UPCOMING EVENTS IN HISTORIC CENTRAL CITY

Now-August 8, 2025: Wednesday-Sunday 11:00AM-5:00PM
Washington Hall, 117 Eureka Street
Admission: FREE
Presented by Gilpin County Arts Association

The 78th Annual Juried Art Show presents more than 100 pieces from the nation’s top artists displaying an incredible variety of mediums to include oil paintings, watercolor, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more. All are for sale. Admission is free and the exhibit is family friendly. goes here

July 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 25, 26, 30, 2025: 2:00PM
July 19, 2025 Performance: 7:30PM
August 3, 2025: 2:00PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Making its return to the Central City Opera for the first time in twelve years, Barber of Seville is a comic opera by Gioachino Rossini that blends romance, humor, and memorable music. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale.

July 5, 2025: 7:30P
July 9, 11, 13, 19, 22, 2025: 2:00P
August 2, 2025: 7:30 PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Central City Opera presents the regional premiere ofa patriotic opera by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Deborah Brevoort about military wives during the Iraq war. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale.

July 12, 26, 2025: 7:30PM
July 16, 18, 20, 23, 27, 29, 2025: 2:00PM
August 1 and 2, 2025: 2:00PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Packed with golden-age Broadway tunes, clever humor, and larger-than-life characters, Once Upon A Mattress offers a delightful mix of whimsy and vocal brilliance—perfect for anyone who loves music, laughter, and happily-ever-afters. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale

Friday, July 25, 2025: 7:30PM-9:30PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $34
Sponsored by Central City Opera

The Central City Opera Orchestra is joined in concert by principal artists along with a full chorus to perform favorite numbers from renowned operas.

Now-August 8, 2025: Wednesday-Sunday 11:00AM-5:00PM
Washington Hall, 117 Eureka Street
Admission: FREE
Presented by Gilpin County Arts Association

The 78th Annual Juried Art Show presents more than 100 pieces from the nation’s top artists displaying an incredible variety of mediums to include oil paintings, watercolor, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and more. All are for sale. Admission is free and the exhibit is family friendly. goes here

August 1 and 2, 2025: 2:00PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Packed with golden-age Broadway tunes, clever humor, and larger-than-life characters, Once Upon A Mattress offers a delightful mix of whimsy and vocal brilliance—perfect for anyone who loves music, laughter, and happily-ever-afters. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale.

August 2, 2025: 7:30 PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Central City Opera presents the regional premiere ofa patriotic opera by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Deborah Brevoort about military wives during the Iraq war. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale.

August 3, 2025: 2:00PM
Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street
Tickets Starting at $31.95
Sponsored by Central City Opera

Making its return to the Central City Opera for the first time in twelve years, Barber of Seville is a comic opera by Gioachino Rossini that blends romance, humor, and memorable music. Individual show tickets and subscriptions are now on sale.

Saturday, August 23, 2025: 11:00AM-2:00PM
Central City Catholic Cemetery on Eureka Street
Admission: $17.85 per person
Sponsored by Gilpin County Historical Society

Visit Central City’s Catholic Cemetery on Eureka Street, one of eleven 19th century cemeteries in Gilpin County. A walk through the antiquated tombstones shows how difficult life could be. Actors introduce you to these early settlers and tell the stories of their lives at a time that played such an important role in shaping history.

Saturday, August 23, 2025: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Main Street Central City
Tickets starting at $57.38 per person
Sponsored by Central City Business Association

Join your friends for a Colorado original featuring a hand-picked selection of local Colorado breweries with dozens and dozens of beer varietals to sample. Set in Historic Central City, get up close and personal with the brewmasters and brewery teams that crafted them. A one-of-a-kind event, this is truly a beer lovers' festival. (Must be 21 yeas of age to consume alcoholic beverages.) Purchase a V.I.P. ticket and enjoy an early admission.

August 25-October 5, 2025: Wednesday-Sunday 11:00AM-5:00PM
Reception and Awards September 5, 2025: 5:00PM-8:00PM
Washington Hall, 117 Eureka Street
Admission: FREE
Sponsored by Gilpin County Arts Association

Gilpin County Arts Association is pleased to welcome Plein Air Artists Colorado’s 28th Annual National Fine Art Exhibition to Washington Hall providing collectors the opportunity to purchase these exceptional pieces, all of which were created  outdoors. The reception and awards on September 5 are free and family friendly.

October 17, 18, 24, 25, 2025
Sponsored by Gilpin County Historical Society
Information: gilpinhistory.org/events

December 6 & 7, 2025
Sponsored by Main Street Central City