STOOPFEST.

MARCH 6 AND 7, 2026, IN MOAB, UTAH.

ephemeral is excited to announce Stoopfest, a performance arts festival presented on porches, side yards, lots, and stoops across Moab.

Sponsored by the City of Moab, The Synergy Company, and Back of Beyond Books, Stoopfest will be free to attend.

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Friday, March 6: The Kickoff.

Join us Friday night to kick off the fest.
FULL! RSVP here to get on the waitlist.

Sugar Mud
Friday, March 6, 7-9 p.m.
RSVP for location

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Friday & Saturday: The Workshops.

Want to hone your craft with our performers?
RSVP here (required! limited capacity).

Devising movement for storytelling
Friday, March 6, 5-7 p.m.
The Helipad

Players Gotta Play! How clowning and play offer opportunities for connection
Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The MARC

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Saturday, March 7 (THE MAIN THING!): The Stoop Crawl.

Performances are pop-ups, starting on the hour with transitions between.

You are free to come and go as you wish, or travel with us: You do not need a ticket or RSVP.

The loop around locations is roughly 2 miles, starting and ending near the Youth Garden Project.

starting at 2 p.m.:

2-2:45: “The Garden” - a soft opera
Indigo Cook & the SLC Interdisciplinary Arts Collective
at The Youth Garden Project

3-3:45: “The Perch” - fable of song and dance
The Garden Ensemble present “The Orifice”
at 218 E. 300 S.

4-4:45: “The Yard” - plays and poetry
Alison Anders & Katelyn Crossley present “Coalescence”
Ben Bentele presents song and poetry
at 589 Locust Lane

5-5:45: “Under the Tree” - erosion and becoming
Mitsu Salmon presents “Erosion and Becoming”
at 611 Bowen

6-7: “The Lot” - circus-like festival
Various performers—and you!—create a festival together
at the lot on Locust Lane

7-7:45: “The Court” - comedy
Comedians Ethan Newman, Jen Thomas, Miles Hart, and P-Mo
at Rotary Park basketball courts

8-8:30: “The Gutter” - a vaudeville ritual
Madazon Can-Can presents “Send in the Clowns”
at The Youth Garden Project underpass