CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
When: All day
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THE BUFFALO BILL MUSEUM AND GRAVE
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road (map)
303-526-0744
CLOSED Monday, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
The Buffalo Bill Story, Buffalo Bill's Death, The Americans, A Visit to the Wild West, Firearms, Kid's Cowboy Corral
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM
17155 W. 44th Avenue (map)
303-279-4591
CLOSED Monday, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve Day
UPPER GALLERY
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Winners
The winners of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s 2024 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Contest have been announced, and these award-winning images are now on display at the Museum.
Black Diamonds and Steel Rails
This fascinating exhibit delves into the rich history of coal in Colorado, examining its crucial role in fueling locomotives, driving industrial growth, and shaping the state’s railroads. Learn about the mining industry, the challenges faced by miners, and how this powerful resource connected communities across the Centennial State.
LOWER GALLERY
Hidden from History: A Century of Women in Railroading
This captivating display explores the invaluable contributions of women in the railroad industry over a 100-year period, showcasing their roles in a field traditionally dominated by men.
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER - ASTOR HOUSE
1133 Arapahoe Street (map)
303-279-3922
CLOSED New Year's Day, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve Day
Power of Process: A Jeffco School Exhibition
(through May 18, 2025)
Jeffco Schools K-12 annual exhibition showcasing stand-out works of art fromstudents and teachers.
Waypoint: From Sketch to Canvas
(through July 6, 2025)
Longtime FAC educator Janet Nunn has shared her quick and rewarding sketchbook techniques with many. This exhibit showcases her travel sketches alongside work from friends and students who have embraced her approach to travel journaling.
GOLDEN HISTORY MUSEUM & PARK
923 10th Street (map)
303-278-3557
(Museum) CLOSED Sunday, Monday, New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Eve Day
Clear Creek Room: The Heart of Golden
Surrounded by North and South Table Mountains, Clear Creek has drawn people to this area for millennia.
We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels
(through August 2025)
In this exhibit, we define jewel as both a precious item as well as a woman of strength and importance. Explore how Indigenous women have persevered through hundreds of years of oppression and numerous attempts to destroy their culture. Featuring modern Native fashions that utilize ancient Indigenous jewels, learn about prominent Native women in contemporary American society. Not only are Native Americans still here; they have endured, and they are thriving.
This is Native Art: This exhibit brings together more than 35 practicing Native American artists from across the United States, each exploring various aesthetics and compositions while challenging the narrative of what Native American art is and what people expect it to be.
Discovery Awaits: Indigenous Connections, Epic Events, Legendary People, and the Touch Gallery. A new Jolly Rancher exhibit is in the works and will open in 2025.
The Salon: Golden High School 150th Anniversary Exhibit
Golden History Park (11th & Arapahoe): The outdoor setting re-creates the look and feel of a late 1800's mountain ranch complete with gardens, a working blacksmith shop, schoolhouse and chicken coop (chickens included).
MINES MUSEUM
Colorado School of Mines
1310 Maple Street (map)
303-273-3815
CLOSED New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas
The main floor exhibits feature specimens from many Colorado mining districts, other global localities and an introductory video on area geology. The Special Exhibit Room hosts prominent precious metal and invited displays. The main gallery also showcases historic mining murals by Irwin Hoffman.
The basement contains numerous exhibits regarding radioactivity, fossils, basic geology, gemstones, meteorites, ultraviolet minerals and underground mining illumination. The outdoor geologic trail features seven outcrops with various geologic and paleontological points of interest, including fossilized dinosaur tracks, logs and leaves.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM
200 Violet Street, Unit 140 (map)
303-277-0377
CLOSED New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
MAIN GALLERY
SAQA Broad Spectrum: Abundant Palette
(through July 19, 2025)
StudioArt Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) defines an art quilt as ‘a creative visualwork that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitchedlayered structure.’
TheMontana / Idaho region of SAQA artists were invited to explore the variety ofmeanings, images and experiences evoked by the theme Broad Spectrum:Abundant Palette. This exhibit includes 34 works by 28 artists chosen by asingle juror in a blind process. Using only photographs and the artiststatements, the juror selected works that she determined met the theme, andappeared to show mastery of techniques and expert craftsmanship.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
Colorado Japanese American Women's Quilt Project
(through July 19, 2025)
90women created 9 quilts telling stories of 72 families. Through the use of avariety of materials and designs, each quilt represents a culturally richdepiction of heritage, daily life, and family journeys, providing a tangiblestory of the experiences across generations of women of Japanese ancestry inColorado and neighboring states. The quilts reflect the strength and diversityof Japanese women through their life’s journeys as they raised theirfamilies.
