If you are looking for new adventures for your kids this summer, you’ve come to the right place. The Twin Cities is full of summer programming opportunities for kids to participate in hands-on activities, indulge their curiosity and and develop self-confidence and leadership skills. Available camps include both indoor and outdoor camps at every grade level and for a variety of budgets. Select camps that interest your kids from the list below to learn more.
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Summer Camp Guide available to our readers!
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camp Guides
Classic outdoor adventures, tech-y enrichment, performing arts opportunities and cultural explorations are just a sampling of what you’ll find in our 2026 Guide to Twin Cities Metro Summer Camps. From day camps for your pre-K, to full-day options for grade school and middle school to sleepaway camps for kids and teens, campers can register for opportunities in June, July and August for both full-day camps and half-day camps. Kids can participate in camp activities, develop new friendships and learn from professional staff and counselors. These local camps offer something for everyone.
We believe that our summer camp guide is the best curated summer camp list in the Twin Cities. We continue to add, receive and update entries throughout the spring – bookmark it and check back often as you plan your summer!
Click on the categories below to find camps that interest your child and get more details, schedules, camp locations and camp costs.
 Looking for a Vacation Bible School? Go here.
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Visual Art Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Faith Based Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Theater & Performing Arts Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Nature & Outdoor Adventure Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Music Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: STEM Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Languages, Culture & History Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Active & Sports Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Cooking Camps
2026 Twin Cities Summer Camps: Pets and Animals
Alphabetical At-A-Glance List of Camps and Popular Camp Program Topics
Not sure where to start? We list participating camps and popular camp programs alphabetically below. See something that interests you? Follow the link to find more details.
3rd Lair Skatepark
Adventures In Cardboard
American Swedish Institute
Animal Humane Society
AKAsport All Sports Summer Camp
ARCHERY CAMPS
Articulture
Artistry Theater and Visual Arts
Artstart
Artrageous Adventures
Autism Society Summer Camps
Bakken Museum Camp Innovation
Bach to Rock
BALLET & DANCE
Base Camp
BASKETBALL CAMPS
Bell Museum Youth Summer Camps
Bethel Arts & Academic Summer Camps
Bethel Summer Athletic Camps
Boychoir Bootcamp
Brooklyn Park Parks and Community Activity Center
Bruentrup Heritage Farm
Bunce Performing Arts
Bunker Park Stables
Camp Carver
Camp Discovery At New Horizons
Camp Elk River
Camp Heartland
Camp Invention
Camp Lakamaga
Camp Pillsbury
Camp Tamahay For Girls
Camp Under the Starz
Canine Coach – Dog Camp For Kids
Carpenter St Croix Nature Center
Center For Blade Arts
Chanhassen Dinner Theaters
Children’s Museum
Children’s Theatre Company
Circus Juventas Circus Arts Camp
Code Galaxy Summer Camps
Color Me Mine
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
Concordia Language Villages
Cooks Of Crocus Hill
Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park
Costume Building Camps for Teens
CRAFTS CAMPS
Creekview Recreation Center
Dakota City Heritage Village Camps
Dakota County Parks
Dakota Language Camps
Dance-Twirl Minnesota
Discovery Kids Summer Camp
Dodge Nature Center
Eagan Art House Art Camps
Eidem Historic Farm – Preschool Camp
Edina Art Camps
Farmers Union Youth Leadership Camps
Film North Summer Camp
FINE ARTS
Foci Center For Glass Arts
French Language Camp
Germanic-American Institute
Gibbs Farm Summer Day Camps
Golden Ridge Stables
Gopher Adventures
Great River School Summer Camp
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
Heart and Soul Girls Nature Camp
Hi-Five Sports Camp
HIP-HOP DANCE
Hist. Cahill School Homestead Camp
Holz Farm Camp
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
ID Tech Summer Camp
IGM Gymnastics Camp
Innercity Tennis Minneapolis
International School of MN (ISM)
In The Heart of the Beast Puppet Camp
Italian Summer Camp
Joy Of The People Soccer Camp
Kenwood Gymnastics Summer Camps
Kerfoot Canopy Tour
Kidcreate Studio
Kiddywampus
Kids University
Kindermusik Summer Classes
Korean Culture Camp
Kroening Nature Center
La Senda Spanish Center
Leonardo’s Basement
LifeFx
Locally Grown Theatre Camp
Loft Literary Center / MCBA
Loppet Foundation
Lyric Arts
Macalester Camp Pythagoras
MacPhail Center For Music
Maple Grove Arts Center
Merrill Arts Center
Minneapolis Bouldering Project
Minnesota Business Venture
Minneapolis Park (MPRB) Camps
Minneapolis Sailing Center
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Minnesota Sports School
Minnesota Urban Debate League
Minnesota Waldorf School
Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Minnesota Zoo
Moore Than Dance
Mounds Park Academy
MUSICAL THEATER
My Voice Matters Summer Camp
National Sports Center Camps
NEURODIVERSITY
Nitro-X Camps — Build, Test, Drive
Northern Clay Center
North Mississippi Regional Park
North Suburban Center For The Arts
Open Window Summer Musical
O’Shea Irish Dance
Osprey Wilds Enviro. Learning Center
Pangea World Theater
Perpich Center for Arts Education
The Phipps Summer Art Camp
Play Date Summer Program
The Pony Party Place
Primrose School
Ramalynn Academy
Raptor Center
Red Balloon Bookshop Book Adventure Camps
Rince Na Chroi Irish Dance Camp
ROBOTICS CAMPS
ROCK CLIMBING
Rumriver Art Center
Saint Paul Conservatory Of Music
Saint Paul Urban Tennis A.C.E.
