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Customers who subscribe to the City of Golden’s trash service through Alpine Waste can participate in the semi-annual spring yard waste collection from May 13 to 17.
Yard waste will be collected by a separate truck on your designated trash collection day and should be placed at or near where your trash is collected by 7 a.m.
Place material in reusable containers of your choice, or in compostable bags available from home improvement stores. Yard waste for this collection is limited to grass clippings, pine needles, leaves, weeds, branches, sawdust, ground and chipped wood. Please see our Yard Waste Collection page for full guidelines on what can and cannot be collected.
Pack up your unneeded receipts, bank statements and other documents and bring them to the 2019 9NEWS Shred-a-thon on Saturday, May 18 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The 2019 Shred-a-thon is a partnership of 9NEWS, Shred-it, Inc., Iron Mountain, Metro Denver Crime Stoppers and metro area law enforcement.
The Shred-a-thon is a yearly fundraiser for the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers program. For a donation to help fight crime in your community, you can have up to three legal-sized paper boxes or kitchen sized garbage bags of personal documents shredded on the spot. Seven locations are participating in the event, including one in Golden at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 200 Jefferson Co. Pkwy, Golden.

You’ll need a current driver’s license with your address in order to participate. (Don’t know if your house is within City limits? Check Jeffco.us/awiz/ to find out for sure).
For more information about what is and is not accepted, please visit our Community Pride Days page.
*Please note, paper shredding will ONLY be available on May 18, NOT on May 19.

You’ll need a current driver’s license with your address in order to participate. (Don’t know if your house is within City limits? Check Jeffco.us/awiz/ to find out for sure).
For more information about what is and is not accepted, please visit our Community Pride Days page.
*Please note, paper shredding will ONLY be available on May 18, NOT on May 19.
The Splash at Fossil Trace opens for another great summer season on May 25.
Day passes are available as well as 10-visit passes and season passes. When the mercury shoots up, cool down at the Splash!
Visit SplashinGolden.com for more information and to purchase your 10 visit and season passes.
Get your costumes ready and pump up your tires! The Golden Bicycle Cruise is back for another fun season of music, beer, food, and the always popular costume-themed cruise rides around Golden.
Golden-based New Terrain Brewing Company will pour two local brews each night, while local bands provide the music and Bob’s Atomic Burgers provides the food. If you plan on purchasing food or drinks, please note that this is a cash-only event.
There are prize drawings for adults and kids during every ride. Adults earn prize tickets with the purchase of beer, and kids can earn tickets by (1) showing up (2) wearing a costume and/or (3) bringing nonperishable food donations for a local food pantry.
The family-friendly event, sponsored by the Golden Community Commons group, takes place on the last Tuesday of the month, May through September. Gather at 6 p.m. in the parking lot next to the library for music, food and beer. Ride starts at 7 p.m. and ends back at the library lot where the fun continues until 9:30 p.m.
2019 Cruise Themes
May 28: Grease – The 1950’s
Music by Dorado
June 25: Cartoon Characters
Music by Jackie and the Racket
July 30: Moustache Ride
Music by Chris Thompson and Friends
August 27: Pirates
Music by Half Pint and the Growlers
September 24: Zombies
Music by Weatherbee and the Gnarbillys
Join other climbing enthusiasts at the American Mountaineering Museum on June 1 from 3 to 9 p.m. for a festival celebrating all things climbing.
Enjoy games, tours of the American Mountaineering Museum, an Open Air Vendor Village, food trucks and local beverages.
The highlight of the event will be the induction of inspirational climbing heroes into the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence (H.o.M.E.).
Visit the American Mountaineering Museum website for more information, and to buy tickets.
Once a month, car lovers gather along South Golden Road to watch hot rods, classic cars, and custom rides of all kinds do what they do best – cruise! This is Colorado’s biggest annual car cruise, and it happens on the first Saturday of each month, May through October.
Learn more at www.goldensupercruise.com.
The City of Golden, in partnership with Golden United and the Foothills Art Center, invite you to a community workshop to discuss the future of Golden. We will talk about visions for Golden and how we can manage development to align with key goals, including preserving our small town character, access to affordable housing, and sustainability.
Together, we will brainstorm options for regulating land-use and development, as well as strategies for strengthening communication and engagement of residents in planning and zoning processes.
The community workshop will be held at Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St, on Tuesday, June 4, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Please register online for this free event so we can get an estimate of people, seats, and materials.
Please email jj@sjjtrout.com with any questions.
Get a safe start to summer! The City of Golden is partnering with Bicycle Colorado for a Kids’ Bike Rodeo. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Coors Tek parking lot on the corner of 10th and Jackson Streets (across the street from Parfet Park).
Children do not need to bring bikes, but should bring helmets if they have them. Bicycle Colorado will assist with proper helmet fitting for children. This is a great opportunity for children to learn safety techniques. Bike rodeos are recommended for children ages 4 to 13. Bicycles and striders will be provided. Children can come anytime and go through the course as many times as they like!
The event is completely free.
For more information, contact Nick Eagleson at 303-384-8096 or by email at neagleson@cityofgolden.net.