The 16th Annual

Blue Balloon Spring Songwriting Showcase 2026!


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Music Showcase Songwriting School for Kids in NYC
 

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES: May 31st & June 1st

LOCATION: THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY NYC

25 11th Ave, at Hudson River, New York, NY 10011

Saturday: TBD!

Sunday: TBD!

IN-PERSON ART GALLERY: May 31st & June 1st

LOCATION: THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY NYC

25 11th Ave, at Hudson River, New York, NY 10011

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE: TBD!

LOCATION: ZOOM

Time: TBD!


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***Tickets are good for the full weekend of shows!***

What THE NEW YORK TIMES has to say about our showcases:

"The Knitting Factory has been host to many boundary-pushing musicians. That will still be true [on Sunday], but these artists will be younger than usual, and they’ll be redefining the limits of what children can do. All are students at Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People, a school that the songwriter, performer and former teacher Rachel Lipson founded with the goal of letting children master instruments by writing their own songs.”

- THE NEW YORK TIMES

 
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SEE A PAST SHOWCASE IN ACTION BELOW!

By Portraits That Move

 
 
Student on stage playing guitar.
Young student playing ukulele. Caption reads, "Sitting "on stage" at the @knittingfactorybk 🙂"
Student sitting in front of a keyboard with a caption that says, "Taran's virtual piano concert!! @blueballoonschool"
Student smiling in front of a lap top and microphone, caption says, "Getting ready for her show! @blueballoonschool"

CHECK OUT OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO BELOW (DEBUTED AT THE 2019 SHOWCASE!)

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO 💙