From jewelry design and cooking to swimming, soccer and coding, Chicago’s North/Northwest Suburbs are filled with summer camps to keep your child busy when school is out. Here are a few great options that will ensure they have the best summer ever.
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Featured summer camps for kids in North/Northwest Suburbs
In this section, Chicago Parent’s advertising partners share their top summer camp offerings.
Canlan Sports Camps – Multisport
June 2-Aug. 15, 2025
- Address: 28156 W Northpointe Parkway, Barrington; 1950 US-45, Libertyville
- Phone: 888-422-6526
- Cost: Varies $200-$350
- Best for ages: 5-15
Join Canlan Sports’ action-packed Hockey Summer Camp, where you’ll master skills like powerskating, battle drills, shooting and stickhandling with top-notch coaches. Elevate your game through intense, fun-filled sessions designed to enhance your skills and confidence on the ice.
Off the ice, enjoy exciting hockey-related activities like trivia contests, video analysis sessions and team-building games. Cap off the experience with an exhilarating All-Star Game and Skills Competition, showcasing your progress and competing for glory!
Kids Science Labs STEAM Summer Camp
June 1-Sept. 1, 2025
- Address: 3324 N. Western Ave, Chicago; 1801 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago; 840 Willow Rd A, Northbrook
- Phone: 773-798-2012
- Cost: $495-$595
- Best for ages: 4-12
At Kids Science Labs’ summer camp, kids (ages 4-12) become scientists, engineers and inventors through hands-on STEM adventures! With exciting experiments, creative projects and outdoor fun, they’ll build confidence and curiosity. Voted #1 Science Camp since 2011, Kids Science Labs offer engaging learning in Seattle, Chicago and Northbrook.
This summer, Kids Science Labs’ Engineering University Camp features themes like Our World According to Physics, Gadgets and Inventions and ChemBusters! Full-day camps (M-F, 8:45 AM–5 PM, June–September) inspire problem-solving and a love for discovery. Get ready for a summer of innovation, exploration and endless fun!
National Student Leadership Conference
July 21-Aug. 8, 2025
- Address: Northwestern University, 633 Clark St., Evanston
- Phone: 312-322-9999
- Cost: $750 per class
- Best for ages: 14-18
The National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) enables students to experience their dream career before heading to college. Through interactive workshops and simulations and classes with professionals in the field, students gain a deeper understanding of their favorite subjects in ways traditional classwork can’t offer.
Join NSLC at Northwestern University and get a hands-on introduction to your future in Medicine, Business, Engineering, or Art & Design. Whether you attend a single program focused on a specialty career path or attend multiple programs exploring different fields, you’ll gain the confidence to pursue the next steps of your education – wherever it may lead.
Paris Saint-Germain Academy Camps
June 2-Aug. 15, 2025
- Address: Olympic Park, 1675 Old Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg; Serbian Brothers Help, 19697 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa; Northbrook Park District, 545 Academy Drive, Northbrook; Wheaton Park District, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton; James Park, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston; Ottawa Park District, 1600 Wake Drive, Ottawa (plus more Chicagoland locations!)
- Phone: 773-312-5054
- Cost: $599 (includes the camp uniforms)
- Best for ages: 5-18
Paris Saint-Germain Academy is one of the largest and most prestigious soccer networks in the world, providing unparalleled training to soccer players looking to improve their skills. Paris Saint-Germain Academy Chicago is the ultimate choice for players seeking top-notch training and development. The academy offers intensive camps throughout the season that are based on the fundamentals of European soccer. These camps are designed to develop players’ skills, techniques, tactics, strength and endurance to take their game to the next level.
At Paris Saint-Germain Academy camps, players will receive an introduction to the official Paris Saint-Germain Academy training methodology and philosophy of play. These training sessions are designed in France for the best players in the world, such as Kylian Mbappé, Dembélé and Asensio. The coaching is conducted by highly experienced and licensed Paris Saint-Germain coaches, ensuring that players receive the best possible training.
Camp Galileo
June 9-Aug. 1, 2025
- Address: 14 locations in Arlington Heights, Beverly, Elgin, Evanston, Glenview, Hyde Park, La Grange, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Oak Park/River Forest, West Loop, Wheaton, Wicker Park and Winnetka
- Phone: 800-854-3684
- Cost: Cost varies, see website for details
- Best for ages: 5-13
Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Camp Galileo, full of new Grades K-8 STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges and classic camp fun, like silly skits, face painting and pie throwing. Every hands-on activity and outdoor game is designed by a team of educators, tailored by grade and calibrated for maximum fun and lasting learning.
Weekly sessions, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. camp day and AM & PM extended care options. Camp scholarship information and applications available on our website. Enrollments accepted through many top backup care providers. Use code CHICAGOPARENT25 to save $25/week! Valid on future purchases only.
Keshet Day Camps
June 16-Aug. 8, 2025
- Address: 3210 Dundee Road, Northbrook; 8233 Central Park Avenue, Skokie
- Phone: 847-919-4970
- Cost: Camp Keshet North: $5,200; Camp Keshet South: $4,500; Keshet On-The-Go: $6,250
- Best for ages: Camp Keshet North: 5-13 years, Camp Keshet South & Keshet On-The-Go: 14-21 years
Discover a summer of fun, friendship and growth with Camp Keshet! Our inclusive camps offer engaging activities, supportive staff and unforgettable experiences.