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Golden History Tours
When: All day
Golden History Tours offers Wild West Walking Tours, Pub Crawls, Ghost Tours, and more! If you don't see a scheduled tour on a particular date, you can book a tour at a custom time.
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CSM Track RMAC Outdoor Championships
When: All day
Where: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
When: 8AM
Where: Golden History Park, Arapahoe and 11th Streets, Golden, CO
Join the Foothills Running and Cycling Club for a morning run and social walk every week!
For more info, visit our website: www.memberplanet.com/foothillsrunningandcyclingclub
Marv Kay Day
When: 9AM-1PM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Join us as we celebrate the legacy of an important figure in Golden's history with Marv Kay Day at the Golden Community Center.
Enjoy free admission and explore all the amazing programs and services our center offers. We'll have exciting activities for everyone, including a preschool open house, live Zumba and dance demonstrations, a captivating history of Golden presentation, and a pottery demonstration. Meet our personal trainers, learn about aquatics and water safety, and explore the birthday party room. Plus, the Golden Fire Department and Streets Department will be on-site with their trucks, offering kids a unique opportunity to climb aboard and learn about these vital community services.
This is a perfect opportunity to experience the Golden Community Center's diverse program offerings and enjoy a day of free, family-friendly fun. This event is provided in partnership with the Golden Civic Foundation.
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Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
When: 9:30-11:30AM
Where: Dinosaur Ridge, 16831 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, CO
The Full Walking Tour is a guided tour of the East and West sides of Dinosaur Ridge. A volunteer guide will interpret the dinosaur tracks and bone fossils, local history, and geology during the one-way, 1.5-mile tour on a paved trail will take 1.5-2 hours. All walkers require a ticket to be transported via a shuttle bus to their starting point. This tour is designed for participants ages 10 and older.
Tour Specifics:
- $24 per person (All walkers require a ticket to be transported via a shuttle bus to their starting point)
- 1.5-2 hours
- Admission to the Exhibit Hall is included with each ticket
- Masks are required on the shuttle bus (ages 3+).
- Tour may be called off for active precipitation, temps below 32 degrees, or lack of registrations.
- Appropriate attire: comfortable shoes, sun hats, sunglasses, removable clothing (windbreakers, fleeces, etc…)
- Bring drinking water
- Minimum of 2 and maximum of 13 participants
Learn more and to register at:
https://dinoridge.org/visit-dinosaur-ridge/full-walking-tour/
Springtime Craft Market
When: 10AM-3PM
Where: Golden Elks Lodge #2740, 16795 W. 50th Avenue, Golden, CO
Prize drawing!
Spring Gear Sale and Swap
When: 10AM-5PM
Where: Golden River Sports, 806 Washington Ave. Golden, CO
Bison Pies for Gardens
When: 10AM-2PM
Where: Genesee Park North Bison Pasture, 27661 Stapleton Drive, Golden
Join us to collect your own bucket of the BEST fertilizer available--Bison Pies
Drive Thru and Take Out Pies
Bring a shovel, bucket, and gloves--Personal Use Only. Take home what you need, we'll have some helpers on hand and some lawn and leaf bags if you need one.
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Brunch at the Rose
When: 10AM-3PM
Where: Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
The Rose will be hosting brunch every Saturday and Sunday. Come enjoy our delicious brunch menu, along with signature cocktails.
Music from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Small Wonders Weekend
When: 10AM-3PM
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO
At this celebration of toy trains and scale model railroading, guests will “marvel at the minis” while exploring the Museum’s impressive small-scale railroads, including the extensive on-site layouts operated by the Denver Garden Railway Society and the Denver HO Model Railroad Club.
For this special weekend, the High Plains 3 Railers will set up a modular O gauge layout in the Museum Pavilion, bringing even more miniature trains to life. This means there will be O gauge, HO, and G gauge trains in operation all weekend long! Both days, there will be opportunities for guests (under supervision) to participate in actually operating trains on the Garden Railroad layout! And, live operators will staff the HO model railroad layout in the Museum Depot basement both days, allowing guests to see the entire layout in action and to ask questions.
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Saturday Train Rides
When: 10AM-3PM
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO
Ride on-board a passenger car pulled by a powerful locomotive.
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Family Time - Registration Required
When: 10:15-10:45AM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
It’s reading fun for everyone! Gather the whole family for engaging stories, dancing, singing and rhyming.
Registration required
Arbor Day with the City of Golden
When: 11AM-1PM
Where: Golden Cemetery, 755 Ulysses Street, Golden, CO
Join us in celebrating Arbor Day with the City of Golden’s Forestry staff.
