Taft Museum of Art
Free admission every Sunday and Monday.
Free museum days 2027Cincinnati · The Queen City
Free museum and zoo days in Cincinnati, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Cincinnati museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: three regular free days, one Bank of America Museums on Us partner and one Museums for All or EBT discount. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
The quick answersChecked
Any free days?Taft Museum of Art: Free admission every Sunday and Monday.3 free daysFree with a Bank of America card?National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, first full weekend monthly.1 placeCheaper with EBT?Cincinnati Museum Center (home of the Duke Energy Children's Museum).1 place
Every week or month
Regular free days at Cincy museums and zoos
Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Everyone
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Free admission at least one day each month, plus MLK Day and Juneteenth.
Cincinnati Art Museum
General admission is free every day.
Holiday
MLK Day 2027: Monday, January 18
Places whose own page lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a free day.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
MLK Day is one of the museum’s free-admission days.
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in Cincy
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 ↗
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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 Cincy
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 ↗
Cincinnati Museum Center (home of the Duke Energy Children's Museum)
Guests with valid food assistance card and photo ID or a valid Medicaid and photo ID will receive free parking (up to 2 vehicles) and $3/person museum general admission for up to ten guests.
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
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · Cincinnati
- 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 Cincinnati: the FAQ
Taft Museum of Art: Free admission every Sunday and Monday. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Free admission at least one day each month, plus MLK Day and Juneteenth. Cincinnati Art Museum: General admission is free every day. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is Monday, January 18. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: MLK Day is one of the museum’s free-admission days.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a Bank of America Museums on Us partner. 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. Cincinnati Museum Center (home of the Duke Energy Children's Museum) offers 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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