The age when camp becomes straightforward: most providers take children from four, and the weeks are built around play, swimming and crafts rather than serious instruction.
Thames British School opens its Majadahonda campus for a short summer camp run entirely in English. Days mix sports and outdoor games, creative workshops and daily water activities, in a British school setting with personal attention. Families can book single weeks. It suits kids who want an English summer close to home in the northwest suburbs.
A musical theater camp run entirely in English by native teachers. Each session builds toward one full show: kids learn the songs, choreography and lines, help make costumes and sets, then perform it for families at the end. Mornings rotate through dance, singing, acting and crafts, with games, cooking, yoga and storytime in between. No stage or English experience needed. It takes place in a dance studio in Chamberí.
A summer day camp at a sports club in the green Somontes area of El Pardo, run by Aula Joven. Kids play tennis, padel, football, baseball and newer team games like ultimate and rugby tag, swim every day in the club pools, and follow nature trails along the Manzanares. Days add crafts, dance, film and yoga workshops, themed days and a farewell party each week. Led in Spanish.
The city's own summer holiday camp, run in public primary schools across Madrid. Kids spend the day on play-based group activities, with breakfast and lunch included. Some games use English, but it is not an immersion program.
Only children registered (empadronados) in the city can apply, and places go by lottery, so it suits families who can plan ahead and wait to hear back.
A city-run sports camp for the week when many parents are back at work but school has not started. Kids play team games, sports and recreational activities with monitors in municipal sports centers, with a mid-morning snack included. Some places are kept for children with special educational needs. It suits families who need morning cover that week.
A free early-summer day camp run by the Villaverde district in five public schools. Kids spend the day on play-based activities and workshops, with breakfast and lunch included and an early drop-off for working parents. It is for children who live or study in Villaverde, and places are drawn by lottery with a share kept for families supported by social services. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp at a public school in Chamartín, booked week by week. Kids spend the day on games, sports and workshops with monitors, with an early drop-off that includes breakfast. Places go first to children registered in Chamartín, then to pupils at the district's publicly funded schools, with a lottery when needed. Families commit to attendance, and unexplained absences count against future bookings. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer camp spread across four public schools in San Blas-Canillejas, with lunch included. Kids fill the day with games, sports and workshops led by monitors, and families can add an early start with breakfast or a later pickup with a snack. Priority goes to children at the district's public schools and to parents who cannot work from home. Run in Spanish.
A free summer camp in Salamanca held at the Torrespaña sports grounds by Fuente del Berro, not in a school. Days mix outdoor games, sports, workshops and nature outings, with pool time in past editions and an optional bus from a pickup point in the district. It is for children at the district's publicly funded schools whose parents both work. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer day camp for Retiro families, held in a public school in the district. Kids spend the day on games, sports and educational workshops in groups by age, with an early drop-off that includes breakfast and a late pickup with a snack. It is aimed at families who need full-day cover while they work, and places go by lottery when demand runs high. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer camp held in public schools in Arganzuela, with breakfast and lunch included. Kids spend the day on games, sports and craft workshops with a team of monitors, in groups by age. Places go first to families registered in the district where both parents work, then to pupils at Arganzuela schools, with a lottery when demand runs high. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp at a public school in Alameda de Osuna, booked in one- and two-week shifts across the holidays. Kids spend the day on games, sports and workshops with monitors, and families can add an early start with breakfast or a later pickup. Priority goes to families where both parents work and who live, study or work in Barajas; large families pay reduced fees. Run in Spanish.
A free city summer camp run by the Tetuán district in two public schools, and families pick one. Kids spend the day on games, workshops and sports with lunch at school, and an early start with breakfast or a later pickup with a snack is available. It is open to children who live or study in Tetuán, or whose parent lives or works there. Run in Spanish.
A free summer day camp from the Puente de Vallecas district, held in two neighborhood public schools. Kids spend long days on creative workshops, sports and outdoor games with other local children, and an early drop-off with breakfast helps working parents. It is meant for families registered in the district where both parents work or attend job training. Run in Spanish.
A free summer day camp run by the Ciudad Lineal district in two public schools, one in La Elipa and one in San Pascual. Kids are grouped by age for workshops, sports and outdoor games, with breakfast and lunch served at school. Places go first to children registered in the district, with La Elipa families first in line at the Leopoldo Alas site. Run in Spanish.