This free, family-friendly event is the perfect opportunity for tree lovers of all ages to connect with nature and learn from Golden’s certified arborists. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting to explore the world of trees, you'll gain valuable insights into tree care, take a self-guided tour through our tree nursery and over 1,000 mature trees, and even take home a free seedling (while supplies last).
Golden’s Forestry department plays a vital role in maintaining and enhancing our city’s urban forest, ensuring a healthy and sustainable tree canopy for generations to come. At this year's Arbor Day celebration, you’ll get a firsthand look at their work, including a live tree planting demonstration at noon. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the trees that make Golden such a beautiful place to live—join us, get your tree care questions answered, and be part of growing a greener future!
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Open Sew
When: 11AM-7PM
Where: GoSew Collective, 16250 South Golden Road, Golden, CO
This is a monthly event where anyone can come with sewing, knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch or any other type of needle craft to work on in the company of others. There will be coffee, tea and snacks on hand. There is a comfortable lounge to sit in and peruse the design library or you can come into the workroom where there are tables available to work at.
Pre-registration is required. Please email to request registration link.
Spring Open House
When: 11AM-3PM
Where: Avalanche Harley Davidson, 18425 W. Colfax Avenue, Golden, CO
Avalanche H-D is having an open house party! Food, Drinks, Music, & Great Times! Join Us For a Rumbling Great Weekend!
Gallery Tour - Waypoint: From Sketch to Canvas
When: 11-11:30AM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
A Gallery Guide will lead you in a 25-minute tour, exploring exhibition themes and artworks through focused observation and engaging conversation.
If you're visiting with a group of 10 or more, consider booking ahead of time by calling 303-279-3922.
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Nature Journal Club: Intro to Watercolor @ Lookout Mtn Nature Center
When: 1-4PM
Where: Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 910 Colorow Road, Golden, CO
Watercolors are easy to hike and travel with which makes them a great tool for recording nature observations in your journal. Explore the basics of this medium including materials, techniques, and color mixing.
Free
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Earth Month Celebration: Double Film Screening
When: 1PM
Where: Green Center, 924 16th St, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Join CEFF for an inspiring Earth Day event featuring two powerful environmental films:
Peaks to Prairie - In Boulder County, an ambitious initiative harnesses the power of nature to combat climate challenges in the peaks and prairie ecosystem.
Common Ground - This eye-opening film explores the regenerative farming movement and its potential to heal the soil, reverse climate change, and restore human health.
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Shakedown Street Market
When: 2-6PM
Where: Over Yonder Brewing Company, 18455 W. Colfax Avenue #103, Golden, CO
Come and celebrate Spring with us! Support your local artists and businesses, and perhaps get a thoughtful gift for Mother's Day!
Ribbon Cutting: Classic Trailer Sales Grand Re-Opening Bash
When: 3-6PM
Where: Classic Trailer Sales, 4370 Kendrick Street, Golden
Join us as we welcome Jeff Goodwin, a rising country artist based out of Golden, CO, who’ll be bringing live music, good vibes, and that perfect Colorado country sound to help us celebrate!
Food, fun, and more surprises in store!
Bring your friends, bring your family — it’s going to be a day to remember!
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Copper & Cocktails: A Crafty Distillery Night
When: 4-5:30PM
Where: State 38 Distilling, 400 Corporate Circle, Suite B, Golden, CO
Unlock your inner artisan for an evening of craft and spirits as you hammer out your very own cuff bracelet, mastering the basics of manipulating and creating captivating textures in metal.
Testicle Festival
When: 5-7PM
Where: VFW Post 4171, 15625 W. 10th Avenue, Golden, CO
$13.00/plate
Food - Drinks - Fun & Raffles
Raffle Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00
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Soundbath
When: 6:30-7:30PM
Where: PranaTonic Yoga & Wellness, 1224 Washington Avenue, Suite 210, Golden
Join us for an immersive sound and vibrational experience! Relax and be ready to be taken on a sound healing journey with various types of instruments including crystal singing bowls, Himalayan bowls, gongs, drums, a handpan, and more.
This is a beautiful opportunity to slow down, allowing ourselves some space to rest. The vibrations from the different instruments have a way of penetrating into our cells and retuning our bodies, bringing us back into equilibrium. This can be a very therapeutic, energetic, and/or relaxing and peaceful exploration. Please bring layers and an eye mask, which will enhance your overall experience.
$35
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Dirty Mike and The Boys
When: 8-10PM
Where: Gnarly's, 1224 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Golden, CO
R-rated Comedy Show
