Looking for great summer camps and activities for kids this summer in Union County? We've got a lineup of camps to choose from in our area and even into Charlotte and Fort Mill! We are adding camps daily - so check back often. And click on the links for additional camp options in Fort Mill/Rock Hill or South Charlotte.
Our thanks to IDEA Lab Kids Wesley Chapel for making this guide possible.
At IDEA Lab Kids, we deliver a premium STEAM experience—where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics come to life through high-quality instruction, thoughtful curriculum, and hands-on projects kids are proud to take home. Our programs are designed to challenge, inspire, and build real confidence in a fun, supportive environment.
Families choose us for our expert educators, small-group experience, and standout innovation across coding, engineering, arts, science, 3D design, artificial intelligence, and more.
Click HERE to see our full summer schedule and register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
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To explore each local camp option below and click on the hyperlink to get the full description and the details on registration. We are adding new camps daily, so please check back often!
GOLD LISTING CAMPS
South Piedmont Community College
South Piedmont Community College offers an exciting lineup of summer camps for students ages 10-18, giving them the chance to explore potential career fields while participating in hands-on activities. From health sciences to welding, these camps provide an inside look at exciting industries in a way that’s interactive and inspiring. Make this summer one to remember by giving your child the opportunity to learn new skills, make friends, and have a blast! Spots fill up fast, so don’t wait—enroll today and turn summer break into a fun learning adventure!
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
At Charlotte Chess Center, chess is where STEM and art meet. At our camps, your child will explore creativity and critical thinking through the game of chess, discovering the nearly infinite possibilities each position presents. Our programs are thoughtfully designed to balance logic, imagination, and structured learning. Explore our camp options to find the experience that best fits your child’s interests and your family’s needs.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Illumination Training Center offers premier recreational and competitive Gymnastics and Ninja programs for all ages, including preschool classes starting at 3. We also feature fun Summer Camps, Clinics, Parents' Night Out, Open Gyms, and personalized 1-on-1 training. Join us to ignite your potential!
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Central Piedmont Community College
Summer Camps at Central Piedmont are the perfect place for your camper to fuel their passion and ignite their summer! Treat your campers to a summer full of fun and learning. Central Piedmont offers a variety of options on several campuses across Mecklenburg County, for students ages 9-18.
Click HERE for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Acting Out Studio specializes in bringing professional instruction to the Southeast and shaping talented students. We offer acting classes for kids to adults. We also offer vocal lessons, birthday parties, private instruction and summer camps.
We offer Camp Acting Out and Summer Unlimited at all 3 Locations!
South Charlotte: 8145 Ardrey Kell Rd Suite 204 Charlotte, NC 28277 I Fort Mill: 526 Mercantile St. Suite 103 Fort Mill, SC 29715 I Cornelius: 19900 S Main St, Cornelius, NC 28031
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Charlotte Allstar Gymnastics & Cheerleading
Looking for FUN things for your kids to do this summer? Charlotte Allstar Gymnastics & Cheerleading offers camps that combine gymnastics or cheerleading, games, crafts, and weekly activities like Tattoo Tuesday, Glow-n-the-Dark Thursday, and Inflatable Fridays! We offer morning Preschool camps, morning and afternoon half day camps, and full day camps! Camps are offered starting at $250 a week and run from June 1st - August 21st, 2026.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Southeastern Gymnastics offers exciting summer camps filled with gymnastics, arts & crafts, games, and themed activities for kids ages 3 and up. From Slime Time to LEGO Mania, campers stay active, creative, and engaged all summer long.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
PREMIUM LISTING CAMPS
Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Summer Camps offer experiences for students ages 3 to 18 in a fun, interactive environment. Professional Teaching Artists lead campers in acting, singing, and dancing activities. Camps are grouped by age and offered at ImaginOn, with select satellite camps offered at other locations. Rising 4th Grade - recent 12th Grade graduates may also register for SummerStage, our pre-professional teen production experience.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Havilah Dance Company is a family owned dance studio for ages 2 to 19. We offer beginner, intermediate and experience/advance classes. We have many fun and exciting summer camps for all ages and interest.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps.
