Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 5:00–9:00 PM · Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway
10TH ANNIVERSARY East Suburban Atlanta Chapter · Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
The Children's Ball presents

MASTERSofIMAGINATION

A Met Gala Inspired Event

Halloween night, reimagined. Your children spend four hours being celebrated in the most beautiful room they have ever walked into. You get to sit down.

🗓️Saturday, October 31, 2026 🕔5:00 – 9:00 PM 📍Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway 🎈Ages 2 to 12
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Halloween Night
10th
Annual Ball
Oct 31
Halloween Night
400
Seats for 2026
2–12
Ages Celebrated
Ten Years of the Party With a Purpose

Where every child is a master of imagination.

The Children's Ball is metro Atlanta's night for children, built by the families of the East Suburban Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Ten years in, it is still the most joyful room in the city.

This is not a gala where children are an afterthought. It is their night. Dressed up, on the dance floor, photographed, celebrated, and shown what it looks like when a community invests in them.

This year the theme is Masters of Imagination, a Met Gala inspired event. Think red carpet, think couture, think a nine-year-old in a look they designed themselves. Costumes and creativity are the whole point.

And it lands on Halloween night. Red carpet instead of door to door, a ballroom instead of a dark sidewalk, and every child in the room treated like the main event.

Here is the part parents tell us about afterward. For four hours, you are not working. You are not walking a dark street counting heads or rationing candy or negotiating one more house. Your children are safe in one room, completely absorbed in being the center of attention, and you are sitting at a table with people you like. That is the trade. It is a good one.

In 2025 the room held over 350 guests. For the tenth anniversary we are building for 400.

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. has spent more than 85 years developing children into leaders through community service, legislative advocacy, and cultural enrichment. The Children's Ball is how our chapter carries that work forward, and it is the best party on the calendar.

The children get the night of their lives. The parents get to put their feet up. Everybody wins, and so does a room full of kids who will never know your name.
ESAC Children's Ball Committee
What the night actually feels like

An experience, not an obligation.

Four hours, one ballroom, and a guest list built entirely around children. Here is what you are walking into.

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The children are the main event

A red carpet at the door. A dance floor that never empties. Photographers who are there for them. Every child in that room is looked at the way children deserve to be looked at, by adults who came out on a Saturday night to do exactly that.

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The parents finally get to relax

No sidewalks, no flashlights, no headcount every thirty seconds. Sit at your table, eat a meal you did not cook, and watch your child have the time of their life from across the room. For once, Halloween is not a job.

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Halloween, done bigger and safer

One room. One guest list. Every face accounted for. Instead of knocking on strangers' doors in the dark, your children celebrate in a hotel ballroom dressed as whatever they dreamed up. Home by bedtime, and still talking about it in November.

Tickets & Tables

Tickets are on sale now.

Seats are $130 and reserved tables of ten are $1,300. Last year the room held over 350 guests. This year there are 400 seats, and that is the whole room for the whole night. When they are gone, they are gone.

General Admission On Sale Now
One seat admits one guest, child or adult
$130
per seat
Reserved Table of 10 Seated together
Purchased as one transaction · your whole group at one table
$1,300
per table

Every guest needs a seat, children included. Tables of ten are sold as a single purchase and seated together, and families often split one across two or three households. A ticketing platform fee applies at checkout.

Reserve your seats
Two minutes now beats a waitlist later.

Secure checkout. Your seats are confirmed by email immediately. 400 seats for the entire night.

Buy Tickets
Where the money goes

Every dollar leaves the room with a destination.

Benefiting
Jack and Jill of America Foundation
Plus local nonprofits serving children in metro Atlanta.

Proceeds from the tenth anniversary Ball are distributed to the Jack and Jill of America Foundation and to local nonprofits serving children in metro Atlanta. In 2025 that meant Phoenix Pass and Generate Tech alongside the Foundation.

  • ★Jack and Jill of America Foundation. National grantmaking for programs in education, health, and civic engagement for children.
  • ★Local nonprofit beneficiaries. Selected by the chapter each year for direct impact right here in our own community.
Halloween night

The biggest Halloween party our children will ever walk into.

October 31 falls on a Saturday this year, and the Ball has it. Instead of door to door in the dark, your children get a red carpet, a ballroom, a DJ, and four hours built entirely around them. You get a seat, a meal, and the rare Halloween where the hardest thing you do all night is take pictures.

  • ★Saturday, October 31 · 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway. Home in plenty of time for bed.
  • ★A safe alternative to trick-or-treating. One room, one guest list, every child celebrated by name.
  • ★Parents actually get to enjoy it. Sit down, catch up with friends, and let someone else run the evening for a change.
  • ★Come as a master of imagination. Costumes, couture, or the best red carpet look they can dream up.
Good to know

Questions, answered.

Who is the Children's Ball for?
Children ages 2 to 12 and the adults who love them. Parents, grandparents, godparents, and family friends all attend. Every guest, child or adult, needs a seat.
How much are tickets?
Seats are $130 each and reserved tables of ten are $1,300. Tickets are on sale now. There are 400 seats in the room for the entire night, and last year's Ball drew over 350 guests, so the room does fill.
What is the theme, and what should we wear?
This year's theme is Masters of Imagination, a Met Gala inspired event. Come dressed for the red carpet in your most imaginative look. Children go all out, and the adults are encouraged to match their energy.
Is this instead of trick-or-treating?
For most of our families, yes. The Ball runs 5:00 to 9:00 PM on Halloween night, so children are celebrated in one safe ballroom instead of walking door to door after dark, and everyone is home in time for bed. Parents get an evening they can actually sit down and enjoy, which is not something Halloween usually offers.
How do tables work?
A table seats ten and is purchased as one transaction at $1,300. Everyone on the table is seated together. Families often split a table across two or three households.
Is my ticket or sponsorship tax-deductible?
No. The East Suburban Atlanta Chapter is not a 501(c)(3), so tickets and event sponsorships are not deductible charitable contributions. If you want a deduction, give directly to the Jack and Jill of America Foundation.
Is the souvenir journal printed?
No. The souvenir journal is digital only. Your ad runs in full color and is easy to share, and there are no print costs. Artwork and payment are due ahead of the journal build. Email the committee for the current deadline.
Can I support the Ball without attending?
Yes. A community sponsorship, a journal ad, or a patron listing all support children in our community whether or not you can be in the room that night.
Ten years in.

Best one yet.

Four hundred seats. One night. Halloween night. Give your children the evening they will talk about all year, and give yourself the one night off you have earned.