I’m so excited to say that Free Days are back at several of our great museums thanks to SCFD funding and corporate sponsorships. This year, due to Covid, you will need to get a ticket or sign up before you go – but still, it is FREE!
Looking for updated information? Don’t miss our Guide to Denver Free Days for 2022! Be sure to also keep exploring with the Essential Denver: Discovery and Exploration Guide (many attractions are free!)
Children’s Museum
There are no free days scheduled at this time but, families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
Clyfford Still Art Museum
- Thursday, January 21
- Tuesday, February 16
- Saturday, March 20
- Sunday, April 25
- Wednesday, May 19
- Saturday, June 19
- Sunday, July 25 (in honor of the ADA Anniversary on Monday, July 26)
- Friday, August 13
- Friday, September 10
- Tuesday, October 12
- Thursday, November 18 (CSM’s 10th anniversary)
- Wednesday, December 8
Colorado Railroad Museum
There are additional free days for Boulder County residents through the year.
- March 18
- May 13
- October 7
Denver Art Museum
Children 18 years and younger are free EVERY day of the year – currently suspended due to Covid-19.
Denver Botanic Gardens
There are no free days scheduled at this time but, families who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
There are no free days scheduled at this time but, families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
- Monday, January 4
- Sunday, January 24
- Monday, February 8
- Sunday, February 28
- Sunday, April 25 – Dia Del Nino
- Sunday, May 23 – Space Day
- Wednesday, June 30 – Free Night
- Wednesday, August 11 – Free Night
- Wednesday, September 1 – Free Night
- Monday, September 20
- Monday, October 4 – Out at the Museum: LGBTQ Community Day
- Saturday, November 6 – Night at the Museums
- Monday, December 6
Denver Zoo
On Share the Love Days, the zoo is giving love back to the community with 125 FREE TICKET VOUCHERS for every 15-minute admission window. See how to win free tickets here.
- February 7 – the lottery is January 28-30
- Watch the website for future dates.
Families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
Four Mile Historic Park
- January 8th
- February 12th
- March 12th
- April 9th
- May 14th
- June 11th
- July 9th
- August 13th
- September 10th
- October 8th
- November 12th
- December 10th
History Colorado Center
Families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can visit the Museum any time throughout the year and pay just $1 per person (up to 10 family members) when they show their EBT card. Admission cannot be paid with the card.
- April 25
- August 1
- November 6 (from 5-10 pm)
There are a few venues that are always free: Aurora History Museum, Hudson Gardens, and Museum of Outdoor Arts.
You can also request culture packs/free passes from your library all year long.
- Denver County Libraries
- Douglas County Libraries
- Arapahoe County Libraries
- Jefferson County Libraries
- Broomfield County Libraries
National Parks Free Days
The National Parks have announced their free days this year. They include:
- Martin Luther King Day (January 18)
- First Day of National Park Day (April 17)
- Anniversary of the Signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (August 4)
- National Park Service’s Birthday (August 25)
- National Public Lands Day (September 25)
- Veterans Day (November 11)
National Parks Free for 4th- and 5th-grade students. The pandemic wreaked havoc on so much for one good thing to come out of is that last year’s fourth-graders may have been unable to make full use of their Every Kid Outdoors Annual Fourth Grade Pass. Translation: 4th- and 5th-grade students can have free access to our National Parks now through August 31, 2021. Go to the kid-friendly website Every Kid Outdoors and follow the instructions. For fifth-graders go to Access for 5th Graders
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Author: Gretchen
Gretchen loves to be outdoors! She is addicted to coupons and finding the best deals or entering sweepstakes (one day she will win something really great!)
