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
Red Rocks Community College: Visual, Audio & Media Arts
(through March 29, 2026)
Annual show of multimedia and graphic design featuring the students from RRCC. Photography, videography, advertising design and package design feature the creative process of commercial oriented art forms.
Power of Process: A Jeffco School Exhibition
(through April 10, 2026)
Jefferson County Schools k-12 annual exhibition showcasing stand out works of art from students and teachers.
2026 Member's Show
(through May 3, 2026)
Presenting over 70 pieces featuring our diverse artistic talents and techniques of artistic members
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.
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
2026 Men's Exhibit
(through April 18, 2026)
MEN’S EXHIBIT 2026 is RMQM’s 18th exhibit of quilts made by men since its opening in 1990. This biennial tradition lives on as visitors love seeing quilts made by men!
NORTHEAST GALLERY
Conversations - A Solo Exhibit by Carol Ann Waugh
(through April 18, 2026)
Carol embarked on this series of quilts to document her life by looking at important events that took place during significant years in her life. Starting with 1948 and ending in 2014 each piece takes the viewer on a visual journey through the past, touching on inventions, science, famous and infamous people, women’s achievements, and popular culture. When people view these pieces up close, they can turn to the people next to them and it starts up a conversation.
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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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Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
When: All day
Our very own Group Fitness Instructors will be doing LIVE WORKOUTS!
In addition to our LIVE WORKOUTS with your Golden Community Center Fitness Instructors, We have added a YouTube Channel! If you can't make the LIVE workout you can still have your favorite instructor in your own home! We add previously recorded workouts everyday to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrni5jjFr8ip4eNUB63KIvA
If you are a Silver Sneaker Member you can also go to SilverSneakers FaceBook page and see live classes or their web page https://tools.silversneakers.com/ to sign in for On-Demand Classes!
Don't forget to check the LIVE Fitness Schedule for updates and links. https://groupexpro.com/schedule/726/?view=calendar
Golden Sports
When: All day
Check out the sports schedules for our local teams:
Colorado School of Mines
Golden High School
Bell Middle School
Golden Walks
When: 9-10:30AM
Where: Gateway Trailhead, 21100 US Highway 6, Golden, CO
Golden Walks is an informal group that walks along the Peaks to Plains trail adjacent to Clear Creek. People walk the distance they want and at their own pace, with the focus on connecting to others and the outdoors. This event occurs weather permitting and may be canceled for inclement weather, especially if the ground is icy. Meet at the Gateway Trailhead located on highway 6 just west of the intersection with highway 93 (near highway 58).
Fit and Energize Exercise Class
When: 9:30-10:30AM
Where: First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford Street, Golden, CO
Join the new free, Fit and Energize exercise class for older adults held at First United Methodist Church on Mondays and Wednesdays. This one-hour class taught by Elizabeth Handing, a certified Silver Sneaker instructor, will address both fitness and balance appropriate for those who are 55+.
Come in the aqua door closest to 15th street and walk down the ramp to the room in which the class is held. The class is open to men and women.
You can also attend if you are younger than 55. For more information https://goldenfirstumc.org/ministries/fit-and-fun
Free Motion Quilting with Your Machine
When: 9:30AM-2PM
Where: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet Street, Suite 150, Golden, CO
Learn the basics of free-motion quilting and walking foot grid work, including choosing thread, batting, and needles. You will learn lots of designs and the basics of stitching on your quilt top using free-motion quilting as well as how to adapt stencils as quilting motifs. This class will help you gain confidence in your quilting and avoid some of the pitfalls common to free-motion quilting. Learn how to decide what style of quilting enhances your project best depending on how your project will be used. You will have a chance to try your skills with stitching allover quilting, quilting borders and sashing, and background fillers, straight-line stitching and grids. Rita is a well-known local quilter with lots of experience and knowledge to share and cannot wait for you to join her on your quilting adventure.
$125
This class meets three times in February: 2/4, 2/11, and 2/18
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Free Day @ Buffalo Bill Museum
When: 10AM-5PM
Where: Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, 987½ Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO
Visitors to the Buffalo Bill Museum enjoy free admission on the first Wednesday of the month from November through April. Free dates in 2025 include November 5th and December 3rd. Free dates in 2026 are January 7th, February 4th, March 4th and April 1st. For groups of 10 or more please make a reservation. To request an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter or CART, contact us at buffalobill.museum@denvergov.org or call (720) 865-2160. Please provide three business days’ notice.
