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The mission of the Community Sustainability Advisory Board (CSAB) is to assist the City of Golden in achieving the ten-year sustainability goals. In order to facilitate achievement of these goals, the Board will lead, encourage, enable, and empower the citizens, visitors, and people who work in Golden, to live in a sustainable manner.

The Community Sustainability Advisory Board meets the fourth Wednesday of each month in Council Chambers from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., unless rescheduled due to calendar conflicts. Meetings are open to the public.

To view agendas of upcoming meetings or view minutes or stream audio of meetings, visit our Agenda, Minutes, Web Casts, Schedule page.

Learn more about Golden’s Sustainability Initiative, or visit the Community Sustainability Advisory Board page for more information about the board itself.

Saturdays in December, authentic and historic downtown Golden becomes a festive holiday center with traditional decorations and fun family events. The free Olde Golden Christmas Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with cowboys on horses, floats, marching bands, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.  The parade winds down Washington Avenue with lots of activities before and after including snappy barbershop quartets, hot cider, Victorian carolers, dog cart rides, hay rides and antique fire trucks. Presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

The Golden Concert Choir under the direction of David Bell will perform a holiday concert with the Denver Pops Orchestra at 216 S. Grant Street in Denver. This audience favorite holiday concert will feature many of your favorite holiday tunes including Sleigh Ride, A Musicological Journey through the 12 Days of Christmas and Silent Night. This will be a treat for the whole family and a highlight of your holiday celebrations.

There will be two performances on December 10, the first at 4 p.m. the second at 7 p.m.

Today, people can’t imagine being delighted by a length of new hair ribbon or a tin cup as a gift. However, homesteaders living on the short grass prairie and near the gold fields of Colorado lived a simple and sometimes desperately poor life at the end of a very long supply line. Learn about the day-to-day challenges of 1880s homesteaders as we explore the contents of a holiday “box from back east” and discover what made each item so welcomed and valued.

Enjoy hot tea and homemade cookies from a 19^th century recipe. Presented by living history interpreter Priscilla Marshall. Recommended for participants age 12 and up.

Meet at Guy Hill Schoolhouse in Clear Creek History Park. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Learn more and purchase tickets at Goldenhistory.org.

In 1989, the Golden City Council created the Golden Urban Renewal Authority (GURA) to support the economic vitality of downtown Golden. When the Golden City Council created GURA, it also adopted an Urban Renewal Plan to provide guidance to GURA. The organization implements urban renewal projects, consistent with community values.

The Golden Urban Renewal Authority meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. To learn more, visit our GURA page. To view agendas and minutes for GURA meetings, visit our Agendas, Minutes, Web Casts and Schedules page.

The Jefferson Brass Quintet, composed of former and current members of the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, will present a short program of Christmas music at the Golden History Center. Join with friends for fun evening of brass holiday music in a festive setting.

This program is free, but seating is limited. Doors will open at 5:30. Donations are appreciated.

Chat with your District Two City Councilor from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Front Porch room of the Golden Community Center. This is a great opportunity to make your concerns about issues in your community heard.

**PLEASE NOTE: At present Colorado is under a Winter Storm Warning and the temperature for Saturday is projected to be 7-10 degrees.

Safety for “all” is a big concern for us.

The Holiday Parade for Saturday, December 17 is CANCELED due to impending weather.

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Saturdays in December, authentic and historic downtown Golden becomes a festive holiday center with traditional decorations and fun family events. The free Olde Golden Christmas Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with cowboys on horses, floats, marching bands, old cars, elves on unicycles, the Grinch in his corvette, and of course, Santa Claus.  The parade winds down Washington Avenue with lots of activities before and after including snappy barbershop quartets, hot cider, Victorian carolers, dog cart rides, hay rides and antique fire trucks. Presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a special district entity authorized and directed by state statute to benefit the economic and community vitality of the downtown area. The DDA will also be authorized to provide tax increment economic incentives to eligible redevelopment projects, much like GURA was able to do in the past.

The DDA meets on the third Monday of each month (unless otherwise noted on the calendar) at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.

Please visit the Agendas, Minutes, Web Casts and Schedules to download agendas and minutes. View the DDA page for more information on the Downtown Development Authority.