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Aug
19
Sat
2017
Golden Fine Arts Festival 2017 @ Historic Downtown Golden
Aug 19 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Fine Arts FestivalThe 27th Annual Golden Fine Arts Festival, presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, is one of the largest and most prestigious juried art shows in the country. The 2-day Festival features over 130 artists from 20 states, including many from Colorado. Artists will be juried in various media categories such as painting, sculpture, jewelry, and photography.

The GFAF has free admission and will include food vendors, live music, locally brewed beer, and free art activities for children. We invite you to join us for this wonderful art show located adjacent to beautiful Clear Creek.

Aug
20
Sun
2017
Golden Fine Arts Festival 2017 @ Historic Downtown Golden
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Fine Arts FestivalThe 27th Annual Golden Fine Arts Festival, presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, is one of the largest and most prestigious juried art shows in the country. The 2-day Festival features over 130 artists from 20 states, including many from Colorado. Artists will be juried in various media categories such as painting, sculpture, jewelry, and photography.

The GFAF has free admission and will include food vendors, live music, locally brewed beer, and free art activities for children. We invite you to join us for this wonderful art show located adjacent to beautiful Clear Creek.

Sep
28
Thu
2017
RTD Rail Line Service Cut Public Meeting @ Golden Community Center
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm

West Rail LineRTD is proposing to cut W Line rail service from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes, for all stops between Federal Center Station and the end of line Golden station, except for weekday a.m. and p.m. commuting hours.

The Public Meeting to discuss these changes, recommended to begin January 2018, will take place on Thursday, September 28, 6 p.m. at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street. Please come and support our need for continued service along our rail line of every 15 minutes.

If you are unable to attend and make your voice heard at the September 28 meeting, you can also email your comments to service.changes@rtd-denver.com, or contact RTD board members directly.

Dec
5
Tue
2017
Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Study Session
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm

The Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board will meet in Study Session on December 5, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Golden Community Center.

A speaker will be at the meeting to discuss Carrying Capacity.

Mar
10
Sat
2018
JOY Children’s Carnival @ CSM Kafadar Commons
Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

JOY (Jamboree for Outstanding Youngsters) is a children’s carnival put on by Colorado School of Mines coed service and leadership fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, that promotes STEM-related activities for local youth.

Held on the Colorado School of Mines campus, it includes a variety of STEM activities hosted by campus and community organizations. The theme for the carnival this year is dinosaurs!

See the event website for more information.

Mar
19
Mon
2018
2018 Taste of Golden @ American Mountaineering Center
Mar 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Taste of Golden features samplings from a wide variety of Golden’s fine dining restaurants, eateries, and sweet-shops, as well as from local Breweries and Distilleries.

This is an opportunity to sample some of the best that Golden culinary treats that Golden has to offer.

A limited number of tickets are available and no tickets will be sold at the door, so plan ahead and purchase your tickets soon on the Golden Chamber of Commerce website.​

Apr
12
Thu
2018
Mines E-Days
Apr 12 all-day

The Colorado School of Mines celebrates Engineering or E-Days with a variety of student and public activities. The public can join Mines students at the Cardboard Boat Races on Clear Creek on Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. On Saturday night fireworks will shoot off from the IM Fields on the Mines campus and light up the night sky starting at 9:45 p.m.

Apr
13
Fri
2018
Mines E-Days
Apr 13 all-day

The Colorado School of Mines celebrates Engineering or E-Days with a variety of student and public activities. The public can join Mines students at the Cardboard Boat Races on Clear Creek on Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. On Saturday night fireworks will shoot off from the IM Fields on the Mines campus and light up the night sky starting at 9:45 p.m.

Apr
14
Sat
2018
Mines E-Days
Apr 14 all-day

The Colorado School of Mines celebrates Engineering or E-Days with a variety of student and public activities. The public can join Mines students at the Cardboard Boat Races on Clear Creek on Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. On Saturday night fireworks will shoot off from the IM Fields on the Mines campus and light up the night sky starting at 9:45 p.m.

Jul
12
Thu
2018
2nd Annual Summer Jam @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Jul 12 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Golden Summer Jam 2018The 2nd Annual Summer Jam, sponsored by the Golden Civic Foundation, features live music, food and fun for all ages. The goal of this summertime event is to connect with Golden families and residents, promote community involvement and celebrate Golden’s small town, friendly atmosphere.

The evening will feature live music by three local bands including The Great Salmon Famine, Chris Thompson & Friends and Burn it Blue. Attendees will also have the chance to explore the Colorado Railroad Museum’s scenic, 15-acre railyard that is home to more than 100 locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses. Guests can enjoy a ride on the Galloping Goose Railway and also delight in the charm of a fully operational miniature garden railway. Food and beverages will be provided by New Terrain Brewing Co., Rolling Dough wood-fired pizza, Rolling Dogs and Em’s Ice Cream food trucks. Spark City Children’s Museum and The Kids Music Project by Coral Creek will also be on-site with the Spark City Bus, a mobile children’s museum, and a musical instrument “petting zoo.”

Tickets to the Golden Summer Jam are $20 for adults and free for youth under 18 and are available online. Each adult ticket includes one complimentary New Terrain beer. Event proceeds will support the Golden Civic Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. All ticket sales are final and tickets to this event are non-refundable.

COG Mesa

 Golden has 402 acres of open space
and maintains 253 acres of parks right within the city itself.

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