An English immersion day camp on the American School of Madrid campus in Pozuelo. Each week has a new theme, and kids learn through games, drama, music, art, science, sports, cooking and storytelling in small groups. There is time outdoors every day, and the month closes with an American-style picnic and water games. Suits beginners as well as kids who already speak English well.
A summer school taught entirely in English at Hastings' two sites in Chamartín: under-5s at the Early Years campus on Paseo de la Habana, older kids at the Primary building on Bendición de Campos. Days mix science, cooking, circus tricks, crafts, multisport, robotics and coding, pottery and water games. Each group goes on one trip a week, with one monitor for every ten children.
A day camp in English on the International College Spain campus in La Moraleja, run by Clubs Complete. Each week has a new theme, such as water play with slides, tie-dye and slime, or circus skills with popcorn and cotton candy, and some weeks kids choose a sports track or a STEM track. Kids are grouped as Infants, Juniors and Seniors.
St. George Madrid, a British international school in Hortaleza, runs a summer school open to children from any school, taught by native-level English speakers, with a Spanish track too. Kids can switch weeks between the general camp and, in recent summers, a STEM camp with robotics, coding and 3D design, and a theater camp led by a professional actress that builds to a show. The campus has an outdoor pool.
An English-only play camp run by the Kids&Us school in Chamartín, held at a nearby school with covered courts. Groups split by age rotate through outdoor games, water games, theater, songs and crafts, and fill in a camp book as they go; older kids add science experiments and team challenges. The youngest can nap after lunch. It is open to kids who don't study at Kids&Us.
An outdoor English camp with native teachers at a sports club next to Quinta de los Molinos park. Kids swim in the club pool every day and spend the rest of the time on music, dance, theater, crafts, science, cooking, sports and storytime, in groups by age. There is a garden for outdoor play and an air-conditioned room for the hottest days. No English or arts experience needed.
A summer day camp taught 100% in English by native teachers at La Casita's neighborhood centers around Madrid. Each week has its own theme, from art and world cooking to jungle animals, farm life and the ocean, with crafts, science, yoga, theater and park time when possible. Fridays end with a cooking session. Groups top out at 10 kids.
A July day camp on a farm estate outside Alcalá de Henares, with its own farm of horses, ponies, goats, rabbits and cows. Kids care for and ride the horses, then rotate through a climbing wall, archery, laser tag, kayaking, gymkhanas and crafts in three age groups. Kids staying all day finish at a public pool. Best for outdoorsy kids, and a drive from central Madrid. Run in Spanish.
A week-long city camp shared between the Real Jardín Botánico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, a short walk away. Kids follow a story-led theme through the garden's greenhouses and beds, sketch plants, play games and run small experiments, then spend one full day a week among the museum's collections from around the world. Led in Spanish. Suits curious kids who like drawing, stories and being outdoors.
A day camp inside the Zoo Aquarium in Casa de Campo. Kids spend the week with the zoo's environmental educators in small groups by age, learning how the animals live and why protecting nature matters. Each week has its own theme, from the zoo's animal stars to evolution, plus a keepers' school week where kids help with the animals' daily routine. Run in Spanish.
A day camp in a pine wood at Campa's own adventure park in Las Rozas, near Európolis. Kids are split by age: the youngest get a bouncy castle, crafts and storytelling, while older kids move on to archery, climbing walls, zip lines and the high ropes course. Adventure activities run early in the morning to dodge the heat, and every day includes the pool.
A free summer camp from the Usera district, spread across three public schools so families can stay close to home. Kids get games, workshops and play-based learning, with a mid-morning snack and lunch, plus an early drop-off with breakfast and a later pickup with an afternoon snack. It suits families where parents work, and some places are kept for families supported by social services. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp held at the Margot Moles municipal sports center rather than a school, with games and activities that make use of the center's sports spaces. Priority goes to children who live or study in Vicálvaro or whose parents work there, and each child can only take a limited number of weeks, so places spread across many families. Run in Spanish.
The English Montessori School runs its summer camp at Discovery House, its early-years building in Aravaca, for TEMS and non-TEMS children alike. Each week has its own theme, with art, science and water play, and a themed party every Friday. Groups are small and split by age, with lower ratios for the under-threes, in rooms set up on Montessori lines. It suits younger kids who need a gentle English summer.
