The Friday Tour
When: All day
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, CO
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Each Friday, join us for an hour of exploring a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. Each tour covers a specific theme and on these dates our focus will be: Locomotives!
Tours are subject to change and are based on guide availability. Each week’s theme is explored using a variety of museum resources to help bring the subject to life with the understanding that guests are welcome to continue their visit on their own after the tour.
Today's Topic
/*Arts and Culture*/ /*Events*/
TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge
When: All day
Where: Main Visitor Center, 16831 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
Register
/*Arts and Culture*/
CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
When: All day
See all events from the Golden Cultural Alliance.
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
Portraits in Glass: Sue Rose
(through October 25, 2026)
Sue is relatively new to the world of mosaic, but she has shot off like a rocket.
Structure
(through October 25, 2026)
A collection of ceramic works focused on foundation and quality. Once a solid foundation is established, the artist elaborates on the structure’s physical and conceptual direction of growth. This lifelong pursuit blends professionalism with the flexibility to build upon previous concepts.
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
Anne Olsen Quilts from RMQM's Permanent Collection
(through October 17, 2026)
RMQM presents a series of quilts by Anne Olsen. Anne methodically rescued orphan quilt blocks, dissembled and then reworked them to refine the color scheme or improve the piecing accuracy, often salvaging fabric from other old blocks to complete a set.
NORTHEAST GALLERY
20 Perspectives | Conversing with the Earth
(through October 17, 2026)
20 Perspectives began several years ago during COVID when many of the group were looking to make new connections. Ultimately, the members who joined together come from nine countries and four continents. The group meets twice monthly via Zoom to discuss their work and decide upon themes that lead to three quilt collections a year.
See all events from the Golden Cultural Alliance
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.
More information
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
Rooftop Yoga
When: 9:30-10:30AM
Where: Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street, Golden, CO
Enjoy an all-levels class on The Golden Mill’s rooftop patio, with sweeping views of North and South Table Mountains, Zion Mountain, and Clear Creek. Led by Flow Yoga Studio
Rain or shine
Register
/*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
Interactive African Drum Performance @ Front Porch
When: 3-5PM
Where: Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO
Front Porch Golden Community Center - Bear Creek Room
Bob Hall and Chelle Gifford are in their 34th year of presenting rhythms and songs of the African Diaspora. Along with some creativity within the tradition, Bob and Chelle encourage people to sing and move to powerful music!! Expect to listen, learn, and be invited to dance. This workshop is presented in partnership with Think360 Arts for Learning Creative Aging program.
Register
Active Older Adults aged 50+
/*Events*/
Boogie on the Mesa
When: 4PM
Where: New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden, CO
Come out for Boogie on the Mesa Live Music Festival August 14 & 15. There will be seven amazing live bands & scenic views across two boogie-filled days.
More information
Member Reception | Structure, CarolAnn Wachter, and Sue Rose
When: 5-7PM
Where: Foothills Art Center - Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO
Join us for the Member Reception of of Structure, CarolAnn Wachter, and Sue Roseat our Astor House Location. Become a Member for FREE to RSVP to this event. Join or renew your membership today at foothillsartcenter.org/join.
/*Arts and Culture*/ /*Events*/
Freehub Mountain Bike Film Festival
When: 7-10PM
Where: Colorado Mountain Club, 15605 W 32nd Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
Freehub PRESENTS is an annual mountain bike film festival and community-driven event series that showcases unreleased short films from some of the best filmmakers and riders. This multi-stop film festival honors top and emerging filmmakers, riders, leaders, and storytellers who will shape the sport for generations to come. Supported by SRAM, Maxxis, evo, Leatt, and Orbea.
Pre-event Festival with local Sponsors! Join us in the back field for bike, shoe, and gear demos with Golden Bike Shop, Adidas, and Feedback Sports, special maintenance clinics with SRAM and Golden Bike Shop, and a clinic with Kinetic Flow Mountain Bike coach, Chris Hall.
Tickets
/*events*/
Taco Town
When: 7:30PM
Where: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1100 Miners Alley, Golden, CO
In TACO TOWN, a group of fed-up fast-food workers stages a sit-in—but when their boss calls the cops, their protest spirals into a hilarious hostage situation. A world premiere play by Luke Sorge, the award-winning writer of NATIONAL BOHEMIANS , this sharp, fast-paced comedy serves up big laughs and biting satire. Order up some anarchy with your tacos!
