Downtown on the 4th of July, 2021
Photo by Patrick Klein
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jul. 4th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 9AM - Canceled: Public Art Commission Meeting
- 11AM-9:30PM - Fourth of July Festival
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4:30-6PM - Canceled: REDI Task Force Meeting
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-9PM - Golden Game Guild Mini Paint Night
- 6:45PM - $5 Yoga Class - Restorative Yoga
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
A Good Day to Visit a Museum
A Visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum - Photo by Richard Luckin
Foothills Art Center, the Mines Museum and Mountaineering Museum are closed today, but the Railroad Museum, Quilt Museum, History Museum, Buffalo Bill Museum, and Dinosaur Ridge are all open for the 4th of July.
To celebrate the 4th, the Railroad Museum is opening four special train cars that are usually not accessible to the public. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore these cars — and enjoy a leisurely train ride while you're there!
Today you can tour:
- D&RGW Business Car B-8
- the Coors Switcher
- the 'Bobber' Caboose 1009
- CB&Q Business Car No. 96
11AM-7:15PM Lions Club 4th of July Festival @ Lions Park
4th of July Festival - 2008 - Photo by Barb Warden
HOW & WHERE TO PARK IN GOLDEN ON THE 4TH
For the 52nd year, the Golden Lions Club will host a 4th of July Festival in Lions Park, at 10th & Maple. Get there early and buy some raffle tickets, because they hold drawings all day long, throughout the day. The grand prize (announced at the end of the day) is $1,000!
You can bring a picnic, or buy food from the on-site vendors (Woody's Pizza, Brown Gringo Tacos, Hip Pop, Gator Tails, or hot dogs from the American Legion). Beverages available include Coors, Golden City Brewery, Bonacquisti Wines, and hard seltzers.
There will be live music all day, including:
- 11:30AM-2:30PM - Jewel & the Rough (rock & roll)
- 3:30-6:30PM - Ryan Chrys and the Roughcuts (outlaw country)
- 6:45-7:15PM - Golden Eagle Concert Band (patriotic band music)
There will be lots of fun for the kids, including face painters and a bunch of inflatable amusements--all free!
There will be NO FIREWORKS, so the event is over after the band concert.
Since I'm using these vintage photos for illustrations, here's one last one. Lions Park still had a pond in 2008!
Live Music for Thursday, Jul. 4th
- 5-8PM Casey Russell @ Golden Mill @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill
- 5:30-8:30PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
2PM Hillbilly Demons @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Bill McKay Band @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: What Did We Do Before the Lions Stepped In?
Advertisement from the July 2, 1971 Golden Transcript
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Since this year marks the 52nd year that the Golden Lions Club has been hosting our 4th of July festivities, I wondered how the town celebrated before 1972 (when the Lions took over), so I checked the early July Transcript for the previous year.
In 1971, Heritage Square hosted 4th of July festivities, including "stirring" band concerts and a "thrilling" fireworks display.
At that time, the park was presenting itself as an artisans village, "where gifted craftsmen create exciting goods right on the premises." Their 4th of July advertisement invited the public to
Tour our charming 19th century village
Browse our quaint shops
Enjoy old fashioned snacks, ice cream and candies
Relax in our beer garden
Dine and have cocktails aboard our antique narrow gauge train
Applaud nostalgia theater with turn of the century flavor
The next issue of the Transcript reported that 30,000 people had filled Heritage Square to watch the fireworks, and many more watched from the nearby roads and hills.
Heritage Square continued to celebrate the 4th with fireworks, even after the Lions Club started hosting festivals downtown. For several years, Golden had two fireworks displays!
The park expanded its array of attractions over the years, eventually including an amusement park, narrow-gauge railroad, music hall, go-karts, paddle boats, and an awesome alpine slide!
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Independence Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear, 55°F
Friday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 57°F
Saturday: Sunny, 88°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear, 58°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 55°F
Monday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 59°F
Tuesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 88°F
News Relating to Golden - July 4, 2024
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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