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Free or Reduced Admission Year-Round

Did you know that many Sacramento Area Museums are always free?!
And many more museums have free or reduced admission programs throughout the year?!

These Museums Always Have Free Admission:

This is for reference only and does not guarantee admission status. Please visit each museum's website or call them in advance to confirm and to see when they are open for visitors.

California State Capitol Museum & Capitol Park

California State Library

Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

Locke Boarding House Museum

Museum of Medical History

Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery

Verge Center for the Arts

Museums With Free or Reduced Admission Programs

Below is a list of museums that have free or reduced admission programs throughout the year that you may qualify for.

This is for reference only and does not guarantee the current status of programs in place at each institution. Please visit each museum's website or call them in advance to confirm any details of the programs. Many programs require some sort of identification, and some require advance registration.

This list does not include memberships, reciprocal membership benefits, group discounts, discount passes, etc. which many museums may also offer.

Aerospace Museum of California

  • Active duty military are always free

California Automobile Museum

  • Museums on Us
  • Blue Star

California Museum

  • Museums for All ($2)
  • Museums on Us
  • Blue Star
  • CA State Employees Free on 4th Friday of the month

California State Railroad Museum

  • Adventure Pass

Crocker Art Museum

  • Museums for All (free)
  • Museums on Us
  • Blue Star
  • Pay What You Wish on 3rd Sunday of the month

Fairytale Town

  • Blue Star

Maidu Museum & Historic Site

  • Native American members are always free

Sacramento Children's Museum

  • Museums for All ($3)
  • Blue Star

Sacramento History Museum

  • Museums for All (free)
  • Blue Star 
  • Native American Tribal members are always free

SMUD Museum of Science & Curiosity

  • Museums for All (free) 

State Indian Museum

  • Adventure Pass

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

  • Adventure Pass

This page was last updated in February 2025.