The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Admission is free every day, for everyone.
Free museum days 2027Kansas City · The City of Fountains
Free museum and zoo days in Kansas City, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Kansas City museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: one regular free day, three Bank of America Museums on Us partners, two Museums for All or EBT discounts and one library pass. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
The quick answersChecked
Any free days?The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Admission is free every day, for everyone.1 free dayFree with a Bank of America card?National World War I Museum and Memorial and 2 more, first full weekend monthly.3 placesCheaper with EBT?KidScape at the Johnson County Museum and 1 more.2 places
Every week or month
Regular free days at KC 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 KC
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
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 KC
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 ↗
KidScape at the Johnson County Museum
As part of the Museums for All program, SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card holders can visit the Johnson County Museum for 50% off. Admission fees are $3 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, and $2 for children (up to four people), with the presentation of a SNAP EBT card.
Wonderscope Children’s Museum
Wonderscope offers $5 admission per person to families showing an EBT, WIC, or SNAP card and $10 annual memberships for qualifying families.
Library card
Free museum passes from KC libraries
Passes you can borrow with a library card, as the venue describes them.
Johnson County Museum (KidScape)
Free admission passes at any Johnson County Library branch while supplies last; one pass admits one person, and passes expire 4/30/27.
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
Science City at Union Station, National WWI Museum and Memorial, and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum · Kansas City
- 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 Kansas City: the FAQ
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Admission is free every day, for everyone. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
National World War I Museum and Memorial, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Science City at Union Station Kansas City 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. KidScape at the Johnson County Museum, Wonderscope Children’s Museum 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.
Johnson County Museum (KidScape): Free admission passes at any Johnson County Library branch while supplies last; one pass admits one person, and passes expire 4/30/27.
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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