Events

Local Deadwood History and Area Events

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  Rev Your Engines: 10th Annual Deadwood Snocross Event Sponsored by First Gold

  Get ready for an adrenaline-packed weekend in Deadwood as First Gold proudly sponsors the 10th annual Deadwood Snocross event!

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• Chinese New Year

  Come celebrate the Chinese New Year with us! Deadwood's Chinatown, at the end of Main Street, was home to hundreds of Chinese immigrants during the height of the gold rush.

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• Big Game

  The 2024 Big Game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. MT on Sunday, Feb. 11. For those who can't make it to Las Vegas, First Gold is offering specials big enough for America's biggest game.
  

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  Mardis Gras weekend Feb. 9-10

  (Photo courtesy of Deadwood Chamber of Commerce)
  
  It's nearly time for Deadwood's famous Mardis Gras celebration! This city-wide festival lasts all weekend on Feb. 9 and 10, 2024, and includes free Cajun food, a parade, parties, themed cocktails and live music. 
  

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  March Miner of the Month: Potato Creek Johnny

  We’re excited to announce a new feature: a Miner of the Month, where we highlight one of the local miners who helped form this region. And we’re starting with one of the most famous Black Hills miners, Potato Creek Johnny.

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  Why are we named First Gold?

  We’re proud of our history, so we chose the name First Gold because of our proximity to where the first gold was discovered in the northern Black Hills.

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  May Prospector of the Month: Calamity Jane

  As we celebrate strong women, who better to feature as our May Prospector of the Month than Calamity Jane, the legendary frontierswoman of the American West.

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  Summer Events Off to Spooky Start in Deadwood

  Going on in June: Unveiling the Ghost of Agnes Dowd, on June 22, 2024. Deadwood PBR, Gates open at 5:30pm both nights, June 7-8, 2024. Ian Munsick Boots, Buckles and Bolos Tour 7pm both nights on June 7-8, 2024. Wild Bill Days June 13-15, 2024. Mickelson Trail Summer Trek June 21-24, 2024. Deadwood Shrine Circus 2pm and 7pm on June 22, 2024. Lauren Alaina 8pm June 27, 2024. Monster Trucks 7:30pm June 29 and 2pm June 30, 2024

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  June Featured Prospector pays tribute to all the dads on Father's Day

  As Father’s Day approaches (it’s June 16, 2024, for those of you who still need to get a card), we’re pondering how paternal roles are intertwined with the history of Deadwood, where the pioneering spirit of prospectors still lingers.

  To honor that spirit and its continued legacy, this month’s featured prospectors are three men representing the hard-working male heritage that helped shape this area: Jackson Lamb, Martin Spriggs, and Pat Dillon. 

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  July’s Featured Prospector: Nat Love, the original ‘Deadwood Dick’

  Tall Tales are an American tradition, a way to entertain and to remember the past. There’s Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. There’s Johnny Appleseed. And there is Deadwood Dick, the fictional star of Old West dime novels.

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  Featured Prospector of the Month: A man named Ray

  This month’s featured photo is a prospector identified only as “Ray” panning for gold.

  hortly after the photo was taken, the U.S. had entered World War II. In 1942, the U.S. War Production Board ordered gold mining to cease. That had big implications for places like Deadwood where much of the economy revolved around mining.   

  Homestake Mining Company in Lead, the deepest and longest-operating gold mine in the Western Hemisphere, employed thousands of miners alone. It stopped mining after the War Production Board’s order, but it didn’t stand idle. It stayed open and made hand grenades in support of the war effort. After the war, it returned to gold mining until 2002. 

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  Featuring Miners and a Forgotten Gulch in October

  In collaboration with Deadwood History, Inc., this month, we proudly feature Joe Seelig, Pete Stankovich, and Laurence Seelig in "Rudebaker" Gulch, 1898. Adams Museum Collection. While that name is no longer widely used, Doane Robinson in “History of South Dakota” Vol. II mentions it in passing, describing it as “one mile directly west of the town of Lead”. That would put it in the vicinity of what is now Nevada Gulch Road, which winds its way west past Bald Mountain, Green Mountain on the way to Terry Peak.

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  Happy Halloween from First Gold

  In Deadwood, where the echoes of prospectors seeking fortunes still linger, Halloween takes on a unique blend of history and spooky festivities. With its historic charm, the town becomes a backdrop for Halloween celebrations that nod to the mysterious and adventurous spirit of the Gold Rush era.

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  Book a room at First Gold during Forks, Corks & Kegs

  Deadwood’s 11th annual Forks, Corks & Kegs Food and Wine Festival is Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2024. 

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  April Featured Prospector: A Tribute to the Miners Who Didn’t Make History

  First Gold is named because of our proximity to where gold was initially struck in Deadwood, and we’re collaborating with Deadwood History, Inc. to celebrate that history by featuring a Prospector of the Month.

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  So Many Reasons to Stay in Deadwood in May

  
  Exciting events happening in May: Boozers, Brothels, and Bare-Knuckle Brawlers: Buffalo Bill’s Little Known Business Partner, Casey Donahew, StardustFest, Craft Beer Fest: Hops and Hogs, Free concert weekend at Outlaw Square, Black Hills Motorcycle Show, Back When They Bucked: An All-Day Rodeo, Double concert: Saliva & Drowning Pool 
  

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  Preservation Thursday: Boozers, Brothels, and Bare-Knuckle Brawlers: Buffalo Bill’s Little Known Business Partner

  Preservation Thursday is a monthly educational series at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center highlighting the people, places and history of Deadwood and the Black Hills. 

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