Bringing the Old West to life daily

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Witness the thrill of a mainstreet

Shootout!

The Gunslingers are looking for

Trouble!

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Deadwood Shootout actor

And they find it every day with Deadwood Alive

Enjoy authentic re-enactments of Deadwood’s rough and tumble past come to life before your eyes. Experience the melee of free, historically accurate reenactments of Deadwood’s unusual gunfights and unbelievable affrays with Deadwood Alive.

Three times a day, six days a week, (no killin’ on Sundays) gunshots ring out on Deadwood’s Historic Main Street during the summer.

the Trial of Jack McCall

Hang ’em! justice for wild bill

Come experience one of the longest running plays in the United States

The Trial of Jack McCall is based on the actual trial which took place the next day in the gritty mining camp of Deadwood after “Crooked Nose” Jack McCall murdered the notorious James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok.

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Daily Activities

CHECK OUT OUR CALENDAR FOR ALL THE HAPPENINGS!

Deadwood Alive provides a wagon load of educational and entertaining performances throughout the day that transport visitors into Deadwood’s rich and unique place in America’s Old West.