The Four Mile Historic Park is a great alternative to the throngs at Civic Center Park. There will be a little bit of everything for all ages from all ages: Thomas Jefferson is giving a speech, the family can take a horse drawn wagon ride or visit a Civil War encampment, and a fire engine from the Denver Fire Department is available for the kids to investigate.

There’s something primal and welcoming about a group of people making music together, and let’s face it: sometimes kids just need to make some noise. This is the chance for the whole family to relieve stress while learning the basics of rhythm. All ages and abilities are welcome and no drumming expertise is necessary.

What began as a horseback ride/pilgrimage to Buffalo Bill’s grave in the '40s has turned into Golden’s largest community festival. To begin with, there is a mutton bustin’ competition (for younger kids), plenty of local vendors, and a classic car show - all backed by live music.

Take a magic carpet ride to the enchanted city of Agrabah and follow Aladdin on his rise from thief to prince in pursuit of the lovely princess Jasmine.

Somebody has swiped Shazam’s magic wand! Help sniff out the culprit in this interactive play set in a historic mansion, where the mansion itself is a stage. The day starts out with a scavenger hunt to get the kids warmed up to look for clues and ends when the thief is apprehended.

Come share in the festivities for the Unsinkable Molly Brown's 14th birthday. Join Brown and her friends in playing traditional lawn games and share birthday cake, as well as a story or two about their fated cruise.

Fight the summer heat with a week-long stint at the mini fire academy. Before the kids can don the helmet and boots, they learn how to cool burns, apply basic first aid, put out campfires, and prevent wildfires. A mock search and rescue and a visit from a Denver Fire Department’s arson dog prepares them for a junior agility test with a real firefighter.

No birds involved. A goose is in fact a unique type of rail car that used to trundle travelers all over southern Colorado and it’s somewhere in between a truck, a school bus, and a train. For the first time ever, all seven of the Galloping Geese will be flocking to the Colorado Railroad Museum where visitors will have a chance to ride the rails in a fully functioning piece of history.

Bring Dad out for an afternoon of Renaissance Revelry this Father’s Day. With dozens of entertainers, jousting, juggling, and festival food favorites like steak on a stake and the perennial classic, giant turkey legs, it’s easy to forget what century it is.