The ARG Help Desk, located outside of the Game Room, will be open during these hours. Go there if you have questions about the ARG (Camp Gemstone Pond: Make Memories That Will End a Lifetime), or if you want to speak with the Gemstone Pond Camp Counselors.
Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT ARG Help Desk
Bring your white clothes to tie dye! Works best with 100% Cotton, Hemp, or Wool. 50/50 Poly Blend is NOT recommended.
There will be 2 sessions - Thursday Evening and Friday Morning, and we'll have PLENTY of dye, so you don't need to all rush to get there at once!
Don't have anything to dye? Buy some white merch at the MAGStock Merch store or Pay What You Can (Suggested donation $3) for a white shirt at the Craft Tent!
Friday June 13, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT Craft Tent
Want to learn how to square dance? Well come on down to the main stage to learn the Irish Folk Flavor- Ceili (kay-lee)! Let’s see how many tavern songs from video games we can dance to, and if you can recognize what game the song came from! Join us for some low impact movement to start your morning. If you can walk, you can Ceili dance. We’ll be teaching some basic steps and walking through traditional dances before putting what we’ve learned to music. No experience necessary- we’ll teach you how to move No partner necessary- we’ll switch up partners throughout the lesson No memorization necessary- there will be a caller to guide you through the movements You might have seen some examples of Ceili dancing in the “Third Class Dance” from Titanic or the “Meryton Assembly Dance” from Pride and Prejudice.
What to Bring: Comfortable shoes Water
Friday June 13, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Main Stage
That's right horror fam, Taskmaster returns on Friday the 13th at noon. You'll get to witness the utter carnage that is this gauntlet of glee of Taskmaster on the most auspicious day of MAGStock, with a group of competitors plucked from the main stage lineup to do ridiculous battle, for my favor and your amusement!
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT Main Stage
The Undercroft Canteen once again hosts the annual MAGStock Chili Cook-off! All participants must present their chili to the panel of judges at this time to be considered for the title of Chili Cook-Off Champion! This Battle of the Bubbling Brews will result in two Champions, one for the Carnivorous category, and one for the Vegetarian category.
Aspiring chefs should see the contest's rules and regulations @ https://magstock.org/chilli-cookoff/
Tableware for the judges will be provided by event staff.
Game begins 1:00pm at the Pondside Field! Bring your own situpon, snacks, and cheering things!
Signups open at the Range until 12:15 on Friday. Practice is 12:40-1:00 at the Pondside Field.
You'll want teams of 3-4 people: two to hold the slingshot and one to draw and shoot (you can rotate positions!). See how much you can knock down to get the highest score. Feel free to bring your own to practice, but must use the ones provided during the contest.
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT Projectiles
Do you enjoy fiber arts like knitting, crochet, weaving, or other ways of working with yarn? Are you interested in learning one of the most ancient crafts of humankind? Come learn the basics of spinning wool into yarn using a drop spindle in this beginner-friendly workshop! $5 Material Fee - For Wool $
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT Craft Barn
Make your own stencil for Screen Printing! Bring a design or sketch one, then make a screen with an embroidery hoop to print onto clothes you've brought or MAGStock-provided fabric on Saturday!
IF YOU WAN TO MAKE YOUR OWN A STENCIL - YOU MUST ATTEND THIS SESSION!
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT Craft Tent
Ultimate Frisbee Pick-Up Game Come join us at the Barnside field for a game of Ultimate! We’ll split up into two teams and throw a disk around. Come prepared to exercise and make some new friends!
Ultimate is a non-contact sport where teammates throw a frisbee to each other until a person catches it in an endzone. Meanwhile, the other team is trying to prevent pass completions by limiting field position and knocking the disk out of the air.
No experience necessary. We’ll explain the rules of the game and teach you how to throw a disk if you have never played.
What to Bring: Light shirt and dark shirt Athletic shoes (cleats if you have them) Water Sunscreen
No summer at Camp Gemstone Pond would be complete without the Gemstone Prom, celebrating your favorite camp activities, and of course, your favorite camp counselors! Come dance the night (afternoon) away with DJ Playlist, and compete in fun mini games to support your favorite counselor's bid to become Gemstone Royalty! Are you a Jock? A Band Kid? What about a Tree Hugger? Whatever clique you choose, there will be plenty of activities, and plenty of drama. Come dressed to impress, or just as you are. And, at the end of the night (afternoon) we'll crown this summer's Gemstone Royalty!
(This LARP event is closely tied to the ARG (Camp Gemstone Pond: Make Memories That Will End a Lifetime), but it is not necessary to attend in order to participate in the ARG, and vice versa. The second half of the LARP will feature some scary things, so if you do not want to be scared, you are welcome to leave half way through. An announcement will be made at that time to remind people.)
Do you think you can build the strongest bridge at MAGStock with just popsicle sticks and white glue? There will be prizes for Strongest and Best Dressed!
Get started early! The glue needs time to dry! Check out the rules in the Craft Barn.
Friday June 13, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT Craft Barn
Campers will be guided as they paint their very own pennant flag that can be displayed at camp or at home. Stencils and inspiration will be provided. We will also weather proof pennants.
Friday June 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT Craft Tent
This D&D one shot campaign is an adventure through an escape room of a house! You must navigate through the rooms and solve logic and mechanics puzzles in order to find your way to the basement, all the while assaulted by your goal, an undying revenant who rises each night and torments the local village! Will you be able to stop Joachim, The Terror of Slatepond or will you be trapped in the house forever...
There are two independent sessions, please attend one or the other.
Friday June 13, 2025 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT Game Room
Johann Sebastian Joust is a no-graphics, digitally-enabled playground game designed for motion controllers.
The goal is to be the last player remaining. When the music — J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos — plays in slow-motion, the controllers are very sensitive to movement. When the music speeds up, the threshold becomes less strict, giving the players a small window to dash at their opponents. If your controller is ever moved beyond the allowable threshold, you're out! Try to jostle your opponents' controllers while protecting your own.
Enjoy interactive nightlife entertainment? Love to sing and dance the night away? Join us for electrifying Karaoke & Dance Nights at the Undercroft Canteen! Last year was a blast, and this year will be even better with new gear and an improved set up! Not a big singer? No stress! There'll be a little bit for everyone with themed segments for karaoke and dancing being sprinkled throughout the nights. So bring yourself and friends to do solo & duet acts, or make new connections in big group sing-alongs with the MAGfam! Let's warm up those vocal cords, let loose your caboose, and let’s make these some nights to remember!
Friday June 13, 2025 8:00pm - Saturday June 14, 2025 1:00am EDT Undercroft (Canteen)
Join us for a camp wide trick or treat event. Decorate your campsite and put up a sign outside your tent or cabin to let people know you what goodies you are giving away. Please keep snacks in their original packaging and have ingredients provided.
Friday June 13, 2025 9:00pm - Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00am EDT Other
Play flashlight tag at night in the woods. Meet up spot is the bridge at the pond on the field side. Some flashlights will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00am - 1:00am EDT Pondside FieldPondside Field
