Buffalo Bill Days, Then and Now

A line of horses with riders stretch across Washington Avenue in the Buffalo Bill Days parade — *Golden Eye Candy – Barb Warden – Buffalo Bill and Entourage in the 2016 Parade – enlarge*

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?

6-10AM Golden Fire Department Pancake Breakfast @ Fire Station #1
7:45AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park

*Mini-Farmers Market at Golden High School – photos by Chris Davell – enlarge*

8AM-1PM Mini Farmers Market @ Golden High School (map)
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-4PM The American Alpine Club Library book sale on the steps of the Mountaineering Center (right across 10th Street from Parfet Park).
10-11:30AM Best of the West Parade @ Washington Avenue, Downtown
10AM-10PM Arts & Crafts Festival @ Parfet Park
10AM-10PM Children’s Activities @ Parfet Park
10AM-noon Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-1PM Nature Journal Club: Skies & Weather in Watercolor @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11:30AM Parade Awards
12-12:30PM Quick Class: Garlic Greatness @ Natural Grocers
2-5PM Wild West Pub Crawl
6:30PM Colorado Summit Ultimate Frisbee Game @ Marv Kay Stadium
7PM Golden Ghosts & Spirits Tour

SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

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LIVE MUSIC

11AM-2PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
11:30AM Lucas Wolf @ Tributary Food Hall
12PM Buffalo Bill Days – Live Wire @ Parfet Park
2:15PM Buffalo Bill Days – A Practical Theatrical @ Parfet Park
4PM Buffalo Bill Days – Dance Machine @ Parfet Park
4PM Caleb Wilbourne @ Coda Brewing
4-8PM Playback @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM River Spell @ Goosetown Station
5-8PM Matthew Aitch @ Mountain Toad

7-10PM Luke Amelang @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7PM Buffalo Bill Days – Ronnie Raygun & The Big 80s @ Parfet Park

7-9PM Lindsey Giffey @ Morris & Mae
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT

*The 2009 Buffalo Bill Days program, featuring Tom Young and family leading a Buffalo Bill Days parade – enlarge*

14 Years Ago
Charlene Pazar loaned me this program from the 2009 Buffalo Bill Days. Many of the traditions have remained unchanged–the pancake breakfast, arts & crafts and children’s activities in Parfet Park, mutton bustin, and of course the big parade on Saturday morning. Others have dropped by the wayside, including the Wild West Show and the rubber duck race down Clear Creek.

Chris Daniels and the Kings were headliners in 2009 (and they were here last night!).

*Changes since 2009 – Photos by Barb Warden – enlarge*

Many of the program advertisers are still here, including Jimmy John’s, the Golden Farmers Market, Creekside Jewelers, Silver Horse, the Buffalo Rose, Woody’s Pizza, D’Deli, Golden Diner, and Safeway. Others are gone: Meyer Hardware, Blue Canyon Bar & Grill, Gene Bauer Goldsmith, Avenue Gifts, the Golden Skillet, Grappa, Juna Boutique, Pat’s Backdoor Framing, Pickets, and Urban Escape Day Spa.

*Murray Martinez of the Buffalo Rose leading a riderless horse in Bill Pazar’s honor, accompanied by Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley – enlarge*

Bill Pazar died that year, after leading Buffalo Bill Days for many years. The Wild West Show participants honored him with the traditional riderless horse, with boots reversed in the stirrups.

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!

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