Victor, Colorado

About Victor
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Victor History
Victor Museum
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City of Victor
Gold Mining
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STCFG
Trails of Gold
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Quick facts

Elevation: 9,780

Population: 455

Statutory city

Platted: 1893

 

2007 applications - still valid for 2008 until further notice.

Gold Rush Days Vendor Info

Gold Rush Days Vendor Application

Gold Rush Days Parade Info & Applications

 

Contact Numbers:

Parade, Rooms, Sponsorships:

Vendors, Crafters, Games, Entertainment: 719-689-2091.

 

 

 

Hand Steeling at the Mining Games

 

Gold Rush Days

Gold Rush Days 2007 will be held July18, 19. 20.

The schedule includes some of the old events that folks enjoy every year, but also a number of new events which will make this one of the largest Gold Rush Days ever.

 The event will kick off Friday evening with a chili feed and bingo at the Elks Lodge and entertainment at the local bars. Saturday will feature the vendors selling again in the Gold Bowl and the CC&V Mining games in the Gold Bowl parking lot.

 Saturday from 11-4 tickets will also be on sale for the popular Historic Home & Building Tours and Saturday night the two local bars and the Elks Lodge will team up to have a rompin’ stompin’ street dance on Third Avenue.

 Saturday morning the Victor Fire Department will serve some of their great breakfast burritos and other goodies at the Fire Station.

Both days the Victor Museum will offer gold panning for all ages - learn how to pan and find real gold.

 If you have questions or want to participate in some part of the festival, please contact Lonesa Wyatt at 719-689-2091.

The History of Gold Rush Days

1895 -2007

Victor, Colorado

            Gold Rush Days actually started in 1895 as the “World Celebration” and honored Victor C. Adams, one of Victor’s original settlers, and the man Victor was named after. Because mining moved into the area and changed the face of the town, the celebration was next billed as the “Annual Miners Reunion” and consisted of a carnival and street parade.

            The miners Reunion continued until 1899 when a fire destroyed most of downtown Victor and some of the surrounding residential areas. Following the fire, the next celebration was in 1904. Ringling Brothers was the featured attraction. They set up their “big top” at the corner of Fourth Street and Victor Avenue. The famous picture of the tight-wire walker balancing on the wire above a street full of people is said to have been taken during this celebration. The population of Victor was approximately 8,000 people at that time.

            The celebration continued uninterrupted until WWI when the celebration was stopped for two years. After the war, it started up again in 1918. The main attractions at that time were the hard rock drilling contests and the timed races of all the fire departments in the district.

            After WWII the name changed to Gold Rush Days. During this period, Lowell Thomas, Governor Ralph Carr and other dignitaries came to ride in the parade and enjoy the fun with the Victor residents.

            Gold Rush Days has continued uninterrupted since it claimed that name after WWII. The size of the festival has fluctuated from year-to-year. Some years, rain has been a factor in keeping the crowd small. Other years, Victor citizens just didn’t feel much like celebrating as they anxiously awaited news from men who was fighting in yet another war.

Gold Rush Days

Gold Rush Days Schedule

July 18, 19, 20, 2008

Schedule still being planned - check back

for a complete list of fun

 

Friday

1-5 pm          Vendors check in at Alta Vista Station –                    East Victor Ave.

                    Vendors open as they are able after set up

5-7 pm          Chili Feed at the Victor Elks Lodge

7:30 pm        Bingo at the Victor Elks Lodge 

 

Saturday

 

7-9 am          Small Vendor check-in at the Alta Vista 

                    Station

7-11 am        Pancake breakfast at the Fire station,

                     next to City Hall

8:30 am        Registration for Mining Games Gold Bowl

                    parking lot

9 am            Mining games begin (Over $2,500 in prizes)

9 am-6 pm   Vendors open in the Gold Bowl

10-4             Gold Panning at the Victor Museum

                   Kids games begin at Gold Bowl (lots of

                   prizes)

                   Turquoise Mountain dig & pony rides for

                    kids.

                    Petting area with miniature donkeys

11-3            Victorian Homes Tour- Tickets available at

                  the Victor Hotel, Nana’s Attic, The Fortune

                  Club, & Lowell Thomas Museum

6:00 pm      Street Dance in front of Elks Lodge (inside in

                   case of rain)

 

Sunday

9-4              Vendor’s open at the Gold Bowl

9 am           Monarch Gallery open with quilters and

                   artists

12:30          Gold Rush Days Parade

4-5 pm        Vendors & other displays shut down.

 

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