11AM and 1PM The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - MAPAC Children's Theater
When: All day
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1103 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Ichabod Crane has come to Sleepy Hollow to teach, but what he learns there nearly frightens him out of his wits! Watch as Ichabod learns of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and tries to escape the clutches of the Headless Horseman.
11AM and 1PM The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - MAPAC Children's Theater
When: All day
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1103 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Ichabod Crane has come to Sleepy Hollow to teach, but what he learns there nearly frightens him out of his wits! Watch as Ichabod learns of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and tries to escape the clutches of the Headless Horseman.
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 2025 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
Traqueros: Mexican Trackworkers and the American Railroad
(through August 2026)
This powerful display explores the invaluable—yet often overlooked—contributions of Mexican and Mexican American laborers who built and maintained America’s railroads.
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
Fragile Things by by Sarah Tenney & Jenna Annunziato
(through November 9)
Through cut-out paintings, Tenney and Annunziato reflect on memory, connection, and the fragility of objects and relationships. Their works
balance nostalgia, allegory, and magical realism.
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 April 2026)
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.
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.
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
Quilts Inspired from Down Under - a solo exhibit by Bonnie Murphy
(through January 17, 2026)
Drawn to reproduction fabrics and patterns based on historical quilts from the 19th century, Bonnie began to notice most of her quilts were designed by Australian designers, Di Ford Hall, Margaret Mew, Susan Smith and Sandy Cousins, just to name a few! Although hand quilting her first quilts, Bonnie discovered she loved the look of machine quilting and found some very talented ladies who now longarm quilt her creations.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
The Grandeur of the Moment - a solo exhibit by Linda Anderson
(through January 17, 2026)
Linda Anderson tells compelling stories of people in many cultures around the world, many images gathered from her travels. Everyone, everywhere, has a story. Her realistic depictions celebrate the ordinary moments that often go unnoticed, capturing the essence of the humanity we all share. Facilitating that connection visually and highlighting the splendor of the commonplace is her goal.
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TriceraTOTs
When: All day
Where: Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center, 17681 W. Alameda Parkway, Golden, CO
9:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Join us at the Discovery Center for this fun, 30-minute craft and storytime! Tickets can be purchased for children aged 2+. Children 1 and under and adults are free to attend, but please limit the total number of children attending in your group to three (3) to leave room for other families due to limited open spots.
$5
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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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Preschool Nature Nuts - Wildlife Tracks and Signs
When: All day
Where: Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 910 Colorow Road, Golden, CO
10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Spider webs, tracks in the snow, broken twigs, bits of fur on a tree trunk, tamped down grasses. These are just a few signs of wildlife you might find right out your own front door! These special messages help you understand what animals live nearby. Read a story, make a craft, play games, and take part in other fun activities to explore different types of wildlife signs all around us.
Children ages 3-5 years with an adult
Turkey Bowl Co-ed Softball Tournament
When: All day
The Turkey Bowl is a one-pitch tournament where all base runners run the bases backwards (3rd, 2nd, 1st, home). There are divisions for intermediate and recreational coed teams. All teams are guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. Team fee of $250.00 covers all team and player fees.
All games are 25 minutes.
The championship game for each division is ONE GAME, WINNER TAKE ALL!
To register go to rec.cityofgolden.net
Games take place at Tony Grampsas and Ulysses fields.
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
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.
Reservations
Watercolor Notecards
When: 10AM-2PM
Where: Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, CO
Join a fun day of designing and painting notecards. Perfect for sending warm wishes to family and friends, or for framing! Learn a variety of watercolor techniques including applying color washes with a variety of brush strokes to create your own set of notecards. Guidance on how to design and create a variety of imagery will be included.
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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
Veteran Appreciation 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!
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Denim and Diamonds Anniversary Celebration - Golden Pantry & Thrift
When: 12-4PM
Where: Golden Pantry & Thrift, 1401 Ford Street, Golden, CO
We're celebrating 60 years of serving Golden, and ringing in our next 60 years.
Join us for our Diamond Anniversary: denim, diamonds, and all the fun!
- Appetizers & Cash Bar
- Raffles & Door Prizes
- Live Music by Line 2
- Shopping for a Cause
Huge thanks to our amazing, locally owned Golden businesses — Ace Liquor Drive Thru and Old Capitol Grill & Smokehouse — for sponsoring food and drinks! We will also be joined by Line 2 for some live music.
Now more than ever, this is a wonderful way to come together, support one another, and lift our community during these trying times.
See you there!
