Every Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Gold Camp Victorian Society members perform at Cripple Creek’s Pocket Park and at the Outlaw & Lawmen Jail Museum.

Known as the “World’s Greatest Gold Camp”, the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District has its roots in ranching, mining and railroad history beginning in the late 1800s.

The reenactments feature GCVS members who portray the Victorian lifestyles of the residents from that era, once a part of the fabric forming the Cripple Creek Mining District during its turn-of-the century heyday. Visitors will see a wide variety of characterizations including mining magnates, Victorian ladies, gamblers, soiled doves, gold miners and cowboys.

The embellished skits depict several scenarios such as a jail break, mine robbery or some underhanded shenanigans at the poker table, all under the watchful eye of an accommodating local sheriff who makes arrests accordingly.

Society members’ characterizations account for the area’s most famous, influential and notorious residents including accused criminal James Bacon, madam Pearl De’Vere, mine owner Mollie Kathleen or Carrie Nation, the radical prohibition proponent.

Performance schedule

Pocket Park performances begin at noon and run 30-45 minutes. The park is adjacent to City Hall on Cripple Creek’s main thoroughfare.

Outlaw and Lawmen Jail Museum performances begin at 1:30 p.m. The museum is located at 136 W. Bennett Ave.

Performances continue every Saturday through Labor Day

All performances are FREE!

In addition to the reenactments, visitors may find GCVS members strolling the streets while dressed in Victorian attire consisting of long, summer gowns and parasols, top hats, vests and canes and the western cowboy, creating an historic ambience to the 1890s landscape.

Visitors are encouraged to stop, ask questions and have their picture taken with GCVS members.

Gold Camp Victorian Society

Experiencing the past through the live portrayal of historic personalities is a fun way to learn about the lives of people who were once a part of the fabric that formed the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District during its turn-of-the-last century heyday.

Since 1999, the Gold Camp Victorian Society has been dedicated to the preservation of the history of Cripple Creek, Victor and surrounding areas.

Through research of individual lives during that era, the society seeks to safeguard the heritage of the lifestyles and accomplishments of the early day residents who created, influenced and enriched the community. GCVS activities support on-going efforts to preserve the historical culture of Cripple Creek by providing ambiance to numerous area festivals and events.

For more information about membership and upcoming events contact: goldcampvictoriansociety.org, or approach any member dressed in Victorian or Western garb wearing a GCVS ribbon.