Concord is one of America's top 20 "Kid Friendly" suburban cities with nationally-recognized youth swimming, gymnastics, baseball, boxing, wrestling, softball and soccer programs and a Recreation After-School Program (RAP) for middle school students. Families enjoy a wealth of recreational offerings from golfing and hiking to youth and adult sports leagues.
The National Champion Terrapin Swim Team and 11-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps are located in Concord as well as the annual Concord Cup youth sports series, allowing athletes 4 to 19 to complete in a variety of sports including soccer and swimming.
The City of Concord offers a multitude of recreational programs, events and classes for all age groups, and operates Camp Concord at South Lake Tahoe: a family and group camp for children ages 8 to 14 in the Sierras. Open from June through August each summer since 1967, Camp Concord offers fun, growth, adventure and friendship.
- Concord Parks and Recreation
- Pixieland Amusement Park
- Qzar
- The Jungle Fun & Adventure
- Waterworld Concord
- 24 Hour Fitness
- Big C Athletic Club
- Community Youth Center
- Curves For Women
- Mavericks Sports Club
- Touchstone Climbing & Fitness
- Babe Ruth Baseball & Softball
- Clayton Valley Little League
- Concord American Little League
- Concord Pony Baseball League
- Concord Hawks
- Continental Little League
- JOBL - Junior Optimist Baseball-Softball Little League
- Payless Batting Cages
- Sandy Koufax League

- CYO
- MVP Flight
- Concord Bocce Federation

- Clayton Valley Athletic Association
- Concord Youth Center
- Concord Cobras Youth Football & Cheer
- Pyramid Cheer & Dance
- Clayton School of Dance

- Concord Stompers

- Dahlia's Rising Stars

- Da Island Way
- Dance Connection PAC
- D'Ann's Studio of Dance

- Drumbeat of Aloha - NaMamo No'eau

- Pyramid Cheer & Dance
- Square Dance
- Tumbling Company
- Community Youth Center
- Golden Gate Gymnastics

- Gymboree Play Center
- Liberty Gymnastics
- The Tumbling Company
- American Running & Fitness Association
- California Riding & Hiking Trail
- Contra Costa Horsemen's Association

- Contra Costa Canal Regional Trail
- Iron Horse Regional Trail
- Aikido
- Bay-Mountain Martial Arts
- Chinese Martial Arts
- Concord Kung Fu Academy
- Concord Martial Arts Academy

- Concord School of Karate

- Concord Tai Kwon Do and Tai Chi

- Concord Youth Center
- Jim Silvan's Karate Studio

- Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy
- USKO Family Training Center
- Wong's Martial Arts
- Concord Flying Club
- Concord Skatepark
- Delta Paintball

Diablo Youth Rugby - Dive N Board
- Model Railroad
- Mt. Diablo Pilots Association
- Nautilus Aquatics
- REI
- Slot Car Warehouse
- Sword Play Fencing
- Touchstone Climbing & Fitness
- Alexander Lindsay Museum
- ARF - Animal Rescue Foundation
- ARF Mart
- Contra Costa Animal Services
- Contra Costa Guide Dog Raisers
- Contra Costa Humane Society
- Dog Training
- Feral Cat Foundation
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind
- Lose or Find a Pet?
- Native Bird Connections
- Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
- Spay/Neuter/Vaccination Clinic
- SPCA - Contra Costa County
- Clayton Soccer Club
- Contra Costa Mixed

- Diablo Coed Soccer League
- East Bay Senior Soccer League
- Futsal
- Concord AYSO
- Diablo Valley Soccer Club
- Futsal
- Liga Latina

- Mt. Diablo Soccer Association (AYSO)
- Mt. Diablo Soccer League
- Babe Ruth Baseball & Softball
- Blue Ice
- Clayton Valley Little League
- Concord American Little League
- Continental Little League
- JOBL - Junior Optimist Baseball-Softball Little League
- Payless Batting Cages
- Shockers

- Bishop Estates
- Forest Park Swim Association
- Forest Park Swim Team
- Gehringer Park

- Springwood
- Terrapin Swim Team-USA Swimming
- Vista Diablo

- Walnut Country

- Ygnacio Wood
- Concord Table Tennis Club

- Recreation Afterschool Program (RAP)
- Concord Youth Center
- Digital Thunder Bowling at Clayton Valley Bowl
- Friday Night Live

- Karaoke at Benihana
- Qzar
- Slot Car Warehouse
- The Spot
- Concord Community and Recreation Tennis
- Aztec Tennis
- Big C Athletic Club
- Concord Tennis Club
- American Red Cross
- Americorps
- ARF - Animal Rescue Foundation
- Contra Costa Guide Dog Raisers
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Lindsay Wildlife Museum
- Peace Corps
- The Salvation Army
- VISTA - Volunteers In Service To America
- Volunteer Center of Contra Costa
- Volunteers of America