OCTOBER
- The Golden History Tours team was kept very busy offering Ghosts and Spirits tours.
- The Quilt Museum held a volunteer Fair.
- The Farmers Market closed down for the season
- The Fire Department hosted Safety and Preparedness Day
- The City announced that they had spent $604,975 managing the crowds along Clear Creek in 2024, but anticipated spending only $450,316 in 2025 and $469,495 in 2026.
- The Chamber held VIBE@5 at Morris & Mae.
- The City posted signs commemorating the former names of several streets. The were originally named after pioneers Helen Berthoud, Jeanette Ferrell, Mary Clow Boyd, Jeanette (Nettie) Burt, and Kate Ferrell.
- Golden City Brewery held their annual chilifest as a fund-raiser for Golden Pantry and Thrift.
- Jefferson Symphony performed "The Music of France."
- The Chamber held their annual "Beverage Tasting & Chili Cook-Off" in Parfet Park.
- The Library Foundation held their Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale at the Jeffco Fairgrounds.
- The Library held a Wild West Escape Room after hours for teens.
- The Railroad Museum held their Harvest Haunt Train.
- The History Museum gave tours of the Golden Cemetery.
- Foothills Art Center held an open house at the Creative Campus (the oiriginal location, at 15th and Washington).
- With most of the blooming season over, Tom Schweich switched from writing weekly columns about "What's Blooming Along Golden's Trails?" to "Where are Golden's Open Spaces?"
- Golden High School held their annual Trick or Treat Street."
- Golden City Brewery celebrated their 31st anniversary on the 31st of October.
- The Chamber and the City hosted the annual Trick or Treat Street on Washington Avenue.
NOVEMBER
- The Quilt Museum held Demo Days every Wednesday, to teach a new skill.
- Officer Evan Dunn was hit and killed while assisting at a car accident on Highway 58.
- Officer Bethany Grusing was seriously injured in the same accident.
- A group of citizens began circulating petitions that would have required City Council to seek voter approval on expenses greater than $20 million.
- Council accelerated their plan to borrow $52.5 million without citizen approval, before the group could gather all the required signatures.
- GoFarm held their annual Harvest Dinner fund-raiser.
- Golden Beer Talks presented Terre Deegan-Young, who described her experiences serving in Viet Nam.
- City Council bought an apartment complex in the Central Neighborhood to serve ans low income housing.
- Planning Commission considered a case where a property owner wanted to add 5 additional dwellin units in the side & back yards of a single family home on 6th Street.
- The Golden Mill and BGoldN hosted a Thanksgiving Feast for anyone who wanted to eat.
Foothills Art Center opened their 49th annual Holiday Art Market.
DECEMBER
Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Golden for the Candleligt Walk.
The Railroad Museum ran sold-out Polar Express trains all month.
Brian Q held his annual Pale Boy Ale release at Barrels & Bottles, to benefit the Golden Civic Foundation.
Colorado Gives Day brought thousands of dollars in to Golden non-profits.
The Fire Department acquiredanew fire engine.
The Golden Hayride Outpost hosted a Country Christmas Celebration.
The City hosted a Holiday Parade downtown.
City Council voted to tak on $52.5 million in debt to build a new city hall.
The City hosted free horse-drawn carriage rides downtown.
