Whale of a Used Book Sale
When: All day
Where: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 West Sixth Avenue, Golden, CO
Thousands of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records October 19-22 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, CO. All genres, children’s, audiobooks, rare and collectible in one location!
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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, A Visit to the Wild West, Adversary to Advocate, Legacy on Lookout Mountain
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
(through Summer 2026)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.
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
Rocky Mountain Muses: Rob Bell
(through June 28, 2026)
As a painter Rob uses his choices of color, deft rendering and unique backdrops to elevate the humble nude into dramatic contemporary portraits of his models.
Aiming to Miss: Tom Sarmo
(through July 12, 2026)
Tom Sarmo returns to the pure joy of exploration and experimentation in his latest imaginative works.
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.
Discovery Awaits: Indigenous Connections, Epic Events, Glimpses of Golden, 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
Medallion Quilts by Cindy Vermillion Hamilton
(through July 18)
Cindy is a self-taught folk artist bringing new life to traditional quilt design using unique arrangements of color and pattern. Her specialties are hand-pieced and hand-quilted medallion, sunflower and sunburst designs.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
It’s All About…the Face, the Place, the Story by Phyllis Cullen
(through July 18)
A retrospective collection of quilts by an artist with her own diverse set of voices, of portraits, animals, landscapes, messages and stories.
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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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Goldengrass Bluegrass Weekend 2026
When: All day
Where: New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden, CO
Join us for the Goldengrass Bluegrass Weekend here at New Terrain Brewing! Starting back in 2017, this festival has brought bluegrass music and craft beer together here in our beautiful outdoor beer garden backdropped by North Table Mountain.
This year we will have multiple food trucks daily, an ice cream truck and face painting on Saturday & Sunday, plenty of bars to get beer from, more activities to be announced, and, of course, the following FREE live acts:
Thursday, May 28:
6:00 - 9:00pm - Broken Compass Bluegrass (NorCal)
Friday, May 29:
8:00 - 9:30pm - Magoo (Denver, CO)
6:00 - 7:30pm - Silas Herman and the Tone Unit (Front Range, CO)
4:00 - 5:30pm - Tonewood String Band (Denver, CO)
Saturday, May 30: Ice Cream Truck & Face Painting (Sat / Sun ONLY)
8:00 - 9:30pm - Arkansauce (Fayetteville, AR)
6:00 - 7:30pm - Sicard Hollow (Nashville, TN)
4:00 - 5:30pm - Front Porch (NW Arkansas)
2:00 - 3:30pm - The PickPockets (SLC, UT)
Sunday, May 31: Ice Cream Truck & Face Painting (Sat / Sun ONLY)
4:00 - 5:30pm - Rapidgrass (Golden, CO)
2:00 - 3:30pm - 65 North Pickers (Richmond, KY)
12:00 - 1:30pm - Pick & Howl (Denver, CO)
Golden Sports
When: All day
Check out the sports schedules for our local teams:
Colorado School of Mines
Golden High School
Bell Middle School
Preschool Nature Nuts - Petals and Pollinators
When: All day
Where: Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 910 Colorow Road, Golden, CO
10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, and beetles all have an important job—they work as pollinators! Read a story, make a craft, play games, and take part in other fun activities to explore the different types of pollinators and how pollination works.
Children ages 3-5 years with an adult
OPENING DAY - Golden Farmers Market
When: 8AM-1PM
Where: Corner of 10th and Illinois Streets, Golden, CO
The Golden Farmers Market (GFM) is produced and managed by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization in Golden, Colorado. A long-standing tradition in the Golden community, we strive to contribute to the success of local food growers and producers, as well as other businesses, and create vibrant community gatherings. The revenue generated from vendor sales commission helps to cover market operating expenses and directly benefits small businesses and the economic development of the Golden Community.
The market is located at the corner of 10th and Illinois Streets.
We appreciate your support of the Golden Farmers Market and Colorado agriculture!
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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: 9AM-2PM
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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Dinosaur Express Train
When: 9AM-5PM
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO
Dinosaurs are coming back to Golden, Colorado…only this time, they are arriving on the Dinosaur Express Train! On May 31st and June 1st, railroad tracks will meet dinosaur tracks for a weekend of family fun at the Colorado Railroad Museum as the Dinosaur Express Train chugs into the station.
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Mystery Flip Quilts
When: 10AM-4PM
Where: Golden Quilt Company, 1108 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Learn to design an easy improvisational paper pieced block and flip the block to make stunning quilts. We will design and make blocks in class so that you can see the mystery layout unfold. The instructor will demonstrate the paper-piecing technique needed to create the blocks.
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
Cinderella - MAPAC Children's Theater
When: 1PM
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1103 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
A peachy keen update on a classic tale! By day, Ella toils at her stepmother’s gas station, but she dreams of attending the shindig of the year at the diner next door. With help from her buddies and a dash of magic, she just might get her wish. Come join Cinderella and her friends for a rockin’ good time!
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Resistance Singing in the Park
When: 2-4PM
Where: Parfet Park, 10th Street and Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Come sing with us at Parfet Park…meet by “the dragon.” Bring an instrument? Your voice? Hands for clapping? A song to share?
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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*/
Pump Boys and Dinettes
When: 7:30PM
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1100 Miners Alley, Golden, CO
Set on Highway 57, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is a toe-tapping, crowd-pleasing musical packed with country charm, catchy tunes, and down-home humor. Join the grease monkeys at the gas station and the sassy waitresses at the Double Cupp Diner for a night of unforgettable songs and feel-good fun!
