Victor Gem and Mineral Show

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 and turquoise specimens, as well as gold and gem panning for the kids at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. One vendor will also feature geode breaking for the kids.

The vendors will be set up on North Third Street in lots between the Post Office Building and the Victor Elks Lodge. In addition to the show, the Victor Lowell Thomas 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. In addition, guided tours of the modern gold mine are available through the museum – see VictorColorado.com for reservations. Victor’s many shops and attractions will also be open, including Victor’s Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum, antique, art and gift shops, the old-fashioned soda fountain, German Bakery, newly owned local bar and eatery, Victor Hotel, as well as the local parks and Trails of Gold where you can explore the historic gold mining country of the area. Vendors are welcome to sell their gems and minerals at this show. 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.