1
10AM-5PM Spring Gear Sale and Swap BEGINS @ Golden River Sports
11:23AM Full Moon
3:30-4:45PM Finals Relief: Kick-Off Party @ Golden Library
4-6PM May Day Demonstration @ Washington Avenue
5:30-6:30PM Women’s Circle @ Pranatonic
7-8:30PM Mines Band Concert @ CSM – Green Center
7-9PM Instrumental Pops Concert @ Golden High School
7PM Stone Beat Invasion (Tribute to Rolling Stone & Beatles) and Just A Girl (No Doubt Tribute Band) @ Buffalo Rose
2
9AM In-Store Kids Workshop @ Home Depot
9AM-1PM Fresh Start @ Jeffco Admin and Courts Facility
9:30-11:30AM Playground Replacement Pop-Up @ Lions Park
10-11:30AM Family Nature Walk @ Buffalo Bill Museum
10AM-12PM Figure Drawing @ FAC – Creative Campus
10AM-3PM Small Wonders Weekend @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-1PM Inflammation 101 @ Natural Grocers
12-3PM Saturday Market @ Cannonball Creek
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-4:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
2-4PM Magic Matinee @ Gnarly’s
2:30-5PM Horses, Hats & High Tea @ Babe’s Tea Room
3-4PM Monthly Brewery Tour @ Holidaily
4-6PM Golden Concert Choir Spring Concert @ Calvary Episcopal Church
5-6:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
3
10AM-3PM Small Wonders Weekend @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-4PM Gear Swap & Sample Sale @ New Terrain
1-2:30PM May the 4th Be With You…A Day Early @ Golden Library
2PM CSM Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert @ Green Center
4
Spring Yard Waste Collection BEGINS
10AM-4PM Quick Start Quilting for Newbies @ Golden Quilt Company
4-5PM Art 101 @ FAC – Creative Campus
6-7:30PM Arts & Culture Commission Meeting @ Golden History Museum
5
9AM-12:30PM Mondo Bag @ Front Porch (Community Center)
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-3PM Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
4-8PM Cinco de Mayo @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-7PM Clear Creek Trail Downtown Golden Alternatives @ Golden Community Center
5:30-7PM Lions Park Playground Replacement Community Open House @ Golden Community Center
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6-9PM Exploring Nature - CMC Book Club @ CMC Basecamp
6:30-8PM Notions of Grace @ CMC Basecamp
7-9PM Pops Concert @ Golden High School
6
9-10:30AM RTD Workshop @ Front Porch (Community Center)
9AM-3PM Free Legal Clinic @ Jeffco Admin and Courts Facility
5:30-6:30PM Mayoral Town Hall @ Natural Grocers
5:30-7PM Golden Marketing Hour @ Buffalo Rose
5:30-7PM Contemplative Memoir @ FAC – Creative Campus
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6-9PM Jordan Yewey @ Miners Saloon
7-9PM Black Mirror/Red Carpet @ Gnarly’s
7
10:30-11:30AM Tots & Art Thursdays @ FAC – Astor House
3-5PM 50+ Pottery @ Front Porch (Community Center)
4-11PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM Yappy Hour - A Kickoff to a Golden Summer @ Golden Mill
5:30-7PM GWiB’s Happy Hour @ Estrella De Oro
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
6-7:30PM Culinary Accoutrements for Summer Cooking @ Earth Sweet Boutique
7-8:30PM Denver Giving Group Q2 2026 Meeting @ Connects Workspace Red Rocks PM Evening Bat Discovery Walk @ Tucker Gulch
8
9AM TriceraTOTS @ Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
10AM TriceraTOTS @ Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
12-6PM Home Show BEGINS @ Jeffco Fairgrounds
4-7PM Ribbon Cutting @ Canyon View Apartments
4-7PM Open House & Fundraiser @ FAC – Creative Campus
7-9PM Stage Right’s Miscast Cabaret @ Golden High School
8PM Still They Ride - A Tribute to Journey @ Buffalo Rose
9
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
9AM TriceraTOTS @ Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
9-10:30AM Sketching on the Observation Deck @ Buffalo Bill Museum
10AM TriceraTOTS @ Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
10-11AM Coffee with Councilors @ City Hall
10-11:30AM Geology of Jeffco Open Space Parks @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
11AM-6PM Gluten-Free Foodie Fest! @ Holidaily
10AM-12:30PM Collage Collective @ FAC – Creative Campus
10AM-3PM Car No. 25 Open House @ Denver Federal Center
11-11:30AM Gallery Tour – Dave Bell @ FAC – Astor House
1PM Cinderella OPENING DAY @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1-2:30PM Improving Hiking Form and Performance Clinic @ CMC Basecamp
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-4PM Spring Art Reception @ ProSource
1-4:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
5-6:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
5:30-9PM Maypole Festival @ Denver Kickers Sports
8PM Forever Dangerous - Michael Jackson Tribute @ Buffalo Rose
PM Evening Discovery Walk @ Tucker Gulch
10
Mother’s Day Dining Specials (see GoldenToday.com calendar)
12-4:30PM Finals Relief (Study Hall Edition) @ Golden Library
