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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Oct. 31st
- ll day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 10AM-6PM - Harley Halloween
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 11AM - Get Your Freak On Halloween Party @ Golden City Brewery
- 11AM - Halloween Party @ Dirty Dogs
- 3-5PM - Golden Trick or Treat Street in Downtown Golden
- 3-4PM - Monster Mash @ Golden Library, History Museum, Fire Station
- 4-7PM - Halloween Patio Party @ Etta Jeanne
- 5PM - Adult Halloween Party and Chili Cook-off @ American Legion 21
- 6PM - Stranger Strings Halloween Party @ New Terrain
- 6PM - Let’s Get Sheet-Faced on Halloween @ Eddy Taproom
- 6:30-9:30PM - Halloween Bash @ Goosetown Station
- 7-10PM - Halloween Scaryoke and Costume Contest @ Golden Outpost
- 7PM - Spooky Halloween Night @ Origin Red Rocks
- 7:30PM - Diva Royale
- 7:30-11PM - Wrigley's Halloween Costume Party
- 9PM - Ace-Hi Halloween Party
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10:30AM and 1:30PM The Friday Tours @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Each Friday, join us for an hour of exploring a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history. This morning's tour covers Museum Highlights and the afternoon tour will explore Freight Trains.
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.
Friday Tour Tickets - $3 each plus General Admission ($10 adults, $5 kids 2-15, $8 seniors 60+). Today's Topic
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
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11AM Get Your Freak On Halloween Party @ Golden City Brewery
32 on the 31st! Golden City Brewery first opened its doors on Halloween 1993! Come out and celebrate 32 years of pioneering craft beer in Golden, CO.
Returning to our roots, pints will be $2, and we'll be filling to go growlers for $4. Get those growlers washed and stock up for the weekend of Halloween festivities!
We will have a costume contest, 1993 pricing on pints for here and growlers to go (get those jugs rinsed and ready!), and some local entertainment.
Location:
Golden City Brewery
920 12th St. (map)
3-5PM Golden Trick or Treat Street Downtown Golden
Join us on Washington Avenue and visit with our local businesses who generously hand out treats! Festive dress is encouraged. No need to be spooked, Washington Avenue will be closed for safety from 11th Street to 14th Street.
3-4:30PM Golden’s Little Monster Mash @ Golden Library, History Museum, Fire Station
Let’s play the Monster Mash – it’ll be a graveyard smash! Calling all little ghouls, goblins, superheroes, princesses, and pirates! Put on your costumes and join us for a Halloween party!
Hosted by the Golden Library, the Golden History Museum, the Golden Fire Department, and the Golden Police Department, our young visitors will trick-or-treat between our buildings, where they will share in some not-so-scary stories and partake in crafts and activities.
Suitable for: Preschoolers & Toddlers
Start at the Golden Library:
1019 10th Street (Map)
5-8PM Halloween Bash @ The Golden Mill
Join us tonight for a frightfully fun evening! DJ&1 will be spinning a spooktacular Halloween set guaranteed to get you on the dance floor. Come dressed to impress - costume contests and prizes await the most creative looks. More.
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
Changing the M
The School of Mines/Blue Key posted a video yesterday, explaining how they alter the M on special occasions. (If you're not on Facebook, just click the X to close the logon window and move on to the video.)
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1094931079197632
One Day Sale at the Quilt Museum
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is having a one-day sale today, with 20% off all Halloween and fall fabric, pre-cuts and patterns. Members receive an additional 10% off sale fabric. Wear a costume and receive an additional discount!
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum,
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
Heading Up the Lariat Loop
Photo by Bud Rockhill
7-10PM Halloween Scaryoke and Costume Contest @ Golden Outpost
Grab the mic…if you dare! Halloween Scaryoke Night at Golden Outpost is the best way to cap off spooky season! More information
- Karaoke from 7-10 p.m.
- Costume contest: Best costume wins a gift card to Golden Outpost!
- Drink specials
Location:
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (Map)
The Golden Word - 10/31/25
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Live Music for Friday, Oct. 31st
6PM Shakedown Street & My Blue Sky @ The Buffalo Rose
6:30-9:30PM Coral Creek & Uptown Toodeloo@ Goosetown Station
More Live Music:
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6PM Foggy Mountain Spaceship @ New Terrain Brewing
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History: Halloweens of Yore
Trick or Treating at the Mortuary – 2010
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62 Years Ago
The October 31, 1963 Colorado Transcript included an editorial expressing approval for the practice of trick-or-treating. The editors felt that it was a good alternative to the recurring vandalism of earlier Halloweens.
Time was, not too many years ago, when soaped windows and spilled garbage cans were as inevitable as the dawn of the morning following Halloween. Dad would most likely have to get the ladder out and bring the fence gate down from the roof of the house and the little “buildings” [outhouses] had to be set upright before normal family routines could be resumed. There was also a great deal of vandalism, probably far more than today.
About 25 years ago things began to change. Kids were stopped from a window-soaping job by the offer of a kindly housewife to exchange some cookies or candy in exchange for the youngster’ promise to lay off the soap.
As the years passed this nice custom developed into quite a thing. Kids didn’t even take soap along with them any longer–they were too busy collecting goodies in pillow cases, shopping bags or anything else for all the booty they collected while making the rounds. “Tricks or Treats” was the option, and most households paid off.
Colorado Transcript – October 31, 1963
A review of earlier Transcripts provides plenty of evidence of the referenced mischief:
1915 – 4 persons injured in a Halloween “auto party”
1926 – a reward offered for the return of an iron gate taken on Halloween
1927 – soaped windows and “roughness” on the part of larger boys
1929 – playground equipment destroyed, windows soaped
1933 – pranksters’ fires menace property
Perhaps the men who have boasted to their sons of their youthful Hallowe’en pranks now regret it.
Colorado Transcript – October 31, 1929
In 1942, there was a national campaign, asking students to put a stop to Halloween vandalism as a gesture to helping with the war effort. It seems to have been successful in Golden–the Chamber wrote letters to the schools afterwards, thanking the students for the “patriotic” Halloween.
The anti-vandalism efforts continued after the War. In 1958, the Jefferson County Student Council promoted a “Be The Best, Not The Worst on October 31st” campaign.
With the onset of the Baby Boom, adults began to take charge of Halloween. Instead of letting kids run around town, pranking and vandalizing, parents and civic organizations gave big parties, with lots of candy. Door-to-door trick or treating became standard practice. The downtown Halloween extravaganza began in the early 1970s.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 33°F
Saturday: Sunny, 63°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F
Sunday: Sunny, 76°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 44°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 72°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 68°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
News About Golden - October 31, 2025
Golden food pantries preparing for SNAP cuts, shutdown
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Food pantries in and around Golden, and across the country, are starting to feel the effects of a one-two-three punch.
Between Thanksgiving and other holidays, food pantries already see an increased demand in November and December... Read more...
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