The pool is open 24 hours, but swim at your own risk when lifeguards are not on duty! Minors are not allowed in the pool when there is no lifeguard on duty.
Thursday June 12, 2025 3:00pm - 8:00pm EDT Swimming Pool
Create your first book using the pamphlet stich. Come create a junk book with us that you can use to take notes, store stickers, and keep peoples phone numbers. Bring your own scrap paper if you want a specific design.
Thursday June 12, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Craft Tent
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.
Thursday June 12, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT ARG Help Desk
What better way to spend your first evening at Camp Gemstone Pond than on a lovely walk around the grounds with Birdie Birch, the Camp Counselor in charge of nature activities? Learn about the local flora, enjoy the scenery, and get some light exercise on this relaxing walk in a place where nothing bad ever happens. Meet at the ARG Help Desk at 6pm sharp!
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!
Thursday June 12, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT Craft Tent
Irish Jams - Bring an instrument and jam to traditional Irish music, along with video game music with Irish trad roots! There is a potential opportunity to play live for the ceili dance sessions as well!
Rapper with an MBA, a trombone Super Saiyan, and a Billboard Charting recording/ performing artist. Tromboned on tracks with hip hop stars like Jidenna and underground stalwarts like Strange Music's Ubiquitous and JL. Opened for Janelle Monae, Tech N9ne, Rakim, etc.
Members: Kadesh Flow (he/him)
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:00pm - 8:45pm EDT Main Stage
From sunset to quiet hours near the communal fire pit, this is the opportunity for fellow creatures of the night to embrace the darkness! This is a 4-hour plunge into the mysterious depths of post-punk, darkwave, and EBM as night falls upon the sky! I plan on hosting every night so nobody misses out on their chance to explore the darkness! Dark and spooky outfits are encouraged but never required!
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:00pm - Friday June 13, 2025 12:00am EDT Campfire
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!
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:00pm - Friday June 13, 2025 1:00am EDT Undercroft (Canteen)
Hey, Gen X and Millenials, remember when friendship bracelets were made from string? Come hang out and relive the old days of embroidery floss bracelets. Relearn the skills you had in middle school or learn them for the first time!
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT Craft Barn
Ham radio operators are some weird folks. Come by and build a real working Yagi antenna from PVC and chopped up tape measures! BYO radio, but you can also borrow one of ours for testing.
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:30pm - 10:00pm EDT Craft Tent
What if a classic Game Boy soundtrack was composed as a modern electropop dance song that bounces between powerful vocals and ripping guitar solos. Our live shows are an interactive, high-energy, unique experience, encouraging audiences to get involved with the push of a button. We have opened for acts from They Might Be Giants to Andew WK across the US, and have songs featuring Matt Mercer, Mega Ran, I Fight Dragons, Psychostick, & Ashly Burch.
You know that game you rented once when you were 9 and loved it and the music was amazing and almost no one covers it? That's what Steel Samurai plays: the deep cut classics. The only VGM band built on unearthing the rare, the obscure, the under-appreciated melodies that have been swimming around in your subconscious since Blockbuster closed. Featuring the music of Ace Attorney, Mega Man 9, Gimmick, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and much more.
Thursday June 12, 2025 10:15pm - 11:15pm EDT Main Stage
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 pool is open 24 hours, but swim at your own risk when lifeguards are not on duty! Minors are not allowed in the pool when there is no lifeguard on duty.
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 8:00pm EDT Swimming Pool
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
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for 5-20 courageous players and one devious storyteller. A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Game Room
K!LL LYOKO is a MAG exclusive, collaborative project between artists K!LL SCREEN and Ninelyoko. Both are talented, veteran DJs with a passionate love for video games, music, nostalgia, and everything nerd culture. Every set is a different sound, vibe, genre, and experience. If you miss it, that’s it, don’t expect it again.
Members: K!LL SCREEN Ninelyoko
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT Pool (Stage)
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.)
You’ve entered the official realm of Prowess The Testament, Emcee. Dragon. Fundraiser. Alchemist. Storyteller. I write with a sword in one hand and a scroll in the other—crafting verses steeped in mythology, metaphysics, and meaning.
