 28-August 1, 2026 for ages 6-12 with full-day and half-day options combining skill development and…
Soccer camp August 11-15, 2026 for ages 6-14 with full-day and half-day options combining skill development, drills, and competitive gamepla…
Sports / Multi-Sport(3)
Multi-sport camps at Weber Leisure Center featuring soccer, basketball, flag football, baseball, kickball, dodgeball, and capture the flag w…
Summer sports battle camps June 15-19 and August 17-21, 2026 for ages 7-12 combining Nerf Elite battles and dodgeball games with teamwork an…
Weekly mixed sports camps for ages 4-10 featuring soccer, flag football, kickball, bounce house, Nerf battles, group challenges, and arts & …
Water Sports / Sailing(3)
Full-week sailing program for ages 10–17 on Lake Michigan through Northwestern University Sailing, covering keel boat sailing skills, naviga…
Beginner sailing program for ages 7–10 on Lake Michigan through Northwestern University Sailing, introducing small boat sailing, water safet…
Sailing school on Lake Michigan offering week-long youth camps in Wilmette for ages 7–17, teaching dinghy and keel boat sailing from beginne…
Multi-Activity Day Camp(2)
Summer camp for ages 3-6th grade on the Baker Demo School campus with weekly swimming, art classes, movement activities, and exploratory lea…
Family-owned multi-activity camp for ages 5-14 with sports, field trips, guest performances, weekly pool time, and themed activities during …
STEM / Multi-Specialty(2)
Week-long STEAM day camp in Evanston combining arts, science, and entrepreneurship challenges for ages 5–10, with themed weeks and project-b…
Week-long STEAM day camp at Sacred Heart School in Winnetka, combining arts, science, and design challenges for ages 5–10, with themed proje…
Sports / Multi-Activity(2)
Multi-sport and multi-activity summer camp through the Community House in Winnetka for ages 5–14, covering tennis, swimming, team sports, an…
Summer camp June 9-August 20, 2026 for ages 3.5-9.5 featuring games, tumbling, sports, arts & crafts, story time, music, and dance with flex…
Visual Arts(2)
Summer art camps at Evanston Art Center for ages 6–18, offering drawing, painting, ceramics, mixed media, and printmaking in a working profe…
Visual arts summer camps in Glenview for ages 5–14, covering drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media in a dedicated studio setting.
Sports / Tennis(2)
Week-long tennis camp August 10-14, 2026 for mixed ages with age and skill-appropriate small group instruction covering tennis skills, drill…
Tennis day camps through Northwestern University in Evanston for ages 8–18, covering stroke development, match play, and tactical skills on …
Circus / Performing Arts(1)
Circus arts and physical theater summer camps at Actors Gymnasium in Evanston, featuring aerial silks, trapeze, acrobatics, clowning, and st…
Arts / Painting(1)
Week-long themed art camps for ages 7-12 featuring painting, drawing, crafting, and creative projects. Summer 2026 sessions include "Animals…
Making/Building Camp(1)
Kids design and build large collaborative projects like escape rooms, mazes, custom skateboards, and illuminated creations using wood, tools…
Nature / Science(1)
Week-long day camps at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe for ages 3–17, exploring plants, ecosystems, pollinators, and sustainability th…
STEM/Coding Camp(1)
Kids learn to code while building their own video games through the CREATE program for ages 7-14, progressing from White to Black Belt level…
Nature / Outdoor(1)
Outdoor nature camp at Evanston Ecology Center for ages 5–10, exploring local forests, wetlands, and lakeshore ecosystems through hands-on e…
Dance / Performing Arts(1)
Creative dance camps with daily and weekly options for ages 3-10. Features Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip-Hop with small class sizes an…
Science / STEM(1)
Science-focused summer day camps in Northbrook for ages 4–12, with themed weeks covering chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering throug…
STEM / Maker(1)
Hands-on STEM day camp in Evanston covering engineering challenges, coding, electronics, and science experiments for ages 5–12.
Sports / Lacrosse(1)
Lacrosse day camps on the Chicago North Shore for ages 6–14, covering stick skills, defensive and offensive fundamentals, and small-sided ga…
STEM / Science(1)
100+ week-long science camps June-August 2026 for pre-K through 8th grade featuring STEM experiments, outdoor exploration, nature activities…
Music(1)
Summer music camps through the Music Institute of Chicago, offering instrument instruction, ensemble playing, music theory, and the Sonic Pa…
STEM Camp(1)
Intensive STEM camp for rising 8th graders and other students focusing on collaborative problem-solving, engineering design, and applied art…
Multi-Activity / General(1)
Multi-week summer camps June 1-August 14, 2026 with 11 sessions featuring dance (K-Pop, Theatre Jazz, Princess), sports, soccer, and recreat…
Dance / Theater(1)
Summer camps combining dance and theater training across multiple North Shore locations, covering jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and musical theater…
After-School/Enrichment Camp(1)
Afternoon camp for ages 6-12 running mid-June through summer with bus transportation from Northbrook School District summer enrichment progr…
Academic Enrichment Camp(1)
Summer enrichment courses for grades 1-8 in various subjects, running June 4-26, 2026. Grades 1-4 attend at Westmoor School; grades 5-8 at N…
Academic / STEM(1)
Summer day camp programs through Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development in Evanston, offering rigorous academic enrichment …
Arts & Crafts(1)
Over 100 creative camps led by practicing artists and designers. Art, animation, design, cartooning, and visual arts across 10 weeks.
Music Camp(1)
Week-long music camps exploring multiple instruments including ukulele, piano, and percussion, with daily genre focuses, music-themed art, a…
Cooking Camp(1)
Week-long cooking camps exploring culinary challenges, international cuisines, and cooking competition-style activities. Runs as part of Wil…
Sports / Gymnastics(1)
Weekly recreational gymnastics camps for ages 4-8 (Tot Camp) and Grades 1-8 (Instructional Camp) with group-based skill instruction, games, …