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From old-fashioned mining games and parades to art shows, Steam Punk fun, and holiday celebrations, Victor hosts several special events. The town is an event in itself - when we are not hosting an event, we are basking in the sunshine, enjoying the laid back life of our rural community. Experience our quiet, Colorado mountain town with clean air and blue skies. Pan for gold at the museum or enjoy a chocolate milk shake at the old-fashioned soda fountain. Hike into the 1890's gold mining country or browse through the Victor Trading Company for handmade brooms and cookie cutters or through one of our antique shops. Or just relax on a street side bench and take in the scenes of yesteryear.
Events 2013
May May 18 - 10:00 a.m.
Historic Walking Tour of Sunnyside Cemetery, Victor.
May 21
Cripple Creek and Victor Business Mixer
5:30 - 7:30 at the Headframe Tavern in Victor.May 22
Touch of Victor 5-7 p.m.
at Grey Wolf Ranch. Meet the owner and tour this wonderful horse ranch.
May 25-26
Citywide Garage Sale
May 25
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum and Victor's Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum open for season.June June 22-23
1st Annual Gem and Mineral ShowJune 29
5th Annual Gold Rush Gold RushJuly July 19-21
Gold Rush DaysAugust Aug. 31-Sept. 2
Victor Celebrates the ArtsSeptember Sept. 28
TBD Women's History Event at district museumsOctober Oct. 19
Murder Mystery Event at Gold Coin Club
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum fundraiserNovember Nov. 22-Jan. 1, 2014
Gold Camp Christmas Holiday Headframe LightingDecember Dec. 7-8
Gold Camp Christmas Events
May
18 - 10:00 a.m.
Historic Walking Tour of Sunnyside Cemetery, Victor.
Step back in time and learn about Victor’s 1890’s cemetery, its residents, and the history that brought them to the gold mining camp. This event is sponsored by the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum and will be held Saturday, May 18 as part of Colorado’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month.
Local historian Veldean Petri will provide insights into the cemetery, its history and some of its residents. The event will be held at the Sunnyside Cemetery which is south of town off Seventh Street. Meet just outside the gate in Pauper’s Field by 10 a.m.
Pre-paid credit card reservations are encouraged and can be made at VictorColorado.com. Tickets at the event are by cash only. All tickets are $10 per person. Proceeds benefit the museum’s building and restoration fund.
Be sure to dress appropriately for spring mountain weather (which can include wind, cold temperatures, snow, and rain), wear good hiking shoes or boots, and bring water and sunscreen. There are no restroom facilities at the cemetery.
For more information email museum@victorcolorado.com or call 719-689-2675.
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Mary
Nevin Mine Tour
May 25 - 9:30 a.m.
Mine Tour Offers Views of 1890’s Mining
The Southern Teller County Focus Group (STCFG) will be hosting its ninth annual historic mine tour Saturday, May 25. The tour of the surface remnants of the Mary Nevin Mine west of Victor will be held as part of Colorado’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month.
This 1890's mine is on private land not accessible to the public - do not miss this opportunity to view the site nestled in a historic mining valley. This tour is possible due to the cooperation of the El Paso Gold Mining Company, on whose property the mine is located.
Former hard rock miner Gary Horton, who worked in the Mary Nevin in the 1970s, will present historical and operational information on this unique mining property.
The mine produced gold in 1913, 1914 and from 1937 to 1941. In 1978 the mine was restored and produced $38,000 in gold (at then god prices).
Meet at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum no later than 9:30 the day of the tour. All participants will be required to sign waivers and wear hard hats, which will be provided by the CC&V Gold Mining Company (CC&V). CC&V shuttles will be available for a limited number of seats. If more tickets are sold than vans hold, the remaining ticket holders will be required to carpool to the site. This tour is very popular and advance, pre-paid reservations are recommended online at VictorColorado.com. Online reservations are by credit card; cash only payments will be accepted at the museum the day of the event. Tickets will also be on sale the museum (cash only) May 18 and 19.
The cost is $10 per person, which benefits the historic preservation and community development projects of the STCFG. The organization’s next major project is the development of a new trail connecting Victor to Shelf Road and interpretative signs along this trail.
For more information on the STCFG or this event, email stcfg@victorcolorado.com, or call 719-689-2675.
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Historic Victor, Colorado Holds 1st Annual Gem and Mineral Show
The first annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Southern Teller County Focus Group (STCFG) in Victor, Colorado will be held June 22-23. The event will be held in downtown historic Victor and is open and free to the public.
The show will include vendors from across the state selling Colorado dug minerals, gems, hand-crafted jewelry, mining antiques, rough slabs, specimens, cabochons, hand-crafted furniture with mineral inlays, Cripple Creek & Victor Mining District gold ore specimens, as well as gold and gem panning for the kids at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum.
Vendors will set up and be ready for sales by 9 a.m. June 22. Show hours are from 9 to 5 on June 22 and 10 to 4 on June 23. The vendors will be set up on North Third Street in lots between the Post Office Building and the Victor Elks Lodge. The Elks Lodge will be open and members will be grilling burgers on the porch as a fundraiser.
In addition to the show, the museum gift shop will be open both days from 9:30 to 5:30 with its collection of rocks, gems, minerals, rhodochrosite and aquamarine jewelry, geodes and gold panning for the kids. The museum also houses a mineral collection as well as historic mining equipment, photos, and displays.
Vendors are welcome to sell their gems and minerals at this show which will be held in downtown Victor. Vendor pre-registration is required for the show. Vendor fees benefit the STCFG efforts of preserving and interpreting historic mining as well as building and maintaining the Trails of Gold through the mining district.
For more information on the STCFG or this event, email stcfg@victorcolorado.com, or call 719-689-2675.
Online Vendor Registration - Please note our registration process has changed due to city business license requirements.
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A City of Victor Business License application is also required to be a part of this event.
Please fill out and send the City application and a check made out to the STCFG for the fee ($35 for a small space and $45 for a large space); send the City application and check to the STCFG with your vendor registration.
City Vendor License - required.
STCFG Vendor Application - required with payment to the STCFG.
5th Annual Gold Rush Gold Rush
Nov. 22-Jan. 1, 2014 - Gold Camp Christmas Holiday Headframe Lighting
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