Children's Museum of Richmond
A free evening for families of children with disabilities on the third Friday of each month, 5 to 7 p.m.
Free museum days 2027Richmond · RVA
Free museum and zoo days in Richmond, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into Richmond museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: one regular free day, one Bank of America Museums on Us partner and four Museums for All or EBT discounts. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
The quick answersChecked
Any free days?Children's Museum of Richmond: A free evening for families of children with disabilities on the third Friday of each month, 5 to 7 p.m.1 free dayFree with a Bank of America card?Children’s Museum of Richmond, first full weekend monthly.1 placeCheaper with EBT?Children's Museum of Richmond and 3 more.4 places
Every week or month
Regular free days at RVA museums and zoos
Days a museum or zoo is free, straight from its own admissions page. The tag shows who gets in.
Families who need it
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in RVA
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 RVA
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 ↗
Children's Museum of Richmond
The Children's Museum is proud to participate in Museums for All. Guests who present their SNAP EBT card, EBT App, WIC card, or Medicaid card will receive $2 admission for up to 6 individuals. Museums for All cannot be combined with any other offer, discount, or membership.
Science Museum of Virginia
As a proud member of the Museums for All national initiative, the Science Museum offers reduced admission rates for low-income families. Click below to learn about Museums for All membership or explore daily admission rates.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Through Museums for All, we offer admission to ticketed special exhibitions at a reduced price of $2. Reserve tickets by presenting an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and valid ID at the Visitor Services Desk or by emailing info@vmfa.museum.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Museums for All: is an initiative for those with SNAP or WIC EBT cards, Medicaid cards or the Fresh EBT app to receive $1 admission for adults and free for up to six youth (age 17 and under). There is also a membership option.
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
Children's Museum of Richmond · Richmond
- 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 Richmond: the FAQ
Children's Museum of Richmond: A free evening for families of children with disabilities on the third Friday of each month, 5 to 7 p.m. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Children’s Museum of Richmond 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. Children's Museum of Richmond, Science Museum of Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 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.
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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