FREE to all Trackers Kids (and their Grown-Ups)!
Join the OPEN Goblin Market for fantastic fun, old friends, and epic independence. If you’ve been to Trackers, you already know: the Goblin Market is legendary. Barter bits and bobs, handmade crafts, riddles, and treasures fished from couch cushions. No money allowed—just your imagination, chim-cham, and your fantastic trades. Bring your bandanna. Stage up a booth. Share your stories. If we make it magical enough, the legendary Sock-on-a-Stick goblin just might appear.
📅 When: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Trackers Lodge – 4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
🧒 Who: Trackers Kids, Grades K–12 (and their grown-ups, too!)
Food & drink available for purchase!
Trade. Imagine. Create Mischief.
Welcome back, Trackers families and friends! The OPEN Goblin Market happens alongside our School-Year Open House. So while kids have a blast trading, parents can explore Trackers programs like After School, Forest Preschool, Homeschool, and Weekend Apprenticeship. Whether you’re new to Trackers or already part of our Village, this is a perfect chance to reconnect and rediscover the magic.
🎒What to Bring & Barter
✅ Bits & bobs: bottle caps, shiny rocks, old keys, marbles
✅ Crafty things you made yourself: jokes, maps, charms
✅ Stuff you don’t want anymore: baubles, trinkets, broken clocks, tiny scrolls
✅ Items found in: junk drawers, closet corners, under beds, and couch cushions
🛑 What NOT to Barter:
❌ No money, feathers, or anything with cash value
❌ No food, trading cards, or items larger than a toaster
❌ No dangerous things, metal sharps, or banned items
❌ No bartering younger (or older) siblings—even the annoying ones.
📜 Goblin Market Rules
As dictated by the Goblin Council, who still await Sock-on-a-Stick’s return.
→ All trades are final. No take-backs. No “my mom says.”
→ Fist bump to seal the deal. It’s the goblin way.
→ Only trade what you own. Ask first if it’s not yours.
→ Respect each booth and trader. Ask before touching.
→ No cheating or stealing. Ever.
→ Keep it safe, weird, and wonderful. ‘Nuff said.
→ Make it magical. Sock-on-a-Stick might be watching.
⏰ Schedule of Events
5:30 PM – Doors open & set up your table
5:45 PM – Trading begins
6:45 PM – Help clean-up before doors close at 7:00 PM
🧦 Let the Mischief Begin
Long ago, a Tracker met Sock-on-a-Stick and asked to join the Goblin Market. The goblin said, “No.” So the Tracker went back to the Village and made their own. Now we keep building, trading, and imagining—hoping one day, the goblin returns. Let’s make this the epic Goblin Market that finally brings back Sock-on-a-Stick!
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