Trackers Holiday Faire 2026
Friends, Archery & Bonfires
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · 10:30 AM–2:00 PM
Camp Herms · 1100 James Pl, El Cerrito
FREE to Trackers kids and their grown-ups. Ugly sweaters encouraged! Make seasonal crafts with our Guides, warm up by the winter bonfire, and trade treasures at the Winter Goblin Market. Enter the cookie contest, flaunt your ugliest sweater, take a turn on the archery and axe-throwing ranges, and gather for holiday traditions with family and friends in the hills above El Cerrito.
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A Free Holiday Afternoon at Camp Herms
When
Where
Camp Herms
1100 James Place, El Cerrito
1100 James Place, El Cerrito
Cost
FREE entry
Ugly sweaters encouraged
Ugly sweaters encouraged
1
Wear the Sweater
The uglier the better. Secret judges roam the Faire all day.
2
Bring the Cookies
A dozen of your best, checked in by 12:30 for the 1:00 judging.
3
Make & Trade
Seasonal crafts and the Winter Goblin Market. Bring your trades.
4
Warm Up
Archery, axes, and a winter bonfire in the hills above El Cerrito.
Holiday cheer, Trackers style. Whether you're brand new to Trackers or returning for another season, the Holiday Faire is our thank-you to the families who make this community what it is. It's a free afternoon of crafts, contests, and real skills, with a market for trading and a bonfire to warm up by. Ugly sweaters encouraged.
Kids and grown-ups make seasonal crafts with our Guides, trade treasures at the Winter Goblin Market, and take their turn at archery and axe throwing. Enter your cookies, flaunt your sweater, and gather at the fire for the holiday traditions that make the season feel like home. We wrap at 2:00 with daylight to spare.
Holiday Faire Activities
Every station is free, guided, and open all day. Drop in, make something, trade a treasure.
🏹 Archery & Axes
Free open-range archery and the satisfying thunk of an axe in wood. Gear provided, Guides at every lane, all ages welcome.
🍪 Holiday Cookie Contest
Do your cookies have what it takes? Bring a dozen for the League of Extraordinary Cookie Experts. Judging at 1:00. Contest rules ↓
🧥 Sweater Showdown
Flaunt your festive flair. Secret judges wander the Faire all day handing out prizes for the ugliest sweaters on the hill.
🎄 Seasonal Crafts
Make something to hang on the tree or give away. Our Guides run seasonal craft stations all day long.
🧙 Winter Goblin Market
Barter trinkets and found baubles like a proper forest goblin. Bring your trades, and remember: no money, no food. How it works →
🔥 The Winter Bonfire
Warm up by the fire with a hot drink, swap holiday stories, and gather for the traditions that make the season feel like home.
The Day 🕯️
Stations run all day. Come when you can and stay as long as you like. Cookies check in by 12:30 for the 1:00 judging.
- 10:30 AM Doors open. Goblin Market, bonfire, and all stations open
- 12:30 PM Cookie contest check-in closes
- 1:00 PM Cookie judging. Sweater prizes announced
- 2:00 PM Holiday Faire ends. Caretaking & cleanup
Before You Come
Kids, grown-ups, elves, and goblins, all welcome. Come in your sweater, come hungry, and stay for the fire.
🍪 Contest Rules
Bring a dozen of your best homemade holiday cookies or treats to the contest check-in booth by 12:30 PM. Judging is at 1:00 and is anonymous; only the check-in team knows who made what.
Include a list of ingredients and the name of your cookies or treats. The check-in team labels them with your name, email, and phone.
Three go to the judges. Once checked in, the team sets aside three cookies for the League of Extraordinary Cookie Experts. The rest go out for everyone to share.
Ugly Sweater Showdown has no check-in. Wear it, and the secret judges will find you. Sweater prizes are announced with the cookie winners at 1:00.
🧭 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. No money, no food. Learn more about the Goblin Market →
Dress for the Hills Camp Herms is outdoors and December can be damp. Layers, a rain shell, and shoes that can take some mud.
Caretaking & Cleanup Let's leave Camp Herms better than we find it. At this free community event, we're grateful to those who help care for and clean up.
RSVP
RSVPs help us plan enough cocoa and craft supplies for everyone. Walk-ins are always welcome.