Buffalo Bill Days In Golden This Weekend

GOLDEN, CO – See what's coming up in Golden and nearby this week:

July 26, July 27, July 28

Buffalo Bill Days Friday, Saturday, Sunday

• Downtown Golden

Golden will again be hosting its annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration. This event dates back to the 1940's as a trail ride up Lookout Mountain to Buffalo Bill's grave. The Buffalo Bill Days Committee has expanded the activities through the years and it is now the largest community festival held in Golden. The event draws many people from surrounding communities who enjoy bringing their families to a wholesome, small-town community event.
This year's activities include Cody's Wild West, the "Best of the West" theme Parade, Muttin' Bustin', live music, an orphan car and a classic car show, a golf tournament, food and merchandise vendors and much more.

Who was Buffalo Bill?

"Simply, he was the world’s first superstar," Golden author Joy Meadows writes. "In his youth, he was the real deal – an army scout, Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter and pioneer. Then later in his life, from 1883 to 1913, he set out to re-create the romance and thrill of the rapidly changing Old West by staging the world’s first show business tour – a circus-like event that was called 'Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.' There has never been anything else quite like it."

See Meadow's article here.

Don't miss the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave on top of Lookout Mountain.

July 28 –Mid Summer Mardi Paws - Open House Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

• Francis Veterinary Hospital, 16199 South Golden Road, Golden, CO 80401

Free event! Face painting, food, snow cones, super hero pet costume contest with prizes, door prizes and more!

Image: City of Golden

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