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Quick Class: Everyday Essential Oils for Health
When: 12-12:30PM
Where: Natural Grocers, 2401 Ford Street, Golden, CO
Essential oils are enjoyable, versatile, and natural products with a multitude of uses beyond their scents alone. Discover the basics of how essential oils support health and learn how to build your own essential oil kit.
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The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition on Tour
When: 12-4PM
Where: Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge, 400 10th Street, Golden, CO
The Mount Lookout Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust are excited to feature the American Revolution Experience at the Golden Event Center from November 4 - November 11, 2025.
The innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology and unique artifacts and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation.
This free community exhibit is hosted by the Golden chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Battlefield Trust.
Mon-Friday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat / Sun 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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Walk With a Geologist
When: 12-2:30PM
Where: Dinosaur Ridge, 16831 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, CO
Ready to really nerd out with a deep dive into the geology and paleontology at Dino Ridge? Our Walk With a Geologist tour is a 2.5-hour (1.5 mile) guided walk across Dinosaur Ridge led by a professional or highly knowledgeable amateur geologist. In addition to the interpretation of the dinosaur track and fossil sites, the tour includes an in-depth discussion of the geology and changes to the Denver area through time. Designed for participants ages 16 and older.
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Photography Made Simple with Rich Luckin
When: 1-3PM
Where: Golden History Museum, 923 10th Street, Golden, CO
Meet Golden resident Rich Luckin for an image-filled presentation that takes you on Rich’s Golden Morning Walks and more. Rain or shine, spring, summer, fall or winter, he captures the beauty of Golden in unique views that turn a snapshot of time into the timeless art of photography. Rich will share his ideas about composition and how to transform an average shot into a WOW image! The presentation also goes beyond Golden. Rich’s worldwide travels and various interests will show a wide range of photographic opportunities. So . . . If photographic terms such as filling the frame, magic hour, leading line, framing the image and what “thirds” can mean, join Rich for an interesting and informative presentation.
Event is free.
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PAWS for Reading @ the Library
When: 1-3PM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Read with a four-legged friend from the Denver Pet Partners! Dogs are the perfect reading companions because they create a relaxed, comfortable and safe environment for sharing books. Children must be able to read independently and are encouraged to share a favorite book.
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Artist Talk with Sarah Tenney & Jenna Annunziato
When: 2-3PM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Join us for an Artist Talk with Sarah Tenney and Jenna Annunziatio - in conversation about their joint exhibition, Fragile Things. On view from September 6 - November 9.
Painting in untraditional cut-outs, Sarah Tenney and Jenna Annunziato explore relationships with others as well as to the things with which we surround ourselves. The pairing reflects the duality between the two artists: one orbiting nostalgia in the forgotten, and false divinity; the other exploring connection, conflict, and intervention.Free
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Artist Talk with Sarah and Jenna Annunziato
When: 2-3PM
Where: The Eddy Taproom & Hotel, 1640 8th Street, Golden
Join us for an Artist Talk with Sarah Tenney and Jenna Annunziatio – in conversation about their joint exhibition, Fragile Things. On view from September 6 – November 9.
Golden American Legion Dinner
When: 5-6:30PM
Where: American Legion Post 21, 500 9th Street, Golden, CO
Every Saturday the Post has a home cooked meal at 5:00 p.m. and Queen of Hearts progressive raffle at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome as guests of American Legion Post 21. Please sign our guest registry located to the left as you enter through the door. www.goldenpost21.org /*Events*/
Night at the Museums
When: 5-9PM
DENVER ARTS WEEK
Dinosaur Ridge (5:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
Join Dinosaur Ridge for Night at the Museums for some unique fossil exploration and hand-on activities for all ages!
Dinosaur Ridge is offering free special activities and crafts in our exhibit hall and $10/person guided flashlight tours of the Nation’s #1 Dinosaur Tracksite. Our gift shop will be open late as well for some late-night shopping during this after-hours event!
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Ring of Fire Ball
When: 5:30PM
Where: Colorado School of Mines, Green Center, 924 16th Street, Golden, CO
The RING OF FIRE BALL is blazing in on Friday, November 8—and this year, we're turning up the heat for our annual fundraising gala. We're shaking things up with live entertainment, themed fun, and an exclusive sneak peek of songs from our upcoming holiday comedy musical!
It's not your typical gala...it's a full-on party.
Miners Alley Playhouse 2025 Fundraiser\
Mines Little Theater - Little Women
When: 7PM
Where: Colorado School of Mines, Green Center, 924 16th Street, Golden, CO
Join us for a show of warm family moments and the nuances of daily life.
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