Inner Peaks Summer Camp offers a fun, beginner-friendly climbing experience for kids ages 6–14, with expert coaching, small groups, and full-day sessions that build confidence, skills, and excitement all summer long.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps.
BASIC LISTING CAMPS
The Charlotte Eagles Summer Camp is a Gospel-centered ministry that introduces people to Jesus Christ, teaches them to follow Him, and empowers them as leaders through the global environment of soccer. Through Charlotte Eagles Soccer Camps, players experience high-level training in a fun, faith-filled environment families trust.
With Rec and Premier options in Matthews, Concord, and Waxhaw, campers grow in confidence, character, and performance while building meaningful community and enjoying a summer filled with energy, purpose, and lasting impact.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Extreme Ice Center (XIC) Ice facility offering skating lessons, hockey, figure skating plus a tavern, pro shop, coffee shop, dance studio, Pilates studio & Hockey Academy.
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Lanti Performing Arts offers engaging summer camps in Indian Trail serving the greater Charlotte area. Programs for ages 3–18 blend acting, singing, movement, and performance in a supportive environment. With age-based camps, stage productions, teen intensives, and leadership apprenticeships, students build confidence, creativity, and teamwork while developing strong performing arts skills.
*Up to 40% off on March 15th Registrations
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
At Ballantyne Reading Academy, our award-winning tutoring, camps and group classes will help your little ones get a head start in preschool or kindergarten and will provide the academic support or enrichment for your school-aged children to thrive. Our motto is "we make learning fun"!
Click HERE to register for our 2026 Summer Camps!
Sponsored Acting Out Studio ~ Award Winning "Camp Acting Out"!
Acting Out Studio specializes in bringing professional instruction to the Southeast and shaping talented students. We offer acting classes for kids to adults. We also offer vocal lessons, birthday parties, private instruction and summer camps.
We offer Camp Acting Out and Summer Unlimited at all 3 Locations!
South Charlotte: 8145 Ardrey Kell Rd Suite 204 Charlotte, NC 28277 I Fort Mill: 526 Mercantile St. Suite 103 Fort Mill, SC 29715 I Cornelius: 19900 S Main St, Cornelius, NC 28031
8145 Ardrey Kell Rd, Suite 204, Charlotte, NC Read More
Ballantyne Reading Academy
At Ballantyne Reading Academy, our award-winning tutoring, camps and group classes will help your little ones get a head start in preschool or kindergarten and will provide the academic support or enrichment for your school-aged children to thrive. Our motto is "we make learning fun"!
9815 Suzanne Ct, Suite A, Waxhaw, NC Read More
Sponsored Central Piedmont Summer Camps
Summer Camps at Central Piedmont are the perfect place for your camper to fuel their passion and ignite their summer! Treat your campers to a summer full of fun and learning. Central Piedmont offers a variety of options on several campuses across Mecklenburg County, for students ages 9-18.
Charlotte , NC Read More
Sponsored Charlotte Allstar Gymnastics & Cheerleading
Looking for FUN things for your kids to do this summer? Charlotte Allstar Gymnastics & Cheerleading offers camps that combine gymnastics or cheerleading, games, crafts, and weekly activities like Tattoo Tuesday, Glow-n-the-Dark Thursday, and Inflatable Fridays! We offer morning Preschool camps, morning and afternoon half day camps, and full day camps! Camps are offered starting at $250 a week and run from June 1st - August 21st, 2026.
11011 Monroe Rd., Matthews, NC Read More
Sponsored Charlotte Chess Center
At Charlotte Chess Center, chess is where STEM and art meet. At our camps, your child will explore creativity and critical thinking through the game of chess, discovering the nearly infinite possibilities each position presents. Our programs are thoughtfully designed to balance logic, imagination, and structured learning. Explore our camp options to find the experience that best fits your child’s interests and your family’s needs.
