Free Museum Admission Days in San Francisco

Calendar of Free Days for 2018 & 2019

Many San Francisco museums offer free admission to their facilities at least once a month. During these days, you gain access to each museum's permanent exhibits. Most of the monthly free admission days are on the first Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of the month.

While some museums offer a free day evey month, a handful of them offer free days just four to five times a year. These include the California Academy of Sciences and the Exploratorium.

Here is the general pattern of free days for each SF museum, in alphabetical order. You can also scroll down for a list of dates for each museum by month.

SF Museum	Free Admission Days
Asian Art Museum	First Sunday of every month (sponsored by Target)
California Academy of Sciences	Select Sundays throughout the year thanks to Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Conservatory of Flowers	First Tuesday of every month
Contemporary Jewish Museum	First Tuesday of every month
de Young	First Tuesday of every month
Exploratorium	Four to five times a year
GLBT	First Wednesday of the month (sponsored by the Bob Ross Foundation)
Legion of Honor	First Tuesday of every month
Museum of Craft and Design	First Tuesday of every month
SF Botanical Gardens	Second Tuesday of every month, as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, & New Year's Day
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	First Tuesday of every month

Month by Month Calendar of Free Days

To make it easier for you, I've also created a month by month calendar for all of the museums mentioned above. Either scroll down or click on these links to jump ahead to a specific month.

September	October	November
December	January	February
March	April

More Top Events Each Month in SF

If you are looking for additional events to attend during your visit, check out my full monthly calendars. Click the link below for the month of your visit to learn more.

Event Calendars
January	February	March
April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December

Disclaimer: I recieve a small commission from some of the links on this page.

September 2018

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Sunday, September 2	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, September 4	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Tuesday, September 11	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park
Saturday, September 22	Exploratorium Community Day
September 23-25	California Academy of Sciences -- It's free, but you must register in advance. Head to their site to register for your spot.

>> Top museums with kids

>> More fun things to do in September

Tickets to Top SF Museums

Can't make it during these free museum admission days in San Francisco? You can pick up your tickets in advance to enjoy these museums during your stay.

California Academy of Sciences | Exploratorium

Asian Art Museum | Legion of Honor | de Young Fine Arts Museum

October 2018

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Tuesday, Oct. 2	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Wednesday, Oct. 3	GLBT Museum
Sunday, Oct. 7	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Oct. 9	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park
Sunday, Oct. 21	Exploratorium Free Community Day

>> More fun things to do in October in SF

November 2018

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Sunday, Nov. 4	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Nov. 6	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Nov. 13	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> Full list of fun things to do in November

December 2018

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Sunday, Dec. 2	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Dec. 4	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Dec. 11	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> Fun things to do in December

January 2019

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Tuesday, Jan. 1	de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor
Sunday, Jan. 6	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Jan. 8	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> Fun things to do in January

February 2019

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Sunday, Feb. 3	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Feb. 5	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Feb. 12	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> Top activities in February in SF

March 2019

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Sunday, Mar. 3	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, Mar. 5	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Mar. 12	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> Top activities in March in SF

April 2018

Date	Museums with Free Admission
Tuesday, April 2	Conservatory of Flowers Contemporary Jewish Museum de Young Museum of Fine Arts Legion of Honor Museum of Craft & Design Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Sunday, April 7	Asian Art Museum
Tuesday, April 9	Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

>> More fun things to do in April in SF

More on SF's Museums

Click the links below to learn more about each museum.

Asian Art Museum	Botanical Gardens	Chinese Historical Society	Conservatory of Flowers

Contemporary Jewish Museum	de Young Fine Arts Museum	Legion of Honor	Museum of Craft & Design

More Great Museum Pages

Top SF Art Museums	Best History Museums	Museum Exhibit Calendar

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