This event is in the past.It took place on May 31, 2026 at Columbia State Historic Park.

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Walking Tour
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Columbia Diggins 1852

May 1 - May 31

At Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia

🍞"sooooo worth it" β€” Wild flower Honey on sourdough
πŸ‘žWear walking shoes for cobblestone streets
⛏️Try your hand at gold panning

Step through a time portal into 1852. This annual living history event transforms Columbia into a bustling mining camp tent town, complete with period-dressed docents, brass "eagle" coins for bartering, and enough gold panning, bowling, and saloon-hopping to fill a prospector's day.

Gold rush reenactment
Living history event
Family-friendly heritage
Period costume actors