The Gilpin County Fair wrapped up on Sunday, July 16, 2023, after three fun-filled days of parades, competitions, rides, games, food and fun.

Many have said this is the very best fair they have ever attended and we couldn’t agree more. Attendance was high on Saturday and we’ve never seen so many booths.

There are many moving pieces of an event this size, and so many volunteers it would be impossible to name them all. So we will say, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone that helped organize and make the fair a smashing success. We look forward to another incredible event next year!

Volleyball (8 teams)

Winners: Something Old Something New (returning Champs)

Corn Hole

Ages 14-18 (2 teams): 1st place: Akerman’s

Ages 18+ (10 teams): 1st place: Panza

Log Splitting Contest

Men

1st John Pineau

2nd Mike Cope

3rd Thurman Bowman

Over 70 category

Teo Dominguez (78)

Ladies

1st Halcy Webster

2nd Lili Cope

Fiber Arts

People’s Choice Award – Karen Strauch “Quilt with the Horse” (300 voters)

Ribbon Winners – Deborah Barlow, Martha Disberger, Nancy Blackmon, Zach Meyer, Tabatha Oline, Ardetta Robertson, Jone Vaznelis

Gilpin Gourmet

Pie: 1st place: Kim Luzeckyj

Cake: 1st place: Amalia Bushy & Acadia Bowman

Cookies: 1st place: Hailey Nevin

Horseshoes had 9 players and all enjoyed the game.

Dog Agility

1st place: Blakeley Parten and K9 Charlie

4-H Open Horse Show and Gymkhana Results will be included in our next edition.

Open Rodeo

Bareback broncs

1st place with 77 points: Tyler Ferguson won $690

2nd Place with 75 points: Dalton Williams won $460

Saddle Broncs

1st place with 83 points: Nate Nieslanik won $725

2nd place with 81 points: Gavin Mcalister won $435

3rd place with 77 points: Cole Hoffman won $2900

Bull Riding

1st place with 84.5 points: JB Galvan won $1440

2nd place with 75.5 points: Hector Lerma won $1080

3rd place with 73.5 points: Clay Padgett won $720

4th place with 69.5 points: Cody Nolte won $360