Trackers Skills Night
Connect, Play & Practice
Every Second Thurs, Sept to April · 5:45-7:30 PM
Trackers SE · 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave
FREE — Skills grow stronger when we practice in community. Trackers Skills Night is a free gathering every second Thursday, September through April, at our SE Portland HQ—the Scout Pit. Each evening features hands-on skill-sharing: fire-by-friction, archery, wild plants, woodcarving, knots, orienteerying, and more. Connect with Trackers Guides, meet other families, and experience a culture of mentorship and growth that defines Trackers. All are welcome.
RSVP Below
A Free Community Skills Gathering
When
Every 2nd Thursday, Sept to April
5:45 PM to 7:30 PM
5:45 PM to 7:30 PM
Where
The Scout Pit · Trackers SE
4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
Cost
FREE entry
Potluck dishes welcome
Potluck dishes welcome
At Trackers Skills Night, families and community members come together to learn and practice new skills. Each evening features a hands-on skill share led by Trackers Guides, often with teens from our advanced programs stepping up to role model what they've learned.
Choose Your Trackers Guild
Skills Night is a community event sharing skills across our Four Guilds. Each month features a different focus:
Rangers Guild
September & January
Practice wilderness survival, forest craft, archery, stealth, stone and bone tools, firecraft, and other wilderness skills.
Mariners Guild
October & February
Hone skills of traversing, wayfinding, compass work, knots, casting, rigging a line, and seashore know-how.
Wilders Guild
November & March
Build skills of homesteading, woodcarving, sharpening, wild plants, botany, sewing, fiber arts, and more.
Artisans Guild
December & April
Connect with crafts like blacksmithing, ceramics, weaving, and storytelling that builds a learning community.
Community Connections
Trackers Skills Night is layered by design. It is welcoming for beginners and deep enough for serious students. Evenings often include oom-pah & shanties, and families frequently bring seasonal or wild foods to share potluck-style. Alongside skill practice, these additional pathways are waiting to be discovered for those who are ready.
🧙 Goblin Market
Every Skills Night, the Scout Pit also becomes a Goblin Market. Kids and adults trade small handmade trinkets and found baubles. No money, no food, just fun for this imaginative barter market. Learn more about the Goblin Market →
🥾 The Trackers Trail
Skills Night can be the starting point of the Trackers Trail, our progression of bandanas and badges that mark skill growth and development while introducing young Trackers to the path, and invite those ready to go deeper into online and in-person guided certifications.
🌲 Trackers Teams
Let's create a third space where Trackers Teams of 4 to 8 friends self-organize and meet regularly to practice skills. Organized by parents and supported by our advanced teen students, teams can train outdoors in field trips to Camp Roslyn.
Details & How-To
Trackers Skills Night is open to our community at the Scout Pit (Trackers SE Portland). You can RSVP below or just show up. Bring a labeled potluck dish if you'd like, or grab food from the carts around the corner.
- 5:45 PM Arrival, Music, Connection
- 6:00 PM Trackers Skills Sharing
- 7:20 PM Closing Circle
- 7:30 PM Caretaking & Cleanup
🗓️ Rhythm of the Year
Every Second Thursday Skills Night runs every second Thursday of the month, September through April. It helps to be present for the full event, but you're welcome to drop in anytime. See the full schedule of dates →
Guild Rotation Each month spotlights one Guild: Rangers, Mariners, Wilders, then Artisans, twice around per year.
Potluck Welcome Families often bring seasonal or wild foods to share. Bring a labeled dish, or grab food from the carts around the corner.
🧭 Good to Know
Youth Participants Guardians must fully supervise children under 16. Teens 16+ may attend without a guardian only with explicit consent and acknowledgement that Trackers is not providing direct, continuous supervision.
Caretaking & Cleanup Let's leave it better than we find it. At this free community event, we're grateful to those who help care for and clean up.
Goblin Market Every Skills Night includes our Goblin Market. Bring found treasures & junk to trade. Learn about Goblin Market →
Skills Calendar
Sessions take place every second Thursday from September to April.
Round 1
- September 10, 2026 Rangers + Tracktoberfest
- October 8, 2026 Mariners Focus
- November 12, 2026 Wilders Focus
- December 10, 2026 Artisans + Goblin Market
Round 2
- January 14, 2027 Rangers Focus
- February 11, 2027 Mariners Focus
- March 11, 2027 Wilders Focus
- April 8, 2027 Artisans + Goblin Market
RSVP
RSVPs help us plan skill stations and supplies for everyone. Walk-ins are always welcome.