{"id":528,"date":"2025-10-02T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motherlodetrains.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=528"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:35:45","slug":"lakewood-swap-meet-5","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/event\/lakewood-swap-meet-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakewood Swap Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Lakewood Swap Meet<\/strong> is a beloved gathering for model railroad and toy train enthusiasts held at <strong>Green Mountain Presbyterian Church<\/strong> in Lakewood, Colorado. Organized by the Front Range Model Railroaders, the meet takes place normally on the <strong>third Saturday<\/strong> of every odd-numbered month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) from roughly <strong>8:30\u202fAM to 11:00\u202fAM<\/strong>, with sellers typically setting up as early as <strong>7:30\u202fAM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is just <strong>$3 for adults<\/strong>, while young attendees under 16 enter for free. Seller spaces include half-tables (around $7) and round tables (about $10). The meet is open to all scales of model railroad components, making it an ideal opportunity to buy, sell, trade, or simply browse a wide array of items\u2014with lively community interaction among collectors and hobbyists alike. The venue&#8217;s address is <strong>12900 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80228<\/strong>, at the corner of Alameda Parkway and Mississippi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakewood Swap Meet is a long\u2011running favorite among model railroad and toy train enthusiasts in Colorado. Held at Green Mountain Presbyterian Church in Lakewood, this community event\u2014organized by the Front Range Model Railroaders\u2014takes place on the third Saturday of every odd\u2011numbered month. With affordable admission, low\u2011cost seller tables, and all scales welcome, it\u2019s a great opportunity to buy, sell, trade, or simply explore a wide variety of railroad items. The meet runs from about 8:30\u202fAM to 11:00\u202fAM at 12900 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80228.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[29],"tribe_events_cat":[24],"class_list":["post-528","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tag-swap","tribe_events_cat-swapmeet","cat_swapmeet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lakewood Swap Meet - Mother Lode Model Railroading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/event\/lakewood-swap-meet-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lakewood Swap Meet - Mother Lode Model Railroading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Lakewood Swap Meet is a long\u2011running favorite among model railroad and toy train enthusiasts in Colorado. 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