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What's Happening in Golden - Sunday, Apr. 26th, 2026

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Sunday, Apr. 26th, 2026

,   and  Barb Warden
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Baseball Day

Photo by Andi Pearson
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Sunday, Apr. 26th

Golden History Tours

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

8-11AM Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser @ Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge

Pancakes & Waffles
with choice of cheese, sausage, hash browns

Coffee, tea, cocoa, milk & orange juice

Cost:
Adults & Children over 12yrs - $10.00 ea.
Children 8-12yrs - $5.00 ea.
Children 5yrs & under – Free!

Tours of the facility will also be conducted during the breakfast.

All proceeds go to support Eastern Star projects & our youth groups.

This is open to the public.


Location:

Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
400 10th Street   (Map)

When:

8-11AM on Sunday, Apr. 26th

1-3PM Earth Day Film Double Feature

Berthoud Hall - Google Street Images

Join CEFF for an inspiring Earth Day event featuring two powerful environmental films:

Build Better Futures (11 minutes)
A group of at-risk students compete against college engineers to design a sustainable house in an inspiring story that calls for the transformation of the building industry.

Building on the Edge (73 minutes) View Trailer
A group of architecture students embark on an epic adventure when they set out to design and build a research station on one of the least hospitable places on the planet, Antarctica.

Stay for an audience chat to dive deeper into the stories, themes, and action steps from each film. Celebrate Earth Day with CEFF—where powerful storytelling meets real-world solutions. Let’s grow hope together. Tickets

Location:

Colorado School of Mines
Berthoud Hall - Rm
16th and Illinois (map)

3-4PM Golden Library Discussion Book Group @ Golden Library

Book some time to discuss great reads! Today’s Title: The Hunter by Tana French. More information

Location:

Golden Library
1019 10th Street   (Map)

The Golden Word - 04/26/26

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Live Music for Sunday, Apr. 26th

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  • 5-9PM 3rd Annual GHS Battle of the Bands
    The Golden Performing Arts Boosters proudly presents the 3rd Annual GHS Battle of the Bands. This unique community event will feature not only student bands, but a GHS staff band as well! Come watch your favorite rock-playing teachers on stage!

    This public event is a fundraiser in support of the Golden Performing Arts Boosters. Ticket sales will go directly to support to the GHS instrumental, vocal and theater programs and their students. More Information
Jonny Sterling @ Buffalo Rose

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: North Table Mountain

The Slopes of North Table Mountain - Photo by Nancy Torpey
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Before North Table Mountain became Jeffco Open Space in the early 2000s, it served primarily as ranch land.

An 1868 Transcript said the whole of the top of North Table Mountain was a stock ranch. “They have splendid feed, plenty of pure spring water, and altogether one of the best stock ranches in the country.” Later years describe multiple ranches on both the top and the slopes of the mountain.

The Easley Farm and Orchard - Golden History Museum Collection

The east and north sides of the mountain supported small farms and orchards.

In 1882 there was a brief flurry of excitement as traces of silver and gold ore were discovered, but the nascent mines quickly played out.

In the 1890s, Henry Koch established Table Mountain Park (later renamed “Cliff Springs”). The park was located near the present-day Railroad Museum property. The park offered a number of pavilions, food and drink, a bowling alley, dancing hall, and target shooting.

Pond on North Table Mountain - April 30, 2007

There were many references over the years to the plentiful water available on North Table Mountains. Natural springs abounded. At one point people were discussing the feasibility of creating a sort of reservoir on the south side of the mountain. The plan was to drill a shaft down through the mountain and let it hold water until needed. It would be tapped as needed from the bottom of the shaft, at the base of the mountain.

Possibly because of that high water content, the sides of the mountain had a tendency to slip down. Since the railroad ran along the base of the mountain, this slippage caused a recurring problem. Crews of men frequently needed to fend off the mud and rocks and at least once, the tracks had to be moved farther from the mountain.

Beginning in about 1900, there were stone quarries, first on the southeast corner of the mountain and later on the west side, near Highway 93.

In 1922 (during Prohibition), the county sheriff discovered an illicit brewery. The brewer stated that he made about 45 bottles of beer every week but said it was all for personal use. In 1939, the History Museum reported having a mold for making counterfeit silver dollars, which had been found on North Table Mountain.

In 1939, a man who was described as the sole rancher on North Table Mountain (and a convicted murderer), shot at three local boys who were hunting on the mountain (and hit two of them).

Housing on North Table Mountain - Photo by Jen Rutter

North Table Mountain’s most lasting industry has been real estate sales. After World War II, Golden had a housing explosion. The Plateau Heights subdivision was laid out in 1956. The North Table Mountain subdivision followed in 1961, North Golden Edge in 1964, and several others, including Mesa Meadows, followed.

According to Plan Jeffco,

Acreage comprising the North Table Mountain Park was acquired between 2002 and 2009, starting with a Lafarge land swap for 60 acres of Open Space land, wherein Open Space received 400 acres on North Table Mtn & rights to the tallgrass prairie acreage. The rest of the acreage was acquired through bond funding and a land exchange.

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday's Weather

Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night's Weather

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 42°F

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 58°F

Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms, 37°F

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers, 59°F

Tuesday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 38°F

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 63°F

Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 43°F

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms, 55°F

Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely, 39°F

Friday: Chance Rain Showers, 53°F

Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 38°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 66°F

News About Golden - April 26, 2026

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Arapaho tribal official shares his people’s history

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Although Golden was officially founded in 1859, people have lived in the area for thousands of years.

Among its earliest inhabitants were the Arapaho... Read more...

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