Cranbrook Institute of Science
Free First Friday: free general admission on the first Friday of each month, posted through December 2026. Not for group visits.
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Free museum and zoo days in Detroit, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Detroit museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: one regular free day, four Bank of America Museums on Us partners 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?Cranbrook Institute of Science: Free First Friday: free general admission on the first Friday of each month, posted through December 2026. Not for group visits.1 free dayFree with a Bank of America card?Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and 3 more, first full weekend monthly.4 placesCheaper with EBT?Michigan Science Center (Kids Town).1 place
Every week or month
Regular free days at Detroit museums and zoos
Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Everyone
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in Detroit
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
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistorySat & 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 Detroit
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 ↗
Michigan Science Center (Kids Town)
We are proud to participate in the Museums for All program. When you show your SNAP EBT card or WIC card and picture ID, general admission tickets are only $3/person for up to four people in your party. Offer valid in person only.
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
Michigan Science Center, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History · Detroit and Dearborn
- 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 Detroit: the FAQ
Cranbrook Institute of Science: Free First Friday: free general admission on the first Friday of each month, posted through December 2026. Not for group visits. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Michigan Science Center, Arab American National Museum, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation 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. Michigan Science Center (Kids Town) 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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