Contact: Tracie Bennitt, Marketing & Events Director
P. (719) 270-1999
tbennitt@cripple-creek.co.us
Mission Statement
To promote the City of Cripple Creek through marketing campaign efforts as well as to market and produce festival-type events, with the overall guiding principle of promoting tourism and developing a public recognition that Cripple Creek is a regional recreation destination.
The City of Cripple Creek’s Marketing & Events Department posts current event information on the City’s tourism website, www.VisitCrippleCreek.com. Please check this website often for updates on upcoming events! We are proud to host a diverse calendar of events throughout the year, with fun entertainment for visitors of all ages.
Do you want to host an event in Cripple Creek?
Individuals, groups, clubs, organizations or businesses that wish to produce an event in the City of Cripple Creek are encouraged to submit a Special Event Application to the Marketing & Events Department. Applications must be submitted AT LEAST 60 DAYS prior to the start of the event. Even a year prior to the event would be great.
Below is a link to the Application and other pertinent forms. For first time events and new events, there is a link to the Special Event Application Guide which will help you complete the form and better understand the expectations and responsibilities.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Marketing & Events Department at 719-270-1999 or tBENNITT@cripple-creek.co.us.
Please note: All the forms below are fillable IF you are using Adobe Acrobat. If your computer defaults to another pdf reader, you will have issues filling out the forms and saving them if you click on any links within the forms. CLICK HERE for instructions on how to change your default application to Adobe.
SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION GUIDE
Forms
FLIGHT APPLICATION (including drones)
INSURANCE CERTIFICATE (sample)
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION (specific for special events)
PARADE REGISTRATION FORM (sample)
PARKS & RECREATION FACILITY RENTAL PERMIT
VENDOR LIST (blank form)
WEAPONS DISCHARGE PERMIT (under construction)
Department Goals & Objectives
1) Tourism Marketing
- GOAL: To complete a multi-faceted marketing fulfillment project that will promote tourism and that will highlight Cripple Creek as a recreation destination.
- OBJECTIVE: To produce a multi-faceted fulfillment piece, such as an “Official Visitors Guide” in both the print and electronic medium that is attractive, professional, and easily accessible. This piece will be “multi-purpose” in that it will serve as an informational guide for information requests and information stations, as well as a tourism guide for local hotels and business establishments. This guide will also be available in an electronic format that will be found on the City’s tourism website.
- OBJECTIVE: To produce quality marketing media such as billboards, radio and television commercials, and print and electronic material that focus on Cripple Creek being a total recreation destination, complete with festival-type events, recreational activities such as gaming, and tourist related attractions that exemplify the history of this region.
2) Event Development
- GOAL: To oversee, encourage and market festival-type events, which promotes tourism and Cripple Creek Brand Recognition.
- OBJECTIVE: Continue to develop event branding in order to establish continuity and event credibility while maintaining public recognition from year to year, thus enabling the department to decrease time and money spent on creative development.
- OBJECTIVE: Assess target audiences, molding and developing events around the changing trends in the tourism industry and growing community, while focusing on the regional and historic interests that are inherent to our unique area.