The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales runs this day camp inside the museum itself, and has done so for over 25 summers. Each week follows a theme (recent ones covered space, with a Planetario trip, and art meets science), mixing workshops, games, costumes and the museum's well-known photo safari through the galleries. It suits curious kids who like animals, fossils and experiments.
The Museo Lázaro Galdiano runs a small workshop camp in its garden and galleries off Calle Serrano. Recent editions were built around nature and botany: kids made a herbarium, painted plants, mapped scents, made jewelry and stop-motion stories, and learned from the collection along the way. It suits kids who like making things and do not need a sports-heavy summer.
An art camp built around the painter Joaquín Sorolla, run by the museum and its foundation. Through games, small experiments and painting workshops, kids look closely at his pictures and the colors he used, then make their own work. While the museum is closed for works, the camp runs at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón a few streets away. Led in Spanish. Suits kids who like to paint.
A day camp inside Faunia, the nature park in Vicálvaro. Kids move in small groups by age with a Faunia monitor, travel from the polar ecosystem to the jungle pavilion, feed the farm animals and do nature workshops, games and gymkhanas. Activities run on a two-week cycle, so a second week brings new ones. Run in Spanish, so it suits kids happy to follow a Spanish-speaking monitor all day.
A multisport day camp at Centro Deportivo M86, the big swimming and sports complex by Sainz de Baranda. Kids swim every day in its pools, with water polo and water games, then play hockey, basketball, soccer and newer team games like tchoukball and spikeball, plus gymkhanas, crafts and indoor games in the afternoon. Groups by age, with some English practice built in. Run mainly in Spanish.
A tennis-and-pool day camp at Club de Tenis Alameda, a club with clay courts and an outdoor pool in Alameda de Osuna. Kids mix tennis and padel coaching with swimming, games and crafts, run by a team of more than 20 tennis, padel, swim and leisure monitors. A Babycamp option covers 3-year-olds, and a tennis-only intensive suits keen players. Run in Spanish.
The age when camp becomes straightforward: most providers take children from four, and the weeks are built around play, swimming and crafts rather than serious instruction.
Thames British School opens its Majadahonda campus for a short summer camp run entirely in English. Days mix sports and outdoor games, creative workshops and daily water activities, in a British school setting with personal attention. Families can book single weeks. It suits kids who want an English summer close to home in the northwest suburbs.
A musical theater camp run entirely in English by native teachers. Each session builds toward one full show: kids learn the songs, choreography and lines, help make costumes and sets, then perform it for families at the end. Mornings rotate through dance, singing, acting and crafts, with games, cooking, yoga and storytime in between. No stage or English experience needed. It takes place in a dance studio in Chamberí.
A summer day camp at a sports club in the green Somontes area of El Pardo, run by Aula Joven. Kids play tennis, padel, football, baseball and newer team games like ultimate and rugby tag, swim every day in the club pools, and follow nature trails along the Manzanares. Days add crafts, dance, film and yoga workshops, themed days and a farewell party each week. Led in Spanish.
The city's own summer holiday camp, run in public primary schools across Madrid. Kids spend the day on play-based group activities, with breakfast and lunch included. Some games use English, but it is not an immersion program.
Only children registered (empadronados) in the city can apply, and places go by lottery, so it suits families who can plan ahead and wait to hear back.
A city-run sports camp for the week when many parents are back at work but school has not started. Kids play team games, sports and recreational activities with monitors in municipal sports centers, with a mid-morning snack included. Some places are kept for children with special educational needs. It suits families who need morning cover that week.
A free early-summer day camp run by the Villaverde district in five public schools. Kids spend the day on play-based activities and workshops, with breakfast and lunch included and an early drop-off for working parents. It is for children who live or study in Villaverde, and places are drawn by lottery with a share kept for families supported by social services. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp at a public school in Chamartín, booked week by week. Kids spend the day on games, sports and workshops with monitors, with an early drop-off that includes breakfast. Places go first to children registered in Chamartín, then to pupils at the district's publicly funded schools, with a lottery when needed. Families commit to attendance, and unexplained absences count against future bookings. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer camp spread across four public schools in San Blas-Canillejas, with lunch included. Kids fill the day with games, sports and workshops led by monitors, and families can add an early start with breakfast or a later pickup with a snack. Priority goes to children at the district's public schools and to parents who cannot work from home. Run in Spanish.
