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The Lakewood Swap Meet<\/strong> is a beloved gathering for model railroad and toy train enthusiasts held at Green Mountain Presbyterian Church<\/strong> in Lakewood, Colorado. Organized by the Front Range Model Railroaders, the meet takes place on the third Saturday<\/strong> of every odd-numbered month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) from roughly 8:30\u202fAM to 11:00\u202fAM<\/strong>, with sellers typically setting up as early as 7:30\u202fAM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Admission is just $3 for adults<\/strong>, while young attendees under 16 enter for free. Seller spaces include half-tables (around $7) and round tables (about $10). The meet is open to all scales of model railroad components, making it an ideal opportunity to buy, sell, trade, or simply browse a wide array of items\u2014with lively community interaction among collectors and hobbyists alike. The venue’s address is 12900 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80228<\/strong>, at the corner of Alameda Parkway and Mississippi.<\/p>\n<\/div>","excerpt":"","slug":"lakewood-swap-meet-3","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-01-17 08:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"01","day":"17","hour":"08","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-01-17 11:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"01","day":"17","hour":"11","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-01-17 15:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"01","day":"17","hour":"15","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-01-17 18:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"01","day":"17","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Denver","timezone_abbr":"MST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Swap Meet","slug":"swapmeet","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":24,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","id":24,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/24","collection":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[{"name":"Swap","slug":"swap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","id":29,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/29","collection":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}}],"venue":{"id":253,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-06-29 15:29:44","date_utc":"2025-06-29 21:29:44","modified":"2025-06-29 15:29:44","modified_utc":"2025-06-29 21:29:44","url":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/venue\/green-mountain-presbyterian-church\/","venue":"Green Mountain Presbyterian Church","slug":"green-mountain-presbyterian-church","address":"12900 W Alameda Pkwy","city":"Lakewood","country":"United States","state":"CO","zip":"80228","stateprovince":"CO","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Green Mountain Presbyterian Church","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"12900 W Alameda Pkwy","addressLocality":"Lakewood","addressRegion":"CO","postalCode":"80228","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"staging.motherlodetrains.com?id=253","global_id_lineage":["staging.motherlodetrains.com?id=253"]},"organizer":[{"id":462,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-10-01 20:05:30","date_utc":"2025-10-02 02:05:30","modified":"2025-10-01 21:45:57","modified_utc":"2025-10-02 03:45:57","url":"https:\/\/staging.motherlodetrains.com\/index.php\/organizer\/mother-lode-model-railroading-8\/","organizer":"Dan Raap","description":"

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