Summer camps for kids in Oslo

📍 Oslo (og digitalt)

A coding camp in the summer holidays for children and teens aged 7 to 15, where participants learn programming through Minecraft, Roblox, Python and AI, in person in Oslo or digitally from home. Small groups with young instructors, and the tracks are adjusted to level, from beginners to children who have coded before.

📍 Vulkan 5, 0178 Oslo

Geitmyra food culture centre for children runs a free cooking school for teenagers aged 14 to 19 in the school holidays, at their kitchen in Mathallen at Vulkan. Participants learn knife skills, kitchen hygiene and cooking methods from frying to fermenting, make sustainable food and end each day with a shared meal. At the farm itself in Sagene they also offer a free after-school programme for ages 10 to 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

📍 Sandakerveien 24C, 0473 Oslo

Klatreverket at Torshov runs holiday camps from 5th grade upwards in three of the school holidays. The summer school is five full days of outdoor climbing, rappelling, a zip line over the water, swimming and barbecuing, plus one night at Hauktjern. The autumn holiday brings rope climbing, bouldering and rappelling with drop-off at 9 and pick-up at 3, and you can book the whole week or single days. The winter holiday is a full week of climbing for all levels. Climbing gear and transport to the crags are included; food and a daypack are not.

📍 Nordstrand

POPrommet at Nordstrand fills several summer weeks (typically weeks 26, 32 and 33) with courses in musical theatre, singing, dance and drama for children aged 8 to 14, split into groups for ages 8-10 and 11-14. Each day combines singing, dancing and acting with rehearsals towards a small Friday performance for family and friends.

📍 Oksnøen i Vansjø, Råde (ca. 1 time sør for Oslo)

A large overnight camp on a lush 300-acre island in lake Vansjø, 80 km south of Oslo, hosting 150 children and youth aged 8 to 16 per session. Activities include horse riding, climbing and abseiling, sailing, water skiing, canoeing and kayaking, football, archery, fishing and a zip line between two islands.

📍 Njårdhallen, Smestad

The Njård sports club fills several summer weeks (typically weeks 26, 27, 32 and 33) with summer camps for children, and the tennis section also runs dedicated tennis camps on the outdoor courts with coaches present all day. Days are varied sports and play in and around Njårdhallen, with morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.

📍 Haslehallen, Hasle

Oslo Turnforening fills several school holidays with gymnastics school for grades 1-4 and 'Salto week' for grades 5-8 at Haslehallen, Monday to Friday 9am-3pm. Days include trampette, tumbling, trampoline and apparatus like beam, vault and rings, plus obstacle courses, gymnastics treasure hunts and water play, and the programme is open to everyone, though those attending four or five days must also pay a membership fee.

📍 Sonja Henies vei 31, 1311 Høvikodden

A five-day art and activity week at the Henie Onstad Art Center at Høvikodden, for children aged 7-12 (in groups of 7-9 and 10-12). The first half of each day the children explore the exhibitions and experiment with artistic techniques in the workshop; the second half is outdoor activities on sea and land right by the fjord. The week ends with its own exhibition opening where the children's work is shown to family and friends.

📍 Ellingsrud, Bydel Alna

Six consecutive weeks of multi-sport, football school, martial arts, floorball, handball and open hall, entirely free and open to everyone from age 6, not only the club's own members. A simple lunch is included every day. Registration goes through Spond, and the programme covers most of the common summer holiday.

📍 Dr. Dedichens vei 23

Haugerud IF has activities almost every single day of the summer holidays, from badminton and basketball running throughout, to cricket, chess, judo, tennis, dance and football school, plus a camp with a night in a hammock in Haugerudparken. It is free and in principle open to everyone, not only members. The club also runs a BUA equipment library in Haugerudhallen where gear is lent out free all summer.

📍 Olaf Helsets vei 5, 0694 Oslo

Oslo Klatresenter at Skullerud runs climbing camps for children and teens in both the autumn and winter breaks, with instruction in belaying, climbing and technique alongside play. The autumn camp is for ages 10 to 16. In summer they run a summer school for ages 10 to 18, climbing both at the centre and outdoors.

📍 Ullern

Ullern Tennis runs summer camps for primary-school-aged children in several holiday weeks (typically weeks 27, 32 and 33), grouped by birth year. Days are tennis school, play and activity at the club's facility in the west of the city, for beginners and improvers alike.

📍 Slemdal

IL Heming at Slemdal in the Vestre Aker district gathers its summer schools on one page: a cycling school, Heming Idrettsleker run by the alpine, basis and cross-country sections, a tennis camp, and two separate programmes from the football section, a football school and a development camp.

📍 Hudøy, Tønsbergfjorden (vest for Tjøme)

Oslo's classic holiday colony with over a hundred years of history, today run by the Hudøy Foundation (a partnership between the Church City Mission and the City of Oslo). Every summer around 1,370 children in grades 2-7 of Oslo schools get a camp week on the island in the Tønsberg fjord, with swimming and camp life. Places are allocated by lottery, the price is income-adjusted, and everything is included, even transport from Oslo.

📍 Hele Oslo

The City of Oslo's free summer school for all pupils in grades 1-10 living in Oslo, with around 15,000 places across nearly 80 different courses, from science and coding to outdoor life, sports and creative subjects. Each course runs for a full week. Registration opens in March and places go fast, so set up your wish list early.