Camp Keshet North is a half-day camp where elementary and middle schoolers explore art, music, movement, and outdoor play, with weekly swimming. Camp Keshet South provides teens a fun, social environment with music, art, fitness and games, plus weekly trips like swimming and gymnastics.
Keshet On-The-Go takes teens on daily adventures to beaches, amusement parks and water parks, combining fun, volunteering and life skills for a safe, enriching summer.
Adrenaline Monkey Adventure Camp
June 2-Aug. 22, 2025
- Address: 999 W. Main St., West Dundee
- Phone: 630-300-3037
- Cost: $275-$350
- Best for ages: 5-12
Maintain your sanity and allow your warriors to run wild in Adrenaline Monkey’s half-day and full-workday week-long adventure camps for ages 5-12 featuring a mix of active adventures, enterTRAINment from our ninja coaches, and valuable (yet entertaining and engaging) life lessons on nutrition, science and social skills.
With unique weekly themes promoting valuable life skills including teamwork, perseverance, and leadership, campers will burn off excess energy and enhance their mental and athletic skills.
Glen Grove Summer Riding Camp
June 16-Aug. 15, 2025
- Address: 1181 Riverwoods Road, Lake Forest
- Phone: 847-966-8032
- Cost: $750 per week
- Best for ages: 7-14
Saddle up for an unforgettable summer at our Riding & Horsemanship Camp! Designed for horse lovers of all experience levels—no prior riding experience needed—this camp offers a hands-on equestrian adventure.
Each day, campers enjoy one hour of English riding while also learning essential horse care skills, including grooming, tacking and safety around horses. From feeding to full horse and pony care, campers gain confidence and knowledge in a fun and supportive environment. The camp runs for eight weeks, with space for 15 campers each week. Daily sessions operate from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
More summer camps for kids in North/Northwest Suburbs
Apachi
June-August 2025
- Address: Locations in Evanston, Northbrook, Lake Zurich
- Cost: See website for details
- Best for ages: 4-14
This JCC affiliated day camp encourages campers to celebrate what makes them truly special. Through sports, art, swimming, science and theater, campers discover new ways to express themselves, create friendships and try new things.
Banner Day Camp
June 16-Aug. 8, 2025
- Address: 1177 Riverwoods Road, Lake Forest
- Cost: Starts at $4,160 for a 3-day, 4-week session
- Best for ages: 3-15
North Shore’s premier day camp offers fun in sports, arts, adventure and aquatics while building confidence through skill mastery in a cooperative environment.
Coding Camp at The Coder School
June 16-Aug. 15, 2025
- Address: 827 N. Waukegan Road, Deerfield
- Cost: $599/week
- Best for ages: 6-12
Coding summer camps are week-long coding courses in a variety of topics, from robotics to artificial intelligence to video game design and development, making coding fun and engaging and honing in on the passions and motivations of kids.
Cooking Camp at Taste Buds Kitchen
June 9-Aug. 18, 2025
- Address: 2521 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn
- Cost: $400/five-days
- Best for ages: 4-17
Half-day cooking camps feature three recipes each day, both savory and sweet. Young students will learn the fundamentals of measuring and mixing, while older kids will master more advanced techniques like reading recipes and knife skills.
Decoma Day Camp
June 9-Aug.1, 2025
- Address: 4350 Walters Avenue, Northbrook
- Cost: Starts at $3,375 for 4-week half day camp
- Best for ages: 3-13
Decoma Camp focuses on fun, skill-building, and friendships with activities like swimming, sports, arts, biking, martial arts, archery, gymnastics and exciting theme days.
Junior Dance Camp at North Shore School of Dance
June-August 2025
- Address: 505 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park
- Cost: See website for details
- Best for ages: 7-11
Junior dance camps allow students to experience different styles of dance including ballet, jazz, musical theatre, lyrical, and hip-hop. In addition to dance technique classes, dancers learn choreography and performance skills.
Nike Tennis Camp
June 9-27, 2025
- Address: Lake Forest Academy, 1500 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest
- Cost: Call for pricing on 5-day camp
- Best for ages: 8-17
Kids train at Lake Forest Academy’s top-tier tennis camp, improving skills through expert coaching, competition and fun in a premier setting.
Piven Theatre Summer Camp
July 7–Aug. 1, 2025
- Address: Piven Theatre, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston
- Cost: $1,025
- Best for ages: 8-12
Through ensemble exercises, story theatre exploration, theatre games, improvisation techniques and scene work led by highly trained instructors, campers hone their acting skills in their 4-week camps. They also have 1-week camp options available for $395.
Schaumburg Sings Summer Camp
July 14-18, 2025
- Address: 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg
- Cost: See website for details
- Best for ages: 5-11
Discover the joy of music at Schaumburg Choral Program’s camp, where kids in rising Grades 1-6 sing, create, perform and explore music through fun games, songs and stories.
Summer Art Camp at Glenview School of Arts
June 9-Aug. 23, 2025
- Address: 1812 Glenview Road, Glenview
- Cost: Starts at $95/day
- Best for ages: 6-13
From drawing and fashion design to ceramics and storybook making, summer art camps introduce kids to various projects and mediums. Campers will have 2-3 different activities/projects daily.
This article was recently updated on Feb. 8, 2025 by Chicago Parent’s writer, Sarah Knieff. The updates reflect the latest information. Questions? Please reach out to editor@chicagoparent.com.
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