EmberFest Presents - Stilt Walking Youth Camp with Randall Fraser

Save the date: February 14–21, 2026 | Grand Finale: February 21

Every February, Golden comes together to celebrate creativity, community, and the magic of light returning to the valley. Now in its 20th year, EmberFest, once the Snow King’s Masque Parade, has grown into a week-long celebration of art, imagination, and shared possibility.

This year’s theme, Positive Futurisms: Portals of Possibility, invites us to imagine hopeful futures shaped by creativity and connection. Throughout the week, workshops, performances, and community art-making will spark curiosity across Golden, culminating in a spectacular outdoor pageant in Spirit Square featuring puppets, skits, music, and stories created by hundreds of community members.

EmberFest - Stilt Walking Youth Camp with Randall Fraser

https://kickinghorseculture.ca/events/stiltwalking/

Kicking Horse Culture is thrilled to welcome professional stilt walker Randall Fraser back to Golden for an immersive two-day stiltwalking workshop. A member of the National Stiltwalkers of Canada, Randall brings years of performance and teaching experience to this hands-on exploration of movement, balance, and character.

Day One: Foundational Skills

Including stilt repair and maintenance, balance, mounting and dismounting, walking techniques, and building confidence at height. Participants will work together to develop trust, resilience, and physical awareness while learning safe and effective stilt practices.

Day Two: Creative Exploration

Participants will be guided through character development, movement quality, and costume concepts. Using the stilts as an extension of the body, participants will explore how posture, gesture, and design choices bring stilt characters to life, with an emphasis on visual storytelling and ensemble work.

Fees and Additional Info

This workshop is intended for youth ages 12–18. Adults are welcome to participate if space permits. This experience is ideal for youth interested in performance, movement, circus arts, or creative expression, and for those looking to contribute stilt characters to EmberFest programming.

The workshop fee is $85.00 A limited number of sponsorship spots are available, and we are committed to keeping this opportunity accessible. If finances are a barrier, please reach out to pc@kickinghorseculture.ca to learn more.

Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today!