Louisiana Children’s Museum
Free admission on the second Sunday of every other month, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free museum days 2027New Orleans · The Big Easy
Free museum and zoo days in New Orleans, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into New Orleans 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, 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?Louisiana Children’s Museum: Free admission on the second Sunday of every other month, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.3 free daysFree with a Bank of America card?The National WWII Museum, first full weekend monthly.1 placeCheaper with EBT?Louisiana Children’s Museum and 1 more.2 places
Every week or month
Regular free days at NOLA museums and zoos
Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Everyone
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
Free general admission on Wednesdays for Louisiana residents.
Storyland & Carousel Gardens Amusement Park
Free admission every Wednesday for Louisiana residents.
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in NOLA
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 NOLA
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 ↗
Louisiana Children’s Museum
LCM offers general admission to the Museum for a minimal fee of $4.95 per person (for up to four people) with the presentation of a Louisiana SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and a photo ID.
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
Louisiana residents participating in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP) are able to take advantage of free general admission for two adults to the museum with a Louisiana Purchase Card or digital EBT card.
Library card
Free museum passes from NOLA libraries
Passes you can borrow with a library card, as the venue describes them.
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
Free general admission through the New Orleans Public Library’s Culture Pass, with advance registration through the library.
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
The National WWII Museum · New Orleans
- 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 New Orleans: the FAQ
Louisiana Children’s Museum: Free admission on the second Sunday of every other month, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA): Free general admission on Wednesdays for Louisiana residents. Storyland & Carousel Gardens Amusement Park: Free admission every Wednesday for Louisiana residents. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
The National WWII Museum 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. Louisiana Children’s Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) 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.
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA): Free general admission through the New Orleans Public Library’s Culture Pass, with advance registration through the library.
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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