Phoenix Art Museum
Pay what you wish on Wednesdays 3–8pm; kids 5 and under always free.
Free museum days 2027Phoenix · Valley of the Sun
Free museum and zoo days in Phoenix, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Phoenix 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 and one library pass. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
Every week or month
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.
Pay what you wish
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in Phoenix
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.
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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 Phoenix
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.
Library card
Free museum passes from Phoenix libraries
Passes you can borrow with a library card, as the venue describes them.
Heard Museum
Library cardholders can check out an Act One Culture Pass for free admission for two. Ticketed events aren’t included.
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 Phoenix: the FAQ
Phoenix Art Museum: Pay what you wish on Wednesdays 3–8pm; kids 5 and under always free. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Heard Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 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.
Heard Museum: Library cardholders can check out an Act One Culture Pass for free admission for two. Ticketed events aren’t included.
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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