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.
The Articulate Robots of Chris Mora
(through July 26, 2026)
Metal fabricator Chris Mora creates playful, articulated "robot" sculptures that spark the imaginations with remarkable craftsmanship.
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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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
Maintenance at the Community Center
When: All day
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Maintenance at the GCC
The Golden Community Center will be undergoing maintenance in June.
North and South Table Group Exercise Rooms, the Basketball Gymnasium, and Facility Rental Rooms will undergo flooring maintenance from June 9th - June 14.
All classes and programs scheduled in those areas will be canceled.
The rest of the facility will remain open.
Programs and classes will resume on June 15th.
DeLong Park Habitat Helpers
When: 9-11AM
Where: DeLong Park, 395 23rd Street, Golden, CO
Golden Parks and Recreation is using DeLong Park as a pilot project for the City’s first organic park location. This means that they will be using only natural, organic products for all plants and grasses. No synthetic chemicals will be used in our maintenance practices.
The DeLong Park Weed Busters are always happy to bring in new members, and training on weed identification is provided!
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Baby Time - Registration Required
When: 9:15-9:45AM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Help the littlest minds develop and grow. Bounce, sing, rhyme and read with your baby!
Registration required
Electric Trash Truck Demo Event
When: 10AM-12PM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Join the City of Golden for a demonstration of a super cool, super quiet, all-electric trash truck that could help serve downtown Golden.
Are you interested in a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient way to collect trash and recycling downtown? The City is exploring a special waste collection program for downtown businesses, commercial properties, and residents. The program could support better use of alleys, more access to recycling, more predictable pickup times, and reduced noise, congestion, and emissions downtown.
- Schedule:
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
The electric truck will be parked just outside the Astor House for everyone to see it up close and ask questions.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Downtown tour to see the truck in action.
We sincerely appreciate your help and we hope to see you there!
Come see the electric trash truck up close, ask questions, and plug into the process to help shape the future of downtown waste collection.
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Preschool Time - Registration Required
When: 10:15-10:45AM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Create a lifelong love of reading with interactive Story Time. Sing, rhyme and dance together for added fun!
Keep the fun going with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Get your child ready to read by sharing books together. Read anything, even the same story over and over!
Front Porch Friends Meeting @ The Community Center
When: 10:30-11:30AM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Bear Creek Rooms at the GCC
Special guests Troy Rodriguez & Jessie Yarist from the Golden Cemetery will be our special guest. Come meet these city employees and learn about their work. Practical, historical, and supernatural questions welcome.
This meeting is changing to quarterly after this month. The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 13.
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Teen Advisory Board - Golden Library
When: 4:30-5:30PM
Where: Golden Library, 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO
Our teens get involved - and we love it! Create and plan teen-specific Library events and services at the Golden Library with the Teen Advisory Board. See yourself, your language and your family reflected in JCPL programming.
JCPL is looking for a wide representation of teens to get involved at the library, including bilingual volunteers. Apply by filling out the Volunteer Application on the Library home page or visit the Golden Library for more information.
City Council Study Session and Business Meeting @ City Hall
When: 5PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO
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VIBE@Five
When: 5-7PM
Where: GW Apartments, 16500 S. Golden Road, Golden, CO
Join us for our Very Important Business Event -- the V.I.B.E.@Five! Our monthly Chamber after-hours is a casual gathering to network with fellow members and guests are always welcome.
Thank you to this month's host, GW Apartments! Light food and beverages will be provided.
Register
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Exploring the Elements of Art
When: 5:30-7:30PM
Where: Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, CO
Meeting on Tuesday evenings 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., our group of artists takes on advanced explorations in the elements of art, with an emphasis on refining skills, building on strengths, and supporting areas for improvement. Experienced artists working in any medium, including drawing mediums, are welcome as we meet and support one another in a spirit of fellowship with the intent of finding and/or enhancing our own personal voice.
Silver Smithing Class - Build Your Own Sterling Silver Earrings
When: 6-8PM
Where: Earth Sweet Boutique, 1224 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Whether you’re a total novice or looking to polish your techniques, this hands-on class gives you the professional guidance needed to design and build your own sterling silver earrings (dangle or stud) from scratch.
You'll gain confidence with specialized tools and learn essential skills like using a torch, how to solder your metal together, how to bezel your stone, and how to polish your piece.
By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with a custom, handcrafted pair of earrings and the foundation to keep creating.
$75
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Trivia Night @ Bivy Beer Bar
When: 6:30PM
Where: Bivy Beer Bar, 600 12th Street, Ste 160, Golden, CO
Team Trivia Tuesday @ Buffalo Rose
When: 6:30-8:30PM
Where: Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO
Where: Buffalo Rose Restaurant Sky Bar
Who: The Rose’s own lovely and talented Kelsey Doran hosting
When: Every Tuesday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Prizes? Yes! Gift cards for 1st and 2nd + SWAG for 3rd
Movies * TV * Sports * Music * Science
Waterwise Yard Seminar (Virtual)
When: 6:30-8PM
Our free, online Waterwise Yard Seminars are taught by local landscape and horticultural professionals. Get your landscaping questions answered and learn how to keep your yard looking great while using less water. Seminar topics range from low-water landscape design, xeric plant selection, smart irrigation, and more. Both novice and advanced gardeners are sure to learn something new.
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Bar Bingo Night @ VFW
When: 6:30-8:30PM
Where: VFW Post 4171, 15625 W. 10th Avenue, Golden, CO
Bar Bingo tonight @ 6:30 and is open to the public. It’s every Tuesday @ 6:30. Not only can you have a great time, but you’ll be helping veterans and veteran program as well!Come for the food and even some FUNds!
Pub Trivia @ Atomic Cowboy
When: 7PM
Where: Atomic Cowboy, 1100 Washington Avenue, Suite 102, Golden, CO
