Golden Civic Centre: Where History Meets Performance and Community
During the $3 million restoration, we took special care to preserve the historic charm of the Civic Centre while upgrading it into Golden’s premier space for performing arts and cultural events. The vaulted timber frame hall creates an inviting atmosphere, making audiences feel instantly at home. Artists love the intimate acoustics and the close connection they build with their audience.
Versatile Event Space
The Great Hall is designed to accommodate two main types of events:
- Theatrical Performances & Concerts: With full lighting and stage production services, your rental includes the hall, café area, sprung floor stage, and backstage amenities like the Green Room and dressing rooms. Seating is flexible, allowing for up to 300 guests in concert-style rows or 240 for banquets with tables (round or rectangular).
- Social Gatherings, Presentations & Meetings: For more casual events, the hall offers a warm, welcoming space with natural light and house lighting. If you need theatrical lighting or production support for your gathering, simply let our coordinator know.
The café servery area, equipped with an industrial cooler, counters, and sinks and is perfect for light food and drink service. For more formal catering, a full Catering Kitchen is available on the lower floor.
Elegant Entry & Amenities
Guests enter through the main foyer, featuring modern restrooms, elevator access, and stairways leading to additional rooms and the catering kitchen downstairs. The foyer is also home to the stunning art exhibit GOLDEN. We Call This Home, adding a local touch of creativity to every visit.
Space Details & Equipment
Capacity: The Great Hall offers flexible seating arrangements to suit your event needs. For concerts, the hall accommodates up to 300 guests in row seating, creating an intimate performance atmosphere. If you’re hosting a banquet, the space comfortably seats 240 guests with tables arranged to your preference.
Green Room & Dressing Rooms: Located beneath the stage on the lower floor, the Civic Centre provides two well-appointed dressing rooms, each equipped with full washroom and shower facilities as well as mirror spaces for preparations. Connected to these is the Green Room, featuring comfortable seating, a fridge, and a sink, making it the perfect backstage space for performers. The Green Room offers convenient access to the backstage via stairs.
PA/Sound System While the Civic Centre doesn’t provide in-house sound equipment, we collaborate with an experienced local vendor, John Jenkins of Small Town Sounds, to meet all your audio needs. Contact us to arrange sound services for your event.
Theatrical Lighting: Our venue features an in-house theatrical lighting system ensuring the perfect ambiance for your event. For more details on Lighting Production, please reach out to our coordinator for more details.
Grand Piano: Our Yamaha C3 6′ grand piano, generously donated by a local Golden family, not only allows us to attract world-class performers but also supports the community. As part of the donation agreement, the piano is available at no cost to piano teachers and their students for recitals and practice sessions. If you’re interested in using the piano, please contact our coordinator for more information.
Projector & Screen: A ceiling-mounted projector is installed above the hall, near the stage, ready for all your presentation or media needs. We also offer two screens: a large one located at the back of the stage for immersive visual displays and a retractable screen commonly used for presentations.
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