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Free admission for Norristown Borough residents at Elmwood Park Zoo
Elmwood Park Zoo · Norristown
Sat, Oct 31Sun, Nov 1
ResidentsFree for Norristown Borough residents
Free museum days 2027Philadelphia · City of Brotherly Love
Free museum and zoo days in Philadelphia, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Philadelphia museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: two regular free days and four Bank of America Museums on Us partners. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
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Free days coming up
Dated free and pay-what-you-wish days still ahead this year. The color shows who gets in.
Who gets in:EveryonePay what you wishCardholdersResidentsEBT / SNAPLow cost
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Free admission for Norristown Borough residents at Elmwood Park Zoo
Sat, Oct 31Sun, Nov 1
Free for Norristown Borough residents.
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Regular free and cheap days
Days a museum or zoo is free or nearly free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Elmwood Park Zoo
Free admission for Norristown Borough residents on the last weekend of each month.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pay What You Wish on the first Sunday of every month. Kids 18 and under are always free.
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in Philadelphia
One free admission per card, first full weekend of each month
For active Bank of America, Merrill and Private Bank credit or debit cardholders. Bring the card and a photo ID. It covers the cardholder only, so check each place’s free ages for kids.
PlaceDaysKids freeLink
Bank of America posts each weekend on its partner page. We don’t list 2027 weekends until it does. Bank of America’s partner list ↗
SNAP and EBT
Museums for All and EBT discounts in Philadelphia
No EBT discount confirmed yet.
Know one?We list a Museums for All or EBT price only when the venue’s own page posts it.
Before you go
What to bring and book
BringThe card and a photo IDCardholder and EBT days check both at the door, so pack them with the diaper bag.TicketsReserve the free ticketsSome free days still need a timed ticket, and they can go fast. Each listing quotes the venue’s ticket note.
KidsLittle ones are often free anywayMany museums let babies and toddlers in free every day. Check the venue’s admission page for the age.Keep planning
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Free museum days in Philadelphia: the FAQ
Elmwood Park Zoo: Free admission for Norristown Borough residents on the last weekend of each month. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Pay What You Wish on the first Sunday of every month. Kids 18 and under are always free. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
African American Museum in Philadelphia, Barnes Foundation, Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia Museum of Art 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.
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 26, 2026, and we recheck them every month. How we choose and check.
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