A free summer camp in Salamanca held at the Torrespaña sports grounds by Fuente del Berro, not in a school. Days mix outdoor games, sports, workshops and nature outings, with pool time in past editions and an optional bus from a pickup point in the district. It is for children at the district's publicly funded schools whose parents both work. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer day camp for Retiro families, held in a public school in the district. Kids spend the day on games, sports and educational workshops in groups by age, with an early drop-off that includes breakfast and a late pickup with a snack. It is aimed at families who need full-day cover while they work, and places go by lottery when demand runs high. Run in Spanish.
A city-run summer camp held in public schools in Arganzuela, with breakfast and lunch included. Kids spend the day on games, sports and craft workshops with a team of monitors, in groups by age. Places go first to families registered in the district where both parents work, then to pupils at Arganzuela schools, with a lottery when demand runs high. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp at a public school in Alameda de Osuna, booked in one- and two-week shifts across the holidays. Kids spend the day on games, sports and workshops with monitors, and families can add an early start with breakfast or a later pickup. Priority goes to families where both parents work and who live, study or work in Barajas; large families pay reduced fees. Run in Spanish.
A free city summer camp run by the Tetuán district in two public schools, and families pick one. Kids spend the day on games, workshops and sports with lunch at school, and an early start with breakfast or a later pickup with a snack is available. It is open to children who live or study in Tetuán, or whose parent lives or works there. Run in Spanish.
A free summer day camp from the Puente de Vallecas district, held in two neighborhood public schools. Kids spend long days on creative workshops, sports and outdoor games with other local children, and an early drop-off with breakfast helps working parents. It is meant for families registered in the district where both parents work or attend job training. Run in Spanish.
A free summer day camp run by the Ciudad Lineal district in two public schools, one in La Elipa and one in San Pascual. Kids are grouped by age for workshops, sports and outdoor games, with breakfast and lunch served at school. Places go first to children registered in the district, with La Elipa families first in line at the Leopoldo Alas site. Run in Spanish.
An English immersion day camp on the American School of Madrid campus in Pozuelo. Each week has a new theme, and kids learn through games, drama, music, art, science, sports, cooking and storytelling in small groups. There is time outdoors every day, and the month closes with an American-style picnic and water games. Suits beginners as well as kids who already speak English well.
A summer school taught entirely in English at Hastings' two sites in Chamartín: under-5s at the Early Years campus on Paseo de la Habana, older kids at the Primary building on Bendición de Campos. Days mix science, cooking, circus tricks, crafts, multisport, robotics and coding, pottery and water games. Each group goes on one trip a week, with one monitor for every ten children.
A day camp in English on the International College Spain campus in La Moraleja, run by Clubs Complete. Each week has a new theme, such as water play with slides, tie-dye and slime, or circus skills with popcorn and cotton candy, and some weeks kids choose a sports track or a STEM track. Kids are grouped as Infants, Juniors and Seniors.
St. George Madrid, a British international school in Hortaleza, runs a summer school open to children from any school, taught by native-level English speakers, with a Spanish track too. Kids can switch weeks between the general camp and, in recent summers, a STEM camp with robotics, coding and 3D design, and a theater camp led by a professional actress that builds to a show. The campus has an outdoor pool.
An English-only play camp run by the Kids&Us school in Chamartín, held at a nearby school with covered courts. Groups split by age rotate through outdoor games, water games, theater, songs and crafts, and fill in a camp book as they go; older kids add science experiments and team challenges. The youngest can nap after lunch. It is open to kids who don't study at Kids&Us.
An outdoor English camp with native teachers at a sports club next to Quinta de los Molinos park. Kids swim in the club pool every day and spend the rest of the time on music, dance, theater, crafts, science, cooking, sports and storytime, in groups by age. There is a garden for outdoor play and an air-conditioned room for the hottest days. No English or arts experience needed.
A summer day camp taught 100% in English by native teachers at La Casita's neighborhood centers around Madrid. Each week has its own theme, from art and world cooking to jungle animals, farm life and the ocean, with crafts, science, yoga, theater and park time when possible. Fridays end with a cooking session. Groups top out at 10 kids.