Members: Prowess (She/Her)
Friday June 13, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT Pool (Stage)
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.
From sunset to quiet hours near the communal fire pit, this is the opportunity for fellow creatures of the night to embrace the darkness! This is a 4-hour plunge into the mysterious depths of post-punk, darkwave, and EBM as night falls upon the sky! I plan on hosting every night so nobody misses out on their chance to explore the darkness! Dark and spooky outfits are encouraged but never required!
Friday June 13, 2025 8:00pm - Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00am EDT Campfire
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
WASD does hard-rock renditions of video game music. But we aren't playing peasant console music. We play music from the most glorious system... The personal computer. Prepare your sockets, ports, and connectors for an intense audio-visual concert experience that takes you through gaming history from the 90s to today!
Members: Austin (he/him) - Guitar Jack (he/him) - Bass Andy (he/him) - Drums Mark (he/him) - Guitar
Friday June 13, 2025 9:10pm - 9:55pm EDT Main Stage
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
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.
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT ARG Help Desk
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
Saturday June 14, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT Main Stage
The pool is open 24 hours, but swim at your own risk when lifeguards are not on duty! Minors are not allowed in the pool when there is no lifeguard on duty.
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00pm - 8:00pm EDT Swimming Pool
Do you enjoy fiber arts like knitting or crochet? Are you interested in learning one of the most ancient crafts of humankind? Learn the basics of weaving by making a bookmark, coaster, or tiny tapestry! You'll learn the first steps of making fabric from yarn and receive a kit with your own little loom to take home. IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE HAND-SPINNING WORKSHOP, YOU CAN EVEN USE YOUR OWN HAND-SPUN YARN!
Saturday June 14, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT Craft Barn
MAGStock is a BYOB event, so be sure to Bring Your Own Beyblades! A Beyblade X Tournament will be held at the Undercroft Canteen! Will you be the last one spinning?
-All entrants must provide an "X" Series Beyblade -Only official Beyblades and accessories are permitted -Some beyblades will be available to those without one on a first come first serve basis -Tournament arena will be open to grudge matches and tomfoolery following trophy-awarding
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.
Saturday June 14, 2025 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT Game Room
Join us in the Artist Alley for our annual special event! This year, the Night Market is transforming into the FRIGHT Market with a fun twist towards the spooky and supernatural! Discover Fright Market exclusive vendors, limited edition wares, play games for prizes, enjoy music, and MORE at this year's Fright Market!
Saturday June 14, 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm EDT Artist Alley
Sirens & Liars is a powerhouse female vocal duo that primarily covers songs from video games and other "nerdy" properties such as TV shows and movies. Known for their haunting sound and tight harmonies, Ashley (mezzo soprano) and Alyx (soprano) blend their voices seamlessly to create a mesmerizing and unforgettable performance experience. From Fallout to Cyberpunk, Hades to Skyrim, they do it all—and quite stylishly!
Members: Ashley (she/her) Alyx (she/her)
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT Main Stage
Learn how to make little dolls out of yarn! A traditional craft from Appalachia to Ukraine, simple poppet dolls can be a sweet sign of spring, a great stash-buster, or a spooky way to work a hex*. Come and learn how to fashion your own little guy/gal/pal today!
*Void where prohibited. MagStock is not liable for any curses, hexes, or other occult shenanigans.
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT Craft Tent
From sunset to quiet hours near the communal fire pit, this is the opportunity for fellow creatures of the night to embrace the darkness! This is a 4-hour plunge into the mysterious depths of post-punk, darkwave, and EBM as night falls upon the sky! I plan on hosting every night so nobody misses out on their chance to explore the darkness! Dark and spooky outfits are encouraged but never required!
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00pm - Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00am EDT Campfire
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!
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00pm - Sunday June 15, 2025 1:00am EDT Undercroft (Canteen)
Join us down at the pond (seating available at the firepit) for the exciting conclusion of this year's ARG (Camp Gemstone Pond: Make Memories That Will End a Lifetime)!