Sanneh Foundation Soccer Camps
Sarah Jane’s Music School
Science Museum Of Minnesota
School Of Rock Summer Camp
She Cooks.Design Kid’s Camp
Shell Lake Arts Center
Shepard Farm
Skills FC – MN Futsal Academy
Snapology Summer Camps
SPECIAL NEEDS
Springbrook Nature Center
Stages Theatre Company
St. Croix Sailing School
STEM CAMPS
Stembuilders
Steppingstone Theater
Steve and Kate’s Camp
Stitch Masters Sewing School
Studio Seven Art Camp
Summit Dance Summer Camp
Sunnyside Stables
Tags Gymnastics Camp
Tamarack Nature Center
TECH CAMPS
Textile Center Fiber Art Camp
TGA Premier Sports
That Cooking School
Threads Dance Project
Three Rivers Parks Summer Camps
Twin Cities Soccer Academy Summer Camp
U of M Summer Youth Programs
University Of Northwestern
Vertical Endeavors Climbing Camps
VIDEO GAMES
Volleyball Camps By Midwest VolleyballÂ
Wargo Nature Center
WATER GAMES
Way Cool Cooking School
Westwood Hills Nature Center
White Bear Lake Historical Society
White Bear Sailing School
Wildlife Science Center
Wilderness Awakening Day Camps
Windy Willow Farm Adventure Camp
Wood Lake Nature Center
Wolf Ridge Enviro. Learning Center
The Works Museum
YMCA Day & Sleep-Away Camps
Young Dance
Youth Performance Company
Zip Line Summer Camp
Is your camp missing?
Most summer camps start announcing the new year’s dates around January.
Parents: If you don’t see this year’s information for a camp you are interested in by February or March, contact us; we’ll see what we can find out for you.Â
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When not in summer camp, try these summer family fun ideas:
Everything under the sun you need to know about family fun this summer in the Twin Cities. Beat boredom and fill your long school break days exploring the best the Twin Cities has to offer in the way of parks, swim spots, community entertainment and local festivals with our Ultimate Summer Events Guide.
This article contains paid and free submitted entries of summer camps. These camps have been collected as a convenience to parents seeking summer camp options and are for informational purposes only. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Family Fun Twin Cities.
Why are summer day camps so expensive?
Hi Tommy. We offer a range of summer camps in our list. Some are completely FREE. Most are reasonable when compared to the price of daycare. One reader shared that they used a succession of camps in place of summer daycare. I do understand where you are coming from, as a single-paycheck family, we find summer camps out of reach and unnecessary when we have a parent at home. I encourage you to peruse our list, you may find a free or inexpensive camp that fits your kids needs. Also, check out our list of Vacation Bible Schools.
I just started to plan my kid’s summer camp adventure. This is a great resource!
We have to agree, Oliver! We’ve worked hard to gather these resources an we think their are some great opportunities here.
Looking camp for an active 7-year-old girl. She would love if it included a variety of physical activities — swim, dance, gymnastics – but also some learning and art time. Thank you!!
Hi Gaia.
Definitely start with our Twin Cities Summer Camps: Active & Sports Camps. Another option is to look at what your local park/school district has to offer. These often offer a larger variety of activities than camps geared toward a specific topic.
This is great info. It would be super helpful to have them sorted by location.
Hi Brooke:
Our individual Summer Camp Guides are set up by location, with sections for Minneapolis/St. Paul, North Metro, South Metro, East Metro and West Metro. We also have sections for camps with multiple Twin Cities locations and sleep-away camps that are further out of the metro area. I hope you find the perfect camp near your home!
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Are you aware of any summer camps for todders? My daughter will be 2 this summer and we are looking for some outdoor programs for kids her age.
Hi Kayla. You’ll find that most summer camps are for school age and sometimes pre-school children. Generally two options for toddlers are parent/child programs or a program through a daycare/preschool. If you are looking for something you can do together, check out or one of these 10 favorites of Anne. For a drop-off program, you might want to look into a nature immersion preschool.
One more option is a Preschool Drop Off program through Three Rivers Parks. Search keyword “Preschool Drop Off” here.
Is there a way to sort between overnight camps and just day camps? For some of us who don’t reside in the Twin Cities any longer, overnights just make more sense in the search. Love what you all do!!!
That is a good idea, Brady. We’ll see if we can add a link for just overnight camp. Currently, we do not have a lot of overnight options and the choices we do have tend to be outside the Twin Cities – Camp Pillsbury, Girl Scouts River Valleys and Tamahay Camp for Girls all offer overnight options. You can find links to all three of these camps in our 2021 Summer Camp Guide Sponsors list at the bottom of this main page.
Hi. Lindsey.
I’m sorry that our forms aren’t working properly. Gianna is in the process of fixing the problem. I will email you.
We’d like information as well on how to add our camps.
Thanks!
~Betsy Anderson
I’ll email you, Betsy.