Believe it or not, Summer is just around the corner.
Make this your child’s best vacation ever at a Summer Camp near you!
Ochsner Kidsports Summer Camp
KidCam Camps
Kidcam Camps is excited to offer three amazing New Orleans summer camp locations, giving families the flexibility to plan up to 10 weeks of camp that fits their schedule. Attend just one location or mix and match camps to keep summer fun, fresh, and exciting—all hosted in trusted community partner facilities parents know and love.
Choose from Kidcam Camp at New Orleans City Park’s Carousel Gardens, proudly serving families for 16 years; Every Day Away, our adventure-style camp for older campers featuring daily field trips throughout Uptown New Orleans; or our newest location at Tulane University’s Reily Center, bringing the Kidcam experience to campus recreation.
Designed for parents and loved by kids, Kidcam offers week-to-week scheduling, flexible options, and engaging programming that includes sports, creative arts, STEM, movement, life skills, swimming, and Kidcam traditions. Campers look forward to talent shows, counselor competitions, and unforgettable summer moments—week after week.
Ages vary by location. Dates available up to weeks this summer, starting May 26, 2026. Learn More & Register online today—spots fill quickly at KidcamCamps.com.
St. Martin’s Episcopal
Spend the summer at St. Martin’s, where fun, growth, and lifelong memories come together! On StM’s beautiful 18-acre Metairie campus, campers from early childhood through rising 12th grade explore, create, and thrive through a wide range of engaging programs. From classic Summer Day Camp full of water days, arts, athletics, STEM challenges, and Red Cross swim lessons, to specialized offerings like Theatre Camp, an AI Summer Intensive, and athletic and enrichment camps, there’s something for every passion and personality. An optional Uptown Shuttle makes getting to campus easy, and before- and after-care options support busy family schedules. Younger campers build confidence and motor skills with age-appropriate play and exploration, while older campers dive deeper into creative, athletic, and academic experiences.
See all the offerings at stmsaints.com/summer.
Arden Cahill
Voted the #1 Summer Camp in New Orleans by Gambit Weekly readers for SIX consecutive years, Cahill Camp Corral, located on the 12-acre Gretna country campus of Arden Cahill Academy, offers two five-week sessions or six-week-long sessions for children ages 3-13, grades PreK – 8th. Summer 2026 is sure to be memorable with 10 themed weeks of on-campus activities such as horseback riding, swimming, art, theater, pretend play, sports, game room, petting farm, archery, riflery, laptop lounge, STEAM lab, and much more.
For over 55 years, Cahill Camp Corral has offered a relaxed, spacious indoor and outdoor environment where children continue to play, explore, grow, and develop during the summer. Space, Dinosaur, and Circus week are always a hit, while blue and white days, rodeos, fairytale ball, and the Camp After Dark events are not to be missed. Language Arts and Math academic enrichment classes are offered as session options.
For information or to register, visit Cahill Camp Corral online at ArdenCahillAcademy.com.
Love Swimming
Come make a splash year-round with Love Swimming, where confident swimmers are made every day. Serving swimmers from six months of age to full-grown adults, Marshall Love began educating students at Love Swimming over twenty-four years ago, and his outreach has only grown, with more adults seeking out swimming lessons than ever before. Watch your child, or yourself, go from a wall holder to an aquatic acrobat one stroke at a time. Love Swimming offers a warm environment for fun, safe, professional lessons focused on water safety, proper technique, and love for the water. Personalized attention is also available for private, semi-private, and even group lessons. With enrollment open seven days a week, twelve months a year, there’s no reason to wait!
Please contact us at loveswimmingnola@gmail.com with any questions. For easy online class sign-up, please register today at loveswimming.com.
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Has your teen always wanted to go behind the scenes at a museum? Do they get excited by history, art, storytelling, or design? Then the Historic New Orleans Collection’s Curator Camp is the perfect one-week summer destination.
Through daily hands-on workshops, Curator Camp teens explore the skills and ideas that bring history and museums to life at HNOC and at other French Quarter museums. Examine real historical artifacts, attend a mock auction to learn how museums acquire rare objects, talk to curators about what goes into making an exhibition, and visit different museums in the French Quarter, including the Hermann-Grima House, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, and Louisiana State Museum, Cabildo, and Presbytère. Campers will also enjoy a live jazz performance at the legendary Preservation Hall.
Curator Camp is open to students ages 12 to 17. Camp runs Monday–Friday, June 8–12, 2026. Tuition for the week is $250; scholarships are available.
No experience is necessary. Just bring your curiosity! (We’ll bring the snacks.)
Mount Carmel Academy
Mount Carmel’s Summer Camp offers girls in grades 2–8 an engaging experience filled with creativity, exploration, and adventure. Campers can customize their own summer fun by choosing their favorite activities from a diverse and exciting selection. They will explore individual interests and discover new talents, with opportunities to be artists, scientists, dancers, athletes, cheerleaders, chefs, detectives, designers, actresses, and so much more.
Camp will run from June 1 to June 26. Morning sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and afternoon sessions from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Classes will be taught by Mount Carmel faculty members with assistance from Mount Carmel students. Additional programs include a lunch plan and before- and after-care options.
Registration opens March 11 for grades 5–8 and March 12 for grades 2–4. Sign up at mcacubs.com/camp.
De La Salle
Join the summer fun at De La Salle’s Cav Camp! Open to boys and girls in K – 8th grades, with 7 weeks of summer fun, campers will enjoy weekly swimming, water days, and special events. Campers will build their own daily schedules, so no two days are the same, and will enjoy activities like Sports, Art, STEM, Performing Arts, Cooking, Deconstruction, and more! Extended care and lunch are also offered at an additional cost. The Cav Camp staff is made up of certified teachers as well as current and former De La Salle students. Sign up for the whole summer, all of June, or all of July for discounts. De La Salle Alumni receive an additional discount on camp tuition. For more information, please go to delasallenola.com/cav-camp.
Follow us on Facebook at DLS Cav Camp and on Instagram at @dlscavcamp. Questions? Email our Camp Director at cavcamp@delasallenola.com. •