5937 Weddington Rd, Matthews, NC Read More
Sponsored Charlotte Eagles Summer Camp
The Charlotte Eagles Summer Camp is a Gospel-centered ministry that introduces people to Jesus Christ, teaches them to follow Him, and empowers them as leaders through the global environment of soccer. Through Charlotte Eagles Soccer Camps, players experience high-level training in a fun, faith-filled environment families trust.With Rec and Premier options in Matthews, Concord, and Waxhaw, campers grow in confidence, character, and performance while building meaningful community and enjoying a summer filled with energy, purpose, and lasting impact.
9305 Monroe Rd, Suite L, Charlotte, NC Read More
Sponsored Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Summer Camps offer experiences for students ages 3 to 18 in a fun, interactive environment. Professional Teaching Artists lead campers in acting, singing, and dancing activities. Camps are grouped by age and offered at ImaginOn, with select satellite camps offered at other locations. Rising 4th Grade - recent 12th Grade graduates may also register for SummerStage, our pre-professional teen production experience.
300 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC Read More
Sponsored Extreme Ice Center
Extreme Ice Center (XIC) Ice facility offering skating lessons, hockey, figure skating plus a tavern, pro shop, coffee shop, dance studio, Pilates studio & Hockey Academy.
4705 Indian Trail Fairview Rd, Indian Trail, NC Read More
Sponsored Havilah Dance Company
Havilah Dance Company is a family owned dance studio for ages 2 to 19. We offer beginner, intermediate and experience/advance classes. We have many fun and exciting summer camps for all ages and interest.
10058 E Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC Read More
Sponsored IDEA Lab Kids ~ Wesley Chapel
Where can a child gain the gift of learning while engaging in educational projects that they LOVE in Union County and surrounding areas? It all takes place with IDEA Lab Kids Wesley Chapel S.T.E.A.M. programs. Area parents and kids can rely on IDEA Lab Kids to help build critical-thinking skills and Build Better Brains.
5937 Weddington Rd, Wesley Chapel, NC Read More
Sponsored Illumination Training Center
Illumination Training Center offers premier recreational and competitive Gymnastics and Ninja programs for all ages, including preschool classes starting at 3. We also feature fun Summer Camps, Clinics, Parents' Night Out, Open Gyms, and personalized 1-on-1 training. Join us to ignite your potential!
1869 Richard Baker Drive, Stallings, NC Read More
Sponsored Inner Peaks
Inner Peaks Summer Camp offers a fun, beginner-friendly climbing experience for kids ages 6–14, with expert coaching, small groups, and full-day sessions that build confidence, skills, and excitement all summer long.
10715 Independence Pointe Pkwy, Matthews, NC Read More
Sponsored Lanti Performing Arts
Lanti Performing Arts offers engaging summer camps in Indian Trail serving the greater Charlotte area. Programs for ages 3–18 blend acting, singing, movement, and performance in a supportive environment. With age-based camps, stage productions, teen intensives, and leadership apprenticeships, students build confidence, creativity, and teamwork while developing strong performing arts skills.
*Up to 40% off on March 15th Registrations
323 Unionville Indian Trail Rd., Suites D, E, F, Indian Trail, NC Read More
Sponsored South Piedmont Community College (SPCC)
South Piedmont Community College serves Anson and Union counties, offering degrees, diplomas, certificates, workforce-training programs, and every summer, an exciting lineup of summer camp opportunities.
1851 South Piedmont Street, Monroe, NC Read More
Sponsored Southeastern Gymnastics
Southeastern Gymnastics offers exciting summer camps filled with gymnastics, arts & crafts, games, and themed activities for kids ages 3 and up. From Slime Time to LEGO Mania, campers stay active, creative, and engaged all summer long.
13601 Providence Road, Weddington, NC Read More
Sponsored Terrific Scientific
SPARK imagination, UNCOVER possibilities, INSPIRE future innovators and IGNITE your child’s passion for science at Terrific Scientific Summer Camps, where every child is a scientist. Dive into hands-on projects and outdoor team building activities, foster curiosity and have fun while learning. With over 40 unique weekly camps, summer has NEVER been his much fun!
*EARLY BIRD PRICING available through February 8th.
Matthews and Ballantyne, NC Read More
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