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Help the Kiwanis Club of Golden raise money for scholarships while tasting wines from small craft wineries and enjoying the music of Soularus.

Wine tasting event takes place at Calvary Church, just one block west of Table Mountain Inn, on Oct. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Holiday Art Market (HART) is the annual fundraiser for Foothills Art Center that provides the community with an opportunity to shop for local and regional handcrafted items not found in large box or retail stores.

Shopping Hours will be 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. everyday, with extended hours on Thursdays and Weekends.

For over 45 years, the Golden Civic Foundation’s Annual Auction has been the event of the year for prominent members of the Golden community who love our town.

This event is the primary fundraiser for the Foundation’s grant program. Through the contributions of many businesses and individuals in our community, in the past 45 years the Civic Foundation has provided over $5.1 million to support charitable organizations, public schools, museums and cultural centers in the greater Golden area.

We’re ramping up to have this year’s auction be the pinnacle event kicking off your holiday season! While honoring our past traditions, we’ll also introduce some fun additions including mobile bidding, while extending the evening to include dancing and live music!

The evening’s music will include The Six Million Dollar Band. Get your dancin’ shoes ready!

The 3nd annual Be A Tool 5k Run is happening on Small Business Saturday and the proceeds will help support the growth of the Neighborhood Rehab Project (NRP). In September of this year approximately 750 volunteers came together in Golden, Arvada and Englewood to help work on projects for folks in need of warm, safe and dry conditions. Proceeds from this race will go directly toward future projects in 2016 and 2017.

The 5K will start at 8:30 a.m. under the Welcome to Golden Arch with check-in starting at 7:30 a.m. Runners will finish on 12th Street where they can enjoy a free pancake breakfast and win prizes from Golden’s local businesses. Prizes will be awarded for the best elf costumes! Categories include adult, child, group and pet. Race participants will also receive a reusable goodie bag with discount coupons to Golden businesses and an event t-shirt. The first 200 registrants will also receive a free elf hat.

Register at www.beatool.org. Adults are $35 and youth (under 12) are $15 for the 5K Run through Nov. 26. Walk-up registration for the 5K Run will be $39.

Come do some Christmas Shopping at the Annual Golden High School Holiday Bazaar held by the PTA of Golden High. With plenty to choose from and a variety of goods from over 60 different vendors, you can make a big dent on your holiday shopping list.

This is a fund raiser for the students at Golden High School, helping with scholarships, after prom party, grants, and more.

The craft fair will be held at the Golden High School, 701 24th St, Golden on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Includes free parking and admission.

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.

Come celebrate the holidays with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra!

Their annual Holiday Concert & Fundraiser takes place December 3 starting 7 p.m. at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center, and will feature Johannes Brahms, Symphony no.2 as well as traditional holiday favorites.

Learn more and purchase tickets online.