Tracktoberfest 2026
Music, Friends & Food!
Thurs, Sept 10, 2026 · 5:45-7:30 PM
Trackers SE · 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave
FREE to all community, families, and friends! Join us for Tracktoberfest, our Fall celebration of old-world craft, nature skills, hearty food, and merrymaking. This evening festival kicks off our Skills Night Series and the Goblin Market. Trade your treasures, learn archery or axe throwing, meet baby animals from the Wilders Ranch, get your face painted, and dance to the Trackers Jam Band.
RSVP Below
A Free Family Festival in SE Portland
When
Where
Trackers Lodge & Scout Pit
4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
Cost
FREE entry
Food & drink for purchase
Food & drink for purchase
1
Try a Skill
Archery, axe throwing, blacksmithing, cider pressing, and more.
2
Barter Like a Goblin
Bring handmade and found treasures to trade at the Goblin Market.
3
Connect in Community
Swap stories with like-minded families and old friends you just met.
4
Join the Dance
The Trackers Jam Band brings oompah & sea shanties for dancing & fun.
Craft. Feast. Frolic. Whether you're brand new to Trackers or returning for another season, Tracktoberfest is your chance to connect with the village. Kids and grown-ups alike can explore hands-on stations and enjoy the perfect mash-up of wilderness skills, homestead crafts, oom-pah & shanties, and merrymaking.
This year Tracktoberfest joins forces with our September Trackers Skills Night and the Goblin Market. One evening, three celebrations, all free to attend.
Free Activities All Evening
Every station is free, guided, and open all evening. Drop in, try a skill, join the dance.
🔥 Trackers Skills Night
Learn fire-by-friction and other Forest Craft skills. Kicks off the free monthly Skills Night series.
🪓 Axe Throwing
Sink the blade at our safe throwing lanes. Real axes, real targets, Guides at every lane.
⚒️ Blacksmithing Demos
Watch iron take shape by hammer and flame at the forge. Sparks fly and kids stare.
🎨 Face Painting & Arts
Get your face painted, watch clay spin in ceramics demos, and try other arts with our Artisans.
🎯 Archery Range
Free archery with our range masters. No experience needed, gear provided.
🪗 Oompah & Shanties
Oompah tunes and sea shanties with the Trackers Jam Band. Dance to the oom-pah pah.
🍎 Farm & Animals
Press fresh apple cider, then meet our baby lambs and goats in the Wilders Petting Zoo.
🧙 Goblin Market
Bring your baubles and barter like a proper forest goblin at the OPEN Goblin Market.
Kicking Off Trackers Skills Night 🔥
Skills grow stronger when we practice in community. This Tracktoberfest doubles as our September Trackers Skills Night, a free gathering every second Thursday, September through April, at the Scout Pit. Each month spotlights a different Guild:
- 5:45 PM Arrival, Music, Connection
- 6:00 PM Opening Circle
- 6:10 PM Trackers Skills Sharing
- 7:30 PM Caretaking & Cleanup
Rangers - September
Survival, archery & firecraft
Mariners - October
Wayfinding, knots & casting
Wilders - November
Woodwork, plants & fiber arts
Artisans - December
Blacksmith, ceramics & stories.
Come for Tracktoberfest, then keep coming back all year. See the full schedule of dates →
Food & Beverages
Prost! Eat Like a Legend
Sausages on the grill, beverages for all, and festival fare, all available for purchase.
Plus a selection of adult beverages for guests 21 and over. Come hungry, leave legendary.
Let the Revelry Begin
Kids, grown-ups, goblins, all welcome. Come hungry, come curious, and stay for the music.
🎪 The Festival Spirit
A Harvest Tradition Oktoberfest began as a village celebration, and that's exactly what this is. Ours just happens to include goblins, forges, and an archery range.
Fun Festivities Lederhosen, dirndls, flower crowns, goblin garb, or your favorite flannel. Come as you are or in costume. Plus, the Trackers Jam Band keeps the oompah & sea shanties going.
Potluck Welcome Families often bring seasonal or wild foods you know well to share for Trackers Skills Nights. If you do contribute, label your dish for food allergies.
🧭 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.
Goblin Market Bring found treasures and junk to trade. Learn more about the Goblin Market →
Caretaking & Cleanup Let's leave our home better than we find it. At this free community event, we're grateful to those who help care for and clean up as stewards of our school.
RSVP
RSVPs help us plan enough sausages and root beer for everyone. Walk-ins are always welcome.