Denver has amazing museums for the whole family and to give back to the community, many of them offer free days throughout the year. Most require reserving your tickets online ahead of your visit, so pick some days and sign up for some free fun!
2024 Free Days at Denver Museums
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Joy Park is open for free from 4:30 – 8 p.m. (or dusk) the third Friday of the month, May – September. Aside from the restrooms, the inside of the Museum is closed.
Clyfford Still Museum
The Museum offers free admission on select days throughout the year. Online registration for free tickets will be open one week before each free day.
- Thursday, February 29
- Sunday, April 28 – Día del Niño Celebration Program
- Sunday, July 28 – Disability Pride (Americans with Disabilities Act) Celebration Program
- Saturday, November 2 – SCFD Free Day and Night at the Museums (free from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
New this year: Pay-What-You-Wish Days is an initiative to increase community access at the Clyfford Still Museum on select days throughout the year. Admission on designated Pay-What-You-Wish days can be as little as one penny. Online registration will be open one week before each Pay-What-You-Wish Day. The Museum will offer eight Pay-What-You-Wish Days in 2024.
- Friday, January 12
- Tuesday, March 26
- Wednesday, May 29
- Saturday, June 22
- Friday, August 16
- Wednesday, September 4
- Thursday, October 3
- Tuesday, December 3
Colorado Railroad Museum
The museum offers free days on several Thursdays throughout the year. 2024 dates are yet to be announced. Capacity is limited so are sure to reserve your ticket online.
Denver Art Museum
Teens and children under 18 get in for free but everyone is free in 2024 on the following dates:
- Tuesday, January 9
- Saturday, January 27
- Tuesday, February 13
- Tuesday, March 12
- Sunday, March 24
- Tuesday, April 9
- Sunday, April 28
- Tuesday, May 14
- Tuesday, June 11
- Tuesday, July 9
- Sunday, July 21
- Tuesday, August 13
- Saturday, September 7
- Tuesday, September 10
- Tuesday, October 8
- Saturday, November 2
- Tuesday, November 12
- Tuesday, December 10
Please be aware general admission does not include entry to ticketed exhibitions.
Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street and Chatfield Farms locations)
Tickets will be available three months at a time (on a rolling basis) and the tickets will be released on the 1st of the month. They do sell out so make sure to reserve yours online.
Monday, Jan. 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Thursday, Feb. 15
Saturday, March 9
Monday, April 22 (Earth Day)
Wednesday, June 5
Wednesday, July 3
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Friday, Nov. 29 (Thanksgiving Friday)
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
No need to reserve your Free Day or Free Night ticket ahead of time online. Walk up anytime during Free Days or Free Nights and gain access to the Wildlife Halls or the permanent exhibitions. A separate ticket is required if you’d like to visit the planetarium or our brand-new Infinity Theater.
- Monday, Jan. 8- Free Day 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 28- Free Day 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 25- Free Day 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Sunday, April 28 – Día del Niño 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 4- Free Night 5-9 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 19- Juneteenth 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Aug. 21- Free Night 5-9 p.m.
- Tuesday, Sept. 10- Free Night 5-9 p.m.
- Monday, Sept. 30- Free Day 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 20- Out! at the Museum 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 2- Denver Arts Week: Night at the Museums
- Monday, Nov. 18- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 8- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Denver Zoo
Free Day tickets are only available online. Walk-ups will not be accepted on Free Days.
- Friday, January 5
(tickets released on December 25) - Sunday, January 21
(tickets released on January 10) - Sunday, February 11
(tickets released on January 31) - Sunday, April 7
(tickets released on March 27) - Friday, November 1
(tickets released on October 21) - Saturday, November 9
(tickets released on October 30) - Sunday, November 17 (tickets released on November 6)
History Colorado Center
Admission to History Colorado Center is free on El Día del Niño (June 9), Colorado Day (August 1), and Night at the Museums (November 2).
Plains Conservation Center
Join the Center for wagon rides on the prairie to see resident wildlife, tours of the 1880’s tipi camp and homestead village, and presentations by HawkQuest with live eagles, owls, falcons, and more during free days. Free days this year are on the following dates:
- January 18- 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Thursday, HawkQuest at 11 a.m.
- February 22- 110 a.m.- 3 p.m., Thursday, HawkQuest at 11 a.m.
- March 16- 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, HawkQuest at 11 am and 12:15 pm
- June 13- 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Thursday, HawkQuest at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
- July 13- 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Saturday, HawkQuest at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
- August 15- 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Thursday, HawkQuest at 10 a.m.
- November 16- 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, HawkQuest at 11 a.m.
- December 12- 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Thursday, HawkQuest at 11 a.m.
