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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Oct. 17th
- All day - SOLD OUT: 11AM and 1PM Golden Cemetery Tour
- All day - SOLD OUT: 11AM and 1PM Golden Cemetery Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Stories Worth Telling Film Festival
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM-2PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 9AM-12PM - Blacksmithing
- 9AM-5PM - Harvest Haunt Express
- 9AM-4PM - Golden Gate Grange Holiday Craft Fair
- 10AM-3PM - Sewing Bee
- 10AM-3PM - Introduction to Gouache: Painting the Colorado Landscape
- 10AM-1PM - Truck or Treat - Touch a Truck Event
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-5PM - Gluten-free Fall Fest
- 12-12:45PM - Amazing Apples
- 1-4PM - "Knock Your Boots Off" Golden BeverageTasting & Chili Cook-Off
- 1PM - Cavemen vs. Zombies - MAPAC Children's Theater
- 1:30-3:30PM - Panel Discussion: Structure Exhibition Artists
- 2PM - March to the Ballot Drop Box
- 2-5PM - Mines Museum Spooktacular
- 4-5:30PM - State 38 Cocktail Class
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 6:30-9:30PM - The Talking Dead - An Interactive Pub Crawl
- 7:30PM - Good Night, Oscar
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM-5PM Harvest Haunt Express @ Colorado Railroad Museum
The Colorado Railroad Museum’s annual Halloween-themed steam-up event is coming back to “haunt the rails” in 2026! Enjoy the Olde Railroaders Silly Graveyard, "not-so-spooky" Haunted Railcars, a hay bale maze, and more. An authentic, coal burning Colorado steam locomotive will pull trains for the Harvest Haunt Express. More information
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
9AM-4PM Golden Gate Grange Holiday Craft Fair @ Golden Gate Grange
Handmade crafts, home decor, jewelry, horseshoe art, pottery, welded metal art, purses, bags, table runners, coasters, stained glass, lotions and soaps, and so much more. www.goldengategrange.com
Location:
Golden Gate Grange
25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road (Map)
10AM-3PM Introduction to Gouache: Painting the Colorado Landscape @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Discover the versatility and vibrant color of gouache while painting landscapes inspired by Colorado’s mountains, skies, and open spaces. Often described as abridge between watercolor and acrylic, gouache is an approachable and forgiving medium that offers rich color and expressive possibilities. Through demonstrations, guided exercises, and individualized instruction, students will learn the fundamentals of gouache painting while creating a finished landscape painting. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
10AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
Once a month the church hosts a sewing bee where people can bring whatever project they're working on to get help or just hang out. This is also an opportunity for get help troubleshooting problems you may be having. Feel free to bring lunch and snacks. More information
Location:
First Presbyterian Church of Golden
17707 W. 16th Avenue (Map)
1PM Cavemen vs. Zombies @ Miners Alley
Pre-historic Halloween fun is in your future! When curious cavemen discover zany zombies, it’s up to you to save the day. Help shape history by joining battles, solving puzzles, and making new friends. An all-new, not-too-spooky story for all ages! Tickets
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1100 Miners Alley (Map)
1-4PM "Knock Your Boots Off" Golden BeverageTasting & Chili Cook-Off @ Parfet Park
Now under new management, the Golden Welcome Center, a local Golden 501(c)(3) nonprofit, takes the helm of this traditional community event. Ticketed guests enjoy an afternoon of fun with beverage samples, food samples, chili cooks, entertainment, snack vendors, and more!
NOTE: The event is rain or shine! Come prepared for unpredictable Colorado fall weather. Presented by the Golden Welcome Center and Coors Distributing Company. Tickets and more information
Location:
Parfet Park
10th Street and Washington Avenue (Map)
1:30-3:30PM Panel Discussion: Structure Exhibition Artists @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join us for an engaging discussion showcasing the exhibition, Structure, which delves into the fundamental building blocks of ceramic artistry. Experience the profound connection between artists and their materials, as we explore how these elements shape their creative processes and outputs. Free. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
2PM March to the Ballot Drop Box @ Buffalo Bill Statue
Photo by Dave Powers
Join the No Kings Coalition for a rally, and then march to the ballot drop box at Golden City Hall. We will start at the Buffalo Bill statue on Washington Avenue, rally for a while with our signs and music, then march to Golden City Hall to drop our ballot. (NO signs, tee shirts, hats, etc. are allowed within 100 feet of the ballot box.)
Location:
Buffalo Bill Statue
1010 Washington Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 10/17/26
Live Music for Saturday, Oct. 17th
- More Live Music
12-2PM Mark Robinson @ Holidaily
2-5PM Live at the Crow @ Old Crows Antiques
3-5M Gabriel Coda @ Holidaily
4-8PM 6202 Band @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6:30-9:30PM Hand Turkey @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Golden's Cemetery/Arboretum
“Entrance to Golden Cemetery” – Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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The photo above was taken in the Golden Cemetery on May 19, 1935. The newly-completed stone warming house appears in the background. On a recent visit to the cemetery, I looked for the headstones shown in that photo.
I found the stones–and what a difference 89 years makes! The warming house (now the cemetery office) is still there, but it’s hidden behind a big Colorado Spruce.
Until the mid-1930s, the Golden Cemetery lacked an irrigation system–which meant no trees. Despite the on-going Depression, then-Mayor A. E. Jones made cemetery improvements his personal mission. He asked the public for donations of pipe and cobbled together an irrigation system. Then he encouraged people to donate trees from their own yards. More trees were added in the 1950s, when the City transplanted dozens of evergreens from the Beaver Brook property.
Several particularly fine specimens are now labeled, and the cemetery is beginning to serve a dual purpose as an arboretum.
The Golden Cemetery is a great place to walk: flat, paved, quiet, and no traffic. It's particularly beautiful at this time of year.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, 49°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 72°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 49°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 71°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 50°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 74°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 76°F
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 54°F
Friday: Chance Rain Showers, 74°F
News About Golden - October 17, 2026
Colorado School of Mines alum’s invention named in TIME Magazine best of 2026
By Adam Rosen
Fox 31
DENVER (KDVR) — An invention created by a Colorado School of Mines alum’s company is being recognized nationally... Read more...
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