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Gilpin Historical Society Events

Click on the links for more information on some fun ways to experience Gilpin County’s past.

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Ways to experience Gilpin County’s past

A Creepy Crawl guide with long white hair and a bloodied brow holds an axe in a dim parlor

17th Annual Creepy Crawl

Visit five historic buildings in Central City and hear about murders, ghost stories, and other creepy and gruesome tales from Gilpin County’s past.

A Cemetery Crawl reenactor in a black Victorian mourning dress and plumed hat among headstones
Details late spring 2027

38th Annual Cemetery Crawl

Hear the stories of those who lived and died in Gilpin County, told by local history buffs among the headstones.

The Stroehle House parlor set for tea, with sunlight through tall windows and the front door open
On hold

Stroehle House Teas

The teas at the Stroehle House are on hold for now but may come back at some time in the future.

Seven Colorado Wild Bunch reenactors in Old West costume posed under the Main Street clock
No longer in Central City

The Wild Bunch

Old West shows and shootouts of the 1950s, now performed around Colorado. Book them for your event.

2026 season

  1. Feb 7Creepy Crawl: Valentine’s Edition, 2 p.m.Past
  2. May 23Gilpin History Museum opens for the summer, daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Past
  3. Aug. 2237th Annual Cemetery Crawl, 11 a.m.Past
  4. Sep. 27Gilpin History Museum closes for the seasonPast
  5. Oct. 16, 17, 23, 2417th Annual Creepy CrawlPast
  6. Nov. 7A Night with the Spirits: A Paranormal Investigation at the Gilpin History Museum, 7 p.m.

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