📍 Nærsnestangen, Asker

An overnight summer camp at Nærsnestangen by the fjord in Asker, for children aged 8 to 14. Week-long camp stays in July with swimming, activities and camp life at the water's edge, run by a non-profit association with a limited number of places. The dates for 2027 are not set yet, but registration opens on 1 December, so be quick.

📍 Ivan Bjørndalsgate 28, 0472 Oslo

An improvisation course at Norway's largest improv theatre, placed in the last week of the summer holidays. The course runs Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm, and on the Friday the week ends with a short showing for family and friends at 1pm. The instructors are improvisers from the theatre's own ensemble.

📍 Høyerholmen, Oslofjorden

An overnight summer camp on the island of Høyerholmen in the Oslofjord, run since 1960. Children and teens aged 9 to 15 fill their days with sailing, motorboating, water skiing, wakeboarding and other water activities, and their evenings with camp life. Demand is highest in weeks 1, 2, 7 and 8, so be quick when registration opens: for the 2027 season it opens on Wednesday 4 November at 6pm.

📍 Flere steder i Oslo

A five-day science course for children in grades 2-6, split into 'Kule eksperimenter og supre tall' for grades 2-3 and 'Vår magiske planet' for grades 4-6, running daytime for a full week of the summer holidays. Among other things, the children build solar cookers, create aliens and examine soil samples. Courses run at several locations in Oslo, and registration opens in early March; the most popular venues fill quickly.

📍 Fossumveien 81, 0982 Oslo

A summer camp at Øvre Fossum farm (Stovner Ridesenter), where each child takes responsibility for their own horse through the week: grooming, daily riding lessons and instruction in both jumping and dressage. The centre has ponies in all sizes suited to the youngest and experienced riding instructors, and the camp runs at the start of the summer holidays.

📍 Hele Oslo

The Red Cross holiday programme for families, with accommodation, food and activities covered, run in several of the school holidays. The scheme is intended for families who have had a weak financial situation over time. How a family gets a place, by applying directly or by referral from NAV, the school health service or child welfare services, is explained on the Red Cross website. Check there well before the holiday.

📍 Semsvannet, Asker

An outdoor camp for children in grades 3-7 in week 32, in the Semsvannet area of Asker. The day starts at 9am and ends at 2.30pm at the greenhouse in the NaKuHel garden, and the children are divided into groups of six to eight with plenty of adults.

📍 Oberst Rodes vei 79

A free day programme for two weeks in the middle of the common summer holiday, with football, handball, table tennis, dodgeball and games from morning to afternoon. Note that the club also runs paid football and handball camps in the surrounding weeks at ordinary camp prices; it is the two weeks supported by Oslo Idrettskrets that are free. Places are limited and registration opens in spring.

📍 Flere steder i Oslo og omegn

The Norwegian Trekking Association's holiday programmes for children and youth in the school breaks, with the widest range in summer: outdoor schools and holiday camps for children, and the Basecamp summer camp for teens aged 13-19 with climbing, sea kayaking, summit hikes and tent life. Programmes run at several locations in and around Oslo, including DNT's own Sæteren farm in Bærumsmarka with an activity tower, zip line and archery. No gear or experience is required.

📍 Tjernveien 12

Two consecutive weeks of free basketball in Apalløkka sports hall, from late morning to afternoon every weekday, supported by Oslo Idrettskrets. The hall is a few minutes' walk from Ammerud metro station, so children can get there on their own. The club has also run a free open hall over Easter, though that programme is only announced shortly in advance.

📍 Bydel Stovner

Stovner Sportsklubb runs free activity weeks through almost the entire summer holiday, spread across Vestli sports hall, Rommensletta and Stovnerhallen, with a new sport each week: dance, football, volleyball, badminton and basketball. There is no registration and no membership requirement, just turn up. The club also runs a free open hall on Fridays during the school year, though it closes for summer and restarts in September.

📍 Rendalen, Østerdalen (egen buss fra Oslo)

A tradition-rich summer camp in Rendalen in Østerdalen, run since 1946, with junior camps for ages 7-14 and a dedicated youth camp for ages 13-17 in several holiday weeks. The camp is a couple of hours north of Oslo, and there is a dedicated bus from Oslo bus terminal with a camp travel leader all the way, check-in at departure and pick-up points along the E6/Rv3.

📍 Alna

Day camps for children in the school holidays at Alna Ridesenter, including at Easter. Days are spent riding and grooming the horses, and the centre also runs courses for the youngest from around age three alongside regular riding school courses. There are sibling discounts and week packages.

📍 Killingen, Frognerkilen (Bygdøy)

The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club's summer programme on the island of Killingen in Frognerkilen, running in four of the summer holiday weeks (weeks 26, 27, 32 and 33) and open to everyone. Children try different dinghies and windsurf boards, sail Optimists, paddle SUPs and play on and by the water.

📍 Hovseterveien 74

Bydel Vestre Aker's youth house stays open through the school holidays for everyone from year 4 to the final year of upper secondary, and the outings are as free as the house itself: an amusement park, a trampoline park and a climbing park with nothing to pay along the way. Open house needs no registration, while the trips fill up and have their own deadlines. The club posts information about its holiday programmes on Instagram, and the house is a few minutes from Hovseter metro station.