MANDATORY CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
If any of these are not followed, the organizer reserves the right to refuse participation or disqualify the participant from the market.
ages 5–18
Children must be aged 5–18 and be able to run the stand without adult involvement when serving customers.
CHILDREN MUST BE ABLE TO
on their own take and fulfill orders
answer questions
accept payments and give change.
If this isn’t possible — simplify the product or take part at a later date.
Stands must remain fully open for the entire duration of the event. Packing up early is not allowed.
Children with special needs may take part with the necessary help from a parent — please let us know at registration.
STAND
The stand size must not exceed 70 cm.
If the Municipality does not provide stands, participants must organize their own stands using folding tables, cardboard boxes, and other suitable materials on hand. After the kids market, every participant must clean up after themselves.
Kids markets are held outdoors. Partners include schools and municipalities across Bulgaria.
PRODUCTS
Children can sell:
their own products, made by them, and services performed by them. For example, handmade products such as booklets, bracelets, paintings, services, their old toys, their old clothes, braiding hair, and similar items.
Product prices up to a maximum of 5 euros.
RESTRICTIONS:
NO goods that require prior permission, registration, or certification, such as:
Food and beverages
Cosmetics and personal care products
Explosive and hazardous substances
Agricultural products
Medicinal and health products
no charity campaigns
no network/multi-level marketing
no animals.
Children may NOT sell on behalf of their parents.
Investment up to a maximum of 20 euros, i.e. the costs of making the products.
They must take an active part in creating the product.
SALES
Children must run the stand at all times
Walking around and selling away from the stand is not allowed
No calling out to attract customers
If products run out:
the stand is not packed up
a “Sold Out” sign is put up.
MARKETING
The organizers promote the event through:
social media, press
online events.
Participants are encouraged to:
share the event
invite friends
post about it online.
RULES FOR PARENTS
All rules must be followed
Parents must stay in the background and not intervene.
DO NOT stand at the stand!
DO NOT answer questions,
DO NOT take orders, and
do not handle money or food.
Parents may NOT process payments.
If the child is absent — there should be no sales.
Parents must remain on site during the event.
No smoking, vaping, or alcohol.
REGISTRATION
Registration is online, in advance, and mandatory.
Request to organize a market at your school, and fill out the registration form.
For questions and partnership with schools, contact us directly through the website or at otvorenchas@gmail.com.
All children register online BEFORE the event.
There is no waiting list
Registration cannot be transferred.
How your school or class can take part
You have two options:
Option 1 — Organize your own market
Organize a kids market in the schoolyard or courtyard area of your school. We provide guidance, rules, and support. You organize the event with your children and parents.
Option 2 — Join an organized market
Join one of the markets we organize across the country. Markets are held outdoors, every month, in various towns in Bulgaria. Register in advance at kidsmarkets.org/ and we’ll take care of the rest.
Please make sure all conditions for participation are met in advance!
PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL KIDS MARKETS CAMPAIGN
TO Schools, classes, teachers, and parents across Bulgaria
About the campaign
We are proud to present the national Kids Markets campaign — an initiative that gives children aged 5–18 a real platform to start their own small business, sell products they made themselves, and meet real customers.
This is not a simulation. It is not a game. It is a real market with real experience — and it can happen in your school’s yard or at an organized market in your town.
The campaign is an initiative of the Open Learning Foundation and Livingston Global Academy, with the support of the “Usmivka” Association. The first market took place on May 31, 2026 in Varna — under the patronage of Varna Municipality, the first municipality in Bulgaria to support this idea.
Why Kids Markets
School teaches a lot of knowledge — but it often misses the most important lessons: how to take initiative, how to solve real problems, and how to turn an idea into something of value.
Entrepreneurship isn’t just about making money. It’s about discovering your own potential. Creating a product or service that is high quality, that brings value, and that makes people happy — that is the essence of real business. An entrepreneur’s goal isn’t just profit, but also the impact that a valuable product creates. People who solve real problems and create quality gain something more lasting than money — trust and credibility.
Kids Markets develops the skills that are falling further behind in today’s digital world — social skills. Looking a customer in the eye. Explaining what you’re selling. Hearing “no” and carrying on. Smiling and building a connection. These are skills no textbook can replace.
With every stand, presentation, and sale, children learn to think big, work hard, and believe in their ideas.
The kids market as a cause for the whole class
Taking part in a Kids Market is also an opportunity for the class to raise funds for a shared purpose.
The funds raised can be used for:
A trip or educational excursion
A visit to a museum, theater, or cinema
Buying something the class needs
A donation to a charitable cause chosen by the children
This teaches children not only to be enterprising, but also to think about the common good — a skill they will carry for life.
Kids Markets Final — November 29, 2026
The best-performing teams and young entrepreneurs from across the country will meet at the national Kids Markets final on November 29, 2026.
Organizers
the Open Learning Foundation, Livingston Global Academy
With the support of the “Usmivka” Association, Varna Municipality, and Plovdiv Municipality — the first municipalities in Bulgaria to support this initiative.
We believe every child carries within them ideas and potential that can change the world for the better. Give them a chance to prove it!
To take part in the final, you must:
Take part in at least one organized market or hold your own market in your schoolyard during the 2026 season.
Record and submit a 60-second video short in which the child or team presents their business idea — what they sell, why they chose it, and what value it brings to customers.
Present your business idea to a jury at the final — briefly, clearly, and persuasively.
The final is also a platform for recognition — for the children, the teachers, and the schools that believed in this idea.