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Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Demo Day
When: 10AM-2PM
Where: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet Street, Suite 150, Golden, CO
Come join us at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for this rescheduled Demo Day!
Twister Sisters
Come and learn how to use this super cool tool that makes fun quilts with endless design opportunities! Carrie will demo the tool continuously.
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Toddler Time - Registration Required
When: 10:15-10:45AM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Your little one is constantly on the move. Help their mind stay active, too. Get them ready to read by singing, rhyming, dancing and telling stories together.
Registration required
Lisa Casper Book Lovers @ Front Porch
When: 11AM-12PM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Front Porch Golden Community Center
Add to your reading list with some great recommendations. Lisa Casper - Special Events staff member at Douglas County Libraries for 18 years and former Tattered Cover Book Store Events Coordinator, will present a list of page-turners for these cold months. Lisa will not disappoint you with her list of local authors you may or may not have heard of. Grab a cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea, and make yourself cozy and compose your list!
Active Older Adults aged 50+
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Weekly Jam Session
When: 3PM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Dust off your old guitar, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer and drop into the Front Porch for a friendly jam session. Questions? Call the Front Porch at 303-384-8130.
Free
Active Older Adults aged 50+
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Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
When: 3-5PM
Telling our stories can often help process our life experiences and find new paths. This safe and supportive weekly writing workshop is free and open to all.
Beck Venture Center Startup Forum: Selling to the Government
When: 3:30-7:30PM
Where: Beck Venture Center, 1700 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Startup Forum is a program series designed to empower entrepreneurs with essential knowledge and insights crucial for startup success.
While many founders focus on B2B or B2C as their primary markets, there’s another massive opportunity hiding in plain sight: the U.S. federal government. Join us at Startup Forum to hear from a panel of experts on the advantages of selling to the federal government — and how to break into this high-value market. Our moderator, David Leffler, will show you that the government is an entire – and valuable – market in and of itself. Join our panel of experts representing all sides of the national security market to hear from the perspectives of a startup founder, government contractor, and a federal acquisitions representative.
Free
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Planning Commission Meeting
When: 5:30PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO
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Contemplative Memoir
When: 5:30PM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Writing a memoir may be the most challenging and consequential writing we will ever do. We think we know ourselves well enough to write about our lives, but the effort seems daunting, and its value dubious. After all, how do we begin to choose which stories to tell from all the days and years? And who cares? First of all, no life is ordinary. No life is without miracles and magic, great loss and great love. And probably no life is more crucial for our children to understand then ours, because they share more than our genetics, they share our spiritual DNA. What made us who we are, helps them see who they can become. In that sense, we leave them with more than stories. We leave them with meaning and hope.
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Great Decisions: Materials Pickup and Program Introduction
When: 5:30-7PM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Are you interested in diplomacy, politics and world news? Consider attending the Golden Library’s Great Decisions. Participants will engage in in-depth discussions on some of the most important foreign policy topics of 2026.
Materials can be picked up starting Feb. 4 at Golden Library. Registration is required.
Registration required
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Wednesday Night Trivia
When: 6:30PM
Where: Holidaily Brewing Company, 801 Brickyard Circle, Golden, CO
Trivia Night @ Golden Mill
When: 6:30-8:30PM
Where: Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street, Golden, CO
Country Line Dancing with Jeff Goodwin and The Front Range Cowboys
When: 7-10PM
Where: Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Get ready to boot scoot and boogie at Golden’s hottest country night! Join Jeff Goodwin and the Front Range Cowboys for an evening of toe-tapping tunes and line dancing that’ll have you two-stepping till closing time. These local favorites know how to pack a dance floor and keep the energy high with authentic country sounds that’ll transport you straight to honky-tonk heaven. Whether you’re a seasoned line dancer or just looking to kick back with some cold drinks and hot music, this is your chance to experience the magic that’s been building a devoted following across the Front Range.
So grab your boots, bring your friends, and prepare for a night of unforgettable country fun at the legendary Buffalo Rose!
$10
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
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