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Kids Zone & Family Fun

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Joy Machine is Squonk's newest large-scale outdoor spectacle, powered by audience participation.

Family Fun Around Every Corner

This page features information from a past event. Stay tuned for updates and details about the Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival 2027!

From wild rides to wacky shows, and from kid-approved toys to kid-made masterpieces, the Blue Stone Festival has endless fun for the whole family. 

🎡 Kids Zone 

The Kids Zone is a whirlwind of excitement! With a $15 wristband, kids can enjoy exciting carnival rides and wacky inflatables, all day long! 

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The Kids Zone features a climbing wall, carnival rides, an inflatable obstacle course, and more. 

 

👋 Hilderbrand Stage - Squonk 

Next door to the Kids Zone, you'll discover the Hilderbrand Stage. This year, don’t miss the Georgia premiere of Squonk’s Joy Machine, an exhilarating outdoor spectacle that transforms public space into a larger-than-life celebration of music, art, and community.  Featuring live music, giant visual inventions, and hands-on interaction, audiences help animate puppets, play a massive drum wall, and power the action. Every performance is unique, transforming the public space into a joyful celebration of collective creativity and play.

Friday, September 25

  • 4:00 p.m.

  • 6:30 p.m. 

Saturday, September 26

  • 12:00 noon
  • 2:00 p.m.
  • 5:00 p.m. 

 

 

🎨 Artist Market & Emerging Artist Gallery 

There’s more ways for families to enjoy art across at the Blue Stone Festival: 

Visit the Emerging Artist Gallery to see inspiring works from local students. Art ranges from kindergartners' colorful masterpieces to high schoolers' ceramics and paintings. 

Stroll through the Artist Market to find kid-approved treasures like wooden toys, crochet stuffies and more.

A parent and child pose in the Artist Market
Explore the Artist Market to find kid-approved treasures! 

 

Learn more

Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival transforms the streets into a vibrant celebration of arts and music - Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26.

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Joe Alterman's Toast & Jam Jazz Brunch

Sunday, October 25
Join us for a deliciously laid-back Sunday as we serve up sizzling jazz, fresh bites, and lively conversation. Each month celebrated pianist Joe Alterman brings his favorite musical guests for a one-of-a-kind jazz brunch- blending live performances with unscripted interviews.
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Niladri Kumaar: The Space Between the Notes

Friday, October 30
Indian sitarist Niladri Kumaar has been described as a game changer, and a serious exponent of Indian Classical Music. One of the most compelling and innovative stars of India’s next generation of musicians, Kumaar was a frequent collaborator with the late Zakir Hussain.
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Atlanta's Funniest Priests

Thursday, November 12
SOLD OUT - contact the Box Office to join the wait list. Back by popular demand! For one night only, six beloved Atlanta priests step out of the pulpit and onto the stage to showcase their original stand-up comedy routines. It's a night of laughter where collars meet comedy!
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