A July day camp on a farm estate outside Alcalá de Henares, with its own farm of horses, ponies, goats, rabbits and cows. Kids care for and ride the horses, then rotate through a climbing wall, archery, laser tag, kayaking, gymkhanas and crafts in three age groups. Kids staying all day finish at a public pool. Best for outdoorsy kids, and a drive from central Madrid. Run in Spanish.
A week-long city camp shared between the Real Jardín Botánico and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, a short walk away. Kids follow a story-led theme through the garden's greenhouses and beds, sketch plants, play games and run small experiments, then spend one full day a week among the museum's collections from around the world. Led in Spanish. Suits curious kids who like drawing, stories and being outdoors.
A day camp inside the Zoo Aquarium in Casa de Campo. Kids spend the week with the zoo's environmental educators in small groups by age, learning how the animals live and why protecting nature matters. Each week has its own theme, from the zoo's animal stars to evolution, plus a keepers' school week where kids help with the animals' daily routine. Run in Spanish.
A day camp in a pine wood at Campa's own adventure park in Las Rozas, near Európolis. Kids are split by age: the youngest get a bouncy castle, crafts and storytelling, while older kids move on to archery, climbing walls, zip lines and the high ropes course. Adventure activities run early in the morning to dodge the heat, and every day includes the pool.
A free summer camp from the Usera district, spread across three public schools so families can stay close to home. Kids get games, workshops and play-based learning, with a mid-morning snack and lunch, plus an early drop-off with breakfast and a later pickup with an afternoon snack. It suits families where parents work, and some places are kept for families supported by social services. Run in Spanish.
A district summer camp held at the Margot Moles municipal sports center rather than a school, with games and activities that make use of the center's sports spaces. Priority goes to children who live or study in Vicálvaro or whose parents work there, and each child can only take a limited number of weeks, so places spread across many families. Run in Spanish.
The English Montessori School runs its summer camp at Discovery House, its early-years building in Aravaca, for TEMS and non-TEMS children alike. Each week has its own theme, with art, science and water play, and a themed party every Friday. Groups are small and split by age, with lower ratios for the under-threes, in rooms set up on Montessori lines. It suits younger kids who need a gentle English summer.
The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales runs this day camp inside the museum itself, and has done so for over 25 summers. Each week follows a theme (recent ones covered space, with a Planetario trip, and art meets science), mixing workshops, games, costumes and the museum's well-known photo safari through the galleries. It suits curious kids who like animals, fossils and experiments.
The Museo Lázaro Galdiano runs a small workshop camp in its garden and galleries off Calle Serrano. Recent editions were built around nature and botany: kids made a herbarium, painted plants, mapped scents, made jewelry and stop-motion stories, and learned from the collection along the way. It suits kids who like making things and do not need a sports-heavy summer.
An art camp built around the painter Joaquín Sorolla, run by the museum and its foundation. Through games, small experiments and painting workshops, kids look closely at his pictures and the colors he used, then make their own work. While the museum is closed for works, the camp runs at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón a few streets away. Led in Spanish. Suits kids who like to paint.
A day camp inside Faunia, the nature park in Vicálvaro. Kids move in small groups by age with a Faunia monitor, travel from the polar ecosystem to the jungle pavilion, feed the farm animals and do nature workshops, games and gymkhanas. Activities run on a two-week cycle, so a second week brings new ones. Run in Spanish, so it suits kids happy to follow a Spanish-speaking monitor all day.
A multisport day camp at Centro Deportivo M86, the big swimming and sports complex by Sainz de Baranda. Kids swim every day in its pools, with water polo and water games, then play hockey, basketball, soccer and newer team games like tchoukball and spikeball, plus gymkhanas, crafts and indoor games in the afternoon. Groups by age, with some English practice built in. Run mainly in Spanish.
A tennis-and-pool day camp at Club de Tenis Alameda, a club with clay courts and an outdoor pool in Alameda de Osuna. Kids mix tennis and padel coaching with swimming, games and crafts, run by a team of more than 20 tennis, padel, swim and leisure monitors. A Babycamp option covers 3-year-olds, and a tennis-only intensive suits keen players. Run in Spanish.
