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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Is He Really Buried Here? A Free Presentation @ Buffalo Bill Museum
When: All day
Where: Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, 987½ Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO
11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Join us every Wednesday in June, July and August at 11:30 and Noon for a FREE presentation!
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was buried on Lookout Mountain on June 3, 1917. Rumors circulate to the present day that he was really buried somewhere else.
Hear details about what led to the controversy and learn the real story at this FREE 15-minute graveside program.
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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 Apex
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
Business Power Resiliency Event
When: 10AM-1PM
Where: Gnarly's, 1224 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Golden, CO
After the December 2025 PSPS outages, the City of Golden is taking steps to help local businesses be better prepared for future power disruptions. Join City staff for the Business Power Resiliency Event and explore practical power backup systems with contractors and installers. Whether you've been thinking about backup power or don't know where to start, this event is built for you. For more info or to RSVP, email the Economic Development Committee, edcomm@cityofgolden.net. /*meetings*/ /*events*/
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
Watercolor Notecards
When: 1-3PM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Front Porch Golden Community Center - Bear Creek
Foothills Art Center Artist J. Michael Gatlin returns for another watercolor class at the Front Porch. 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. Fee includes all supplies. Claim your spot now!
Active Older Adults aged 50+
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Google Docs: Foundations
When: 1-2:30PM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Learn how to use this free cloud program (similar to Microsoft Word) to create written documents, and then access your files from anywhere! Docs is great for sharing and collaborating with others. Personal device not required.
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Acoustic Preserves
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.
Golden Marketing Hour
When: 5:30-7PM
Where: Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Join us monthly for marketing insights, signature cocktails, and connections that grow your business.More information
Kickoff: The Prosper at Golden
When: 5:30-6:30PM
Where: 817 14th Street, Golden, CO
Help us celebrate The Prosper at Golden, Habitat Metro Denver’s newest development of 40 affordable condos in downtown Golden! Hear remarks from Golden Mayor Laura Weinberg and learn how these homes will meet the need for homeownership opportunities in Golden. Click here to learn more about The Prosper.
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Canceled: Planning Commission Meeting
When: 5:30PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO
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Contemplative Memoir
When: 5:30-7PM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus, 809 15th 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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Taproom Trivia @ Holidaily
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