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
5-8PM Silent Book Club @ New Terrain
11
5:30-7PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
12
10:30AM Front Porch Friends Meeting @ Golden Community Center
2-3PM Investment Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5PM VIBE@5 @ Colorado Railroad Museum
5PM City Council Study Session & Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
5:45-7PM PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
6PM Tequila Ocho on Washington – Tequila Tasting & Culinary Experience @ Buffalo Rose
7:30PM Do You Wanna Go? @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
13
9-11AM Golden Startup Coffee @ Connects Workspace Red Rocks
9AM-12PM En Plein Air
10:15-11:15AM Discovery Play @ Golden Library
1-2PM SPARK! @ FAC – Astor House
1-3PM Be Bold. Be Free. Paint What You See! @ FAC – Creative Campus
4-5:15PM Tween Scene: Coding Adventure @ Golden Library
5-8PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
5-8PM Baby Goat Night @ New Terrain
5:30PM Watering Bowl Social @ Foothills Animal Shelter
5:45-7:30PM GWiB Table Talks @ Connects Workspace – Downtown
6-9PM Chris Koltak @ Miners Saloon
6:30PM Wine, Women, and Wealth (WWW) @ Intrinsic Collective
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
7PM Country Line Dancing with Jeff Goodwin and The Front Range Cowboys @ Buffalo Rose
14
9AM CSM Undergraduate Commencement @ CSM Lockridge Arena
1PM CSM Undergraduate Commencement @ CSM Lockridge Arena
9-10AM GWiB Book Club @ Miners Saloon
11AM-12PM Lunch & Learn: Dr. Vince Markovchick @ Golden Community Center
4-5PM Pokémon Club @ Golden Library
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
15
9AM-3:25PM Featherweight FUN @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
9AM CSM Undergraduate Commencement @ CSM Lockridge Arena
1PM CSM Undergraduate Commencement @ CSM Lockridge Arena
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5PM CSM Graduate Commencement @ CSM Lockridge Arena
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Zen Doodles @ Golden Library
7PM International Fly Fishing Film Festival @ CMC Basecamp
7PM 6 Million Dollar Band - The Ultimate 80s Experience @ Buffalo Rose
16
9AM-12PM Blacksmithing @ Golden History Park
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
12-12:30PM Quick Class: Smoothie Bowls @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Golden Silent Book Group @ Golden Library
1-3:30PM Paper Flower Sculpture @ FAC – Creative Campus
2-3PM Artist Talk with Tom Sarmo @ FAC – Astor House
2-4PM Resistance Singing @ Parfet Park
5-6:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
17
AM Morning Watching Walk @ Kinney Run Trail
12:15-1:45PM Golden’s Rough and Tumble Beginnings @ Golden Library
12-3PM Designing Quilting Patterns @ Golden Quilt Company
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
3PM JSO Concert: Music of the Spheres (Season Finale) @ CSM Green Center
18
10-11:30AM Historic Preservation Revised Design Guidelines Pop-up @ Community Center
5:30-7PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-8PM Music Bingo @ Cannonball Creek
19
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Connects Workspace Red Rocks
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
11:30AM-1PM Spring Potluck @ Front Porch (Community Center)
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
4:15-5:15PM Sow-a-Saurus @ Golden Library
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks @ Buffalo Rose
6-8PM Spring Detox Juices: Herbs, Juice & Veggies @ Earth Sweet Boutique
6-8:30PM American Sign Language Class @ New Terrain
6:30-8PM Financial Education, But 1st Chocolate @ Golden Welcome Center
20
7:30AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
4-5PM Golden StArt with Jordan Hawks @ FAC – Creative Campus
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6-8PM Fly-Tying Clinic @ Golden River Sports
6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
6:30-8:30PM Explore Night @ CMC Basecamp
21
1-2:30PM Job Searching @ Golden Library
1-2:30PM Artful Journeys @ FAC – Astor House
4-5PM GN BEYOND Days: LEGO Builders @ Golden Library
4-5PM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Welcome Center
4-11PM Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch @ Mountain Toad
6-7:30PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
22
9AM Golden High School Graduation @ Marv Kay Stadium
4-7PM Family Climb Night @ CMC Basecamp Building
5-7PM Spring Member Reception @ FAC – Astor House
7PM Kara Grainger & The Michael Hornbuckle Band - Memorial Day Weekend Blues Fest @ Buffalo Rose
23
10AM-5PM OPENING DAY @ Splash Water Park
10AM-2PM Quiltmaking is our Therapy @ Golden Quilt Company
12-12:30PM Give Your Body Some TLC with OPCs! @ Natural Grocers
5-6:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
6:30PM Soundbath @ Pranatonic
