Fall Foliage Along the Creek
Photo by Liz Erickson
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Oct. 30th
- All day - Friday Tours
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 12-6PM - Jefferson County Home Show
- 3-4:30PM - Golden Trick or Treat Street
- 4-10PM - Flash Tattoo Pop-up
- 4:30-7PM - The Golden Hotel's Halloween Party
- 5-8PM - Halloween Bash
- 6:30-9:30PM - The Talking Dead - An Interactive Pub Crawl
- 6:30-9:30PM - Hallows Eve Eve
- 7PM - Mines Little Theater - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
- 7:30PM - Good Night, Oscar
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
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Friday Tours @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:30AM and 1:30PM
Each Friday, join us for an hour of exploring a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. 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. Learn more and buy tickets.
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
3-4:30PM Golden Trick or Treat Street @ Historic Downtown Golden
Downtown Washington Avenue will be closed to cars and filled instead with tiny zombies, super-heroes and other masked little ones, all ready to fill their trick-or-treat bags in a safe atmosphere with candy provided by local Golden merchants. Bring your little ones for some sugar-saturated, non-spooky fun!
Location:
Historic Downtown Golden
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5-8PM Halloween Bash @ Golden Mill
Kick off Halloween weekend with DJ & 1 spinning Halloween favorites and party hits throughout the evening. Come dressed to impress because costume contests and prizes await some of the night's most creative looks. Sip on Halloween-themed drinks, hit the dance floor, and celebrate spooky season with us at The Golden Mill. More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
7PM - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead @ Mines Little Theater
Location:
Colorado School of Mines
Green Center (Map)
The Golden Word - 10/30/26
Live Music for Friday, Oct. 30th
- 8PM Elton Dan & The Rocket Band
Buffalo Rose (main venue) - More Live Music
5-8PM S.P.U.D. @ Coda Brewing
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6-10PM Live Music @ Wrigley’s
6:30-9:30PM Gnarbillys @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Humble Beginnings
Golden hosts an amazing Halloween celebration in the historic downtown. It all started when the children from Mitchell Elementary (which used to be located downtown) began an annual tradition of parading along Washington Avenue, so they could show off their Halloween costumes. I wondered how long this had been going on, so I did some research. This was the first reference I could find:
55 Years Ago
HERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL for the Avenue–the boys and girls of Mitchell Elementary School will parade along the Avenue in their Hallowe’en costumes Friday–tomorrow–between one and two o’clock. Won’t that be a sight? You know how great it is for children to dress up–and then to have the opportunity to show off those costumes in a parade. Come on down if you want to see this something special.…
October 28, 1971 Golden Transcript
From that humble beginning, the event grew and grew and grew. At some point, the other Golden elementary schools were invited.
I’ve been attending and photographing the event since the 1990s, and in that time, I’ve seen the addition of the Mines Band, a cappella groups, and flash mob dances. The City now (very wisely) closes the street for the ninety minute event.
With so many thousands of trick-or-treaters, Halloween has become quite expensive for the downtown merchants, but it is wildly cute. Thanks, merchants!
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 2 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny, 62°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Sunday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 61°F
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 47°F
Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 54°F
Monday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 40°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 58°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 55°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 39°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 52°F
News About Golden - October 30, 2026
Goldenites to meet city manager finalists Dec. 11
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
No one knows who they even are yet, Goldenites can meet the finalists for their city manager Dec. 11, if all goes according to plan.
The city has received 50 applications for the job so far, officials announced at the Oct. 27 city council meeting... Read more...
Jefferson County wants to better utilize fairgrounds
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Despite the social media rumors, officials haven’t decided to move the Jefferson County fairgrounds to the Morrison-area Fehringer Ranch Park.
Right now, that isn’t even up for official consideration... Read more...
Matthew Crane earns DARPA Young Faculty Award for optical memory research
By Erich Kirshner
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
A Colorado School of Mines assistant professor has been selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s 2026 Young Faculty Award for work that could help overcome a major bottleneck in computing: moving information quickly and efficiently between where it is stored and where it is needed... Read more...
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, in memory of Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Mary Eiberger, and Jonathan Landman & Bonnie Vangilder
Members:
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, Kim McDonough, Carie Chimbel, Peggy Brochtrup, Cindy & Matt Finley, Kelly Fry, Esther Kettering, Tom & Susan Roberts, Vicki Greivel, GoGood Golden, Sandra Dallas, Nanette Johnson, and Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, Golden Brokers, Diane Tiberi, Cathy Larocca, Dave Cole, and Rachael Kenney-Reid
