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Free museum and zoo days in Austin, 2027.

Free and nearly free ways into Austin museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: two regular free days, four Bank of America Museums on Us partners and two Museums for All or EBT discounts. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.

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Every week or month

Regular free days at Austin museums and zoos

Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Everyone

H-E-B Free First Sunday: exhibition admission is free on the first Sunday of every month.

Bank of America cardholders

Museums on Us in Austin

Active Bank of America, Merrill and Private Bank credit or debit cardholders get one free general admission on the first full weekend of each month. Bring the card and a photo ID; it covers the cardholder only. Bank of America’s partner list ↗

PlaceDaysWhenLink
Bullock Texas State History MuseumSat & SunFirst full weekend of each monthVisit page ↗
The Contemporary Austin (Laguna Gloria)Sat & SunFirst full weekend of each monthVisit page ↗
The Contemporary Austin (The Jones Center)Sat & SunFirst full weekend of each monthVisit page ↗
The Thinkery (at the Meredith Learning Lab)Sat & SunFirst full weekend of each monthVisit page ↗

Bank of America posts each weekend on its partner page; the next ones are under Coming up below. We don’t list 2027 weekends until Bank of America posts them.

SNAP and EBT

Museums for All and EBT discounts in Austin

Museums for All gives families receiving SNAP benefits free or reduced admission with an EBT card and photo ID. Each venue sets its own price and group size, quoted from its page below. About Museums for All ↗

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Free with EBT

Families who participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can gain free exhibition admission by presenting an EBT card onsite at the Bullock Museum’s Ticketing counter.

Before 2027

Free days coming up this year

Dated free days still ahead in the next few weeks.

Nov7to Dec 6

Bank of America Museums on Us weekend

Bullock Texas State History Museum; The Contemporary Austin (Laguna Gloria, Jones Center); Thinkery · Austin

Cardholders only
Dates
Nov 7, Nov 8, Dec 5, Dec 6
Who gets in
Free general admission for Bank of America, Merrill and Private Bank cardholders (one per card, with photo ID)

Good to know Only the cardholder gets in free, so bring the card and an ID.

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Free museum days in Austin: the FAQ

Bullock Texas State History Museum: H-E-B Free First Sunday: exhibition admission is free on the first Sunday of every month. Blanton Museum of Art: Free admission every Tuesday. Each one is from the venue’s own page.

Bullock Texas State History Museum, The Contemporary Austin (Laguna Gloria), The Contemporary Austin (The Jones Center), The Thinkery (at the Meredith Learning Lab) are Bank of America Museums on Us partners. Active Bank of America, Merrill and Private Bank credit or debit cardholders get one free general admission on the first full weekend of each month; bring the card and a photo ID. Bank of America posts each weekend on its partner page.

Yes. Bullock Texas State History Museum, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offer free or reduced admission to families with SNAP (EBT) benefits, most through Museums for All. Bring your EBT card and a photo ID; each listing below has the venue’s own price and limits.

Each free day and discount comes from the museum’s, zoo’s or program’s own page and links to it. If a page doesn’t say who gets in, we leave it out. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every month. How we choose and check.

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