Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Free Saturday and Sunday admission for residents of selected local cities (the museum lists which ones).
Free museum days 2027Cleveland · The Land
Free museum and zoo days in Cleveland, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Cleveland museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: one regular free day, two 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.
The quick answersChecked
Any free days?Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Free Saturday and Sunday admission for residents of selected local cities (the museum lists which ones).1 free dayFree with a Bank of America card?Great Lakes Science Center and 1 more, first full weekend monthly.2 placesCheaper with EBT?Children's Museum of Cleveland and 1 more.2 places
Every week or month
Regular free days at Cleveland museums and zoos
Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Residents
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in Cleveland
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 Cleveland
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 ↗
Children's Museum of Cleveland
Program: Every child deserves the opportunity to learn through play at CMC. Through our Museum For All program, families receiving government assistance can visit the Museum during normal operating hours for a reduced rate of $2 per person. This discount is limited to 5 people per group.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can show their SNAP EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card to receive $1 admission for up to four guests. Reserved tickets are required. Ticket holders will be asked to present their SNAP EBT card at the Welcome Desk.
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
Great Lakes Science Center and Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland · Cleveland
- 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 Cleveland: the FAQ
Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Free Saturday and Sunday admission for residents of selected local cities (the museum lists which ones). Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Great Lakes Science Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) 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. Children's Museum of Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Natural History 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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