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Resident Free Tuesday at Fleet and The Nat
Fleet Science Center and The Nat · Balboa Park
Tue, Nov 3
ResidentsFree for San Diego city and county residents with photo ID
Free museum days 2027San Diego · America’s Finest City
Free museum and zoo days in San Diego, 2027.
Free and nearly free ways into San Diego museums and zoos in 2027, each one checked on the venue’s or program’s own page: two regular free days, three Bank of America Museums on Us partners and one Museums for All or EBT discount. Every row says who gets in, so you know before you go.
The quick answersChecked
What’s the next free day?Resident Free Tuesday at Fleet and The Nat, Tue, Nov 3: Free for San Diego city and county residents with photo ID.Nov 3Free with a Bank of America card?3 places, the first full weekend of each month.3 placesSNAP or EBT discounts?The New Children’s Museum. Each card has the venue’s own price.$5 a person
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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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Resident Free Tuesday at Fleet and The Nat
Tue, Nov 3
Free for San Diego city and county residents with photo ID.
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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.
Fleet Science Center and The Nat
Free on the first Tuesday of the month for San Diego city and county residents and active military, with photo ID.
Balboa Park museums
More resident free Tuesdays: San Diego Air & Space Museum on the second Tuesday (skips December and January) and San Diego Museum of Art on the third Tuesday. Bring photo ID with your address.
Bank of America cardholders
Museums on Us in San Diego
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 San Diego
Free or reduced admission for families receiving SNAP or similar benefits. Each venue sets its own price and group size, quoted from its page below. About Museums for All ↗
The New Children’s Museum
$5 a person with EBT, SNAP or WIC, in person, up to 4 people.
Using Museums for All?Show an EBT card and a photo ID at participating museums. Prices vary by venue.About Museums for All ↗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 San Diego: the FAQ
Fleet Science Center and The Nat: Free on the first Tuesday of the month for San Diego city and county residents and active military, with photo ID. Balboa Park museums: More resident free Tuesdays: San Diego Air & Space Museum on the second Tuesday (skips December and January) and San Diego Museum of Art on the third Tuesday. Bring photo ID with your address. Each one is from the venue’s own page.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego 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.
Yes. The New Children’s Museum offers 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 26, 2026, and we recheck them every month. How we choose and check.
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