Real World Events
9-10:15AM Basic Compass Skills @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center (map)
Geared for kids 6-10 to better their knowledge of compass skills in Jefferson County Parks and Open Space! Program participants will learn the basic parts and function of an orienteering compass.
Compasses will be provided and program will take place outside. *Please only register your child for the program; however, at least one parent or guardian must be present. Register
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
11AM-4PM Autumn Fest at the Golden History Museum and Golden History Park
Golden History Museum, located at 923 10th Street in Golden, will be the headquarters for fun activities on both sides of Clear Creek, including Golden History Park.
Free family activities will include a chalk art display, hourly puppet shows, a 4-H petting zoo, craft stations, big truck and vehicle demonstrations, and more.
The local Westernaires group will offer $3 pony rides throughout the afternoon, and CODA Brewing Company will be featuring sales of a custom brew for the festival.
Admission to Golden History Museum, featuring exhibits in four different galleries and a temporary art display, will also be free. More information
Oktoberfest 2021 at the Golden Mill
Put on your best lederhosen and dirndls and join us for a full day of Polka Music and traditional Oktoberfest festivities! Family friendly with lots of fun and activities including:
Live Music from 12pm – 3pm featuring Neue Polka – polka for the 21st century – traditional Bavarian favorites combines with polka-ized versions of pop and rock hits.
- Costume contest
- Photo booth
- Ein prosit toast
- Stein hoisting contest
- Alpine horn blowing contest
- Corn hole contest – 4 in the hole
- Chicken dance
We look forward to seeing you this weekend! The Golden Mill Team Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit. – A toast to cheer and good times..
Live Music
11AM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
11:30AM Neue Polka @ Golden Mill
3PM 6202 Band @ Wrigley’s
4PM Steve Johnson @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
8PM Karaoke Contest at Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
103 Years Ago
The October 3, 1918 Colorado Transcript was full of World War I-inspired patriotic fervor. The lead article described members of the Student Army Training Corps of the School of Mines taking an oath to the flag in preparation for joining the army. Golden High School students were also getting in the swing. The boys were drilling and marching while the girls attended physical fitness classes.
The Red Cross had an on-going clothing drive for the people of Belgium, and were running a special “linen shower” for the hospitals in France.
The school music teacher was organizing a community sing-along so everyone could sing patriotic songs together.
The local businesses all joined in: most of their advertisements included plugs to buy war bonds. The Transcript editors sprinkled the paper with small ads describing what the bond money could buy (trench mortar shells, fragmentation drop bombs, hand grenades, shells, rifles, incendiary bombs, etc.).
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
