Super Bowl of Marbles at Standing Stone State Park September 13

The National Rolley Hole Championship Marbles and Music Festival – the Super Bowl of marbles – rolls into Standing Stone State Park on Saturday, Sept. 13, featuring world-class marbles players.

The event, now in its 42nd year, is for all ages and runs 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Live bluegrass and old-time music and will be from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

In addition to the high-level competition, the day includes a kids marbles festival, marble making demonstrations and a marbles swap meet. Youth tournaments will be held. Food will be available all day. Admission is free although some activities require a fee to benefit the Friends of Standing Stone State Park, a support group.

“We welcome everyone,” said Park Ranger Jonathan Williams. “It’s a unique event at a beautiful Tennessee State Park. We want families to enjoy it all: with the marbles, the music, the food, and just have a good ol’ time. The tournament is a great tradition, and we’re proud to have it here at Standing Stone State Park.”

Rolley Hole is a folk game, similar to croquet. The strategy comes by determining the best way to keep opponents from making the hole, which often requires skillful hard shots against other marbles, sending them ricocheting across the yard. The competition is played by the rules of the National Rolley Hole Marbles Championship on a dirt yard which measures 40x25 feet. Standing Stone is the only state park in the nation with a rolley hole marbles yard, mainly because some of the best players hail from Tennessee’s Clay County and the surrounding area.

The event is widely regarded as one of the most effective public-sector folklife projects on record in Tennessee, winning the 2021 Governor’s Arts Folklife Heritage Award. It has promoted a greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage, community heritage, and folklife across the region, state, and beyond.

This year’s sponsors include Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Arts Commission, Honest Abe Log Homes, N&L Business Systems, and Southern Landscape Supply.

Standing Stone State Park is located 10 miles north of Livingston, just off Highway 52 near Celina and covers nearly 1,000 acres on the Highland Rim of north-central Tennessee. For more information about the festival and Standing Stone State Park call 931-823-6347 or visit Standing Stone State Park online.