7PM Ana Popovic & The Austin Young Band - Memorial Day Weekend Blues Fest @ Buffalo Rose
24
AM Morning Bird Watching Walk @ Kinney Run Trail
8-11AM Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser @ Golden Masonic Lodge
3-4PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
25
26
10-11:30AM Community Marketing Board Meeting @ City Hall
1:30PM Triad Senior Safety @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
5:30-9PM Golden Bicycle Cruise @ Armory Parking Garage
6-8PM Books & Benders @ Cannonball Creek
6-8:30PM CPR/AED for Outdoor Enthusiasts @ CMC Basecamp
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
27
8:30AM Special Events Review Committee Meeting @ City Hall
4:30-6PM REDI Task Force Meeting @ City Hall
6PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
6-9PM Chance Gallagher @ Miners Saloon
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
6:30-9PM Intro to Hiking Safety @ CMC Basecamp
28
Whale of a Used Book Sale BEGINS @ Jeffco Fairgrounds
Goldengrass Bluegrass Weekend 2026 BEGINS @ New Terrain
11AM-12PM Library for All @ Golden Library
4PM Golden Startup Happy Hour @ Buffalo Rose
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
29
10-15:45AM Preschool Nature Nuts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
1-3PM Silver Screen Classics Movie Club 1930s-1960s @ Golden Library
3-5PM Line Dancing @ Front Porch (Community Center)
6-8PM Golden Hour @ FAC – Astor House
6-8PM Back to Basics: Overnight Camping Essentials @ Jeffco Open Space
7PM Rush Archives @ Buffalo Rose
30
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market OPENING DAY@ 10th and Illinois Streets
9AM-5PM Dinosaur Express Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10-10:45AM Preschool Nature Nuts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10AM-4PM Mystery Flip Quilts @ Golden Quilt Company
11-11:45AM Preschool Nature Nuts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
2-4PM Resistance Singing @ Parfet Park
5-6:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
31
2:45AM Full Moon
9AM-5PM Dinosaur Express Train @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3-6PM Latin Music Series @ Golden Mill
Recurring Events:
Daily
Golden History Tours
Mondays
8AM Municipal Court Criminal Arraignments @ City Hall (except 5/25)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9:30-10:30AM Exercise and Energize Class @ First United Methodist Church10:15-11:15AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual) (except 5/25)
5:30-7:30PM Fundamental Principles of Art @ FAC – Creative Campus
6-9PM Teach Me to Play @ Golden Game Guild
6:30PM Movement Monday Running Club @ Cannonball Creek
Tuesdays
9AM Golden Seniors – KaffeeKlatch @ Golden Welcome Center (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
10:15-11:15AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10AM-12PM DeLong Park Habitat Helpers @ DeLong Park
5:30-7:30PM Exploring the Elements of Art @ FAC – Creative Campus
6:30-8PM Waterwise Yard Seminar (Virtual) (most Tuesdays)
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30PM Trivia Night @ Beer Bivy Bar
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
7PM Pub Trivia @ Atomic Cowboy
Wednesdays
6-7AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks @ Gateway Trailhead
9-10AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
9:30-10:30AM Exercise and Energize Class @ First United Methodist Church10:15-11:15AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
3PM Weekly Jam Session @ Golden Community Center
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Night @ Golden Mill
6:30PM Taproom Trivia @ Holidaily
Thursdays
9:30-10:30AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-11:15AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
3-4:30PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
7:30PM Pump Boys and Dinettes @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (through 6/14)
Fridays
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-1PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1:15-2PM Yoga (chair) (Virtual)
1:30PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
7:30PM Pump Boys and Dinettes @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (through 6/14)
Saturdays
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
9:15-10:15AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
9AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
1PM Cinderella @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (May 9 through June 13)
7:30PM Pump Boys and Dinettes @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (through 6/14)
Sundays
9AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
2PM Pump Boys and Dinettes @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (through 6/14)
5-9PM Board Game Night @ Mountain Toad
Summary of May Events
