Welcome to Colorado Free Days in 2023!
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Enjoy free admission to some Denver’s most family-friendly attractions and museums including the Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Denver Botanic Gardens and more.If you are new to Colorado you may not be aware that we have a special tax for Scientific Cultural and Facilities (SCFD). Because every Coloradoan that pays taxes helps fund these institutions, we are all given free access to them on specific free days during the year. And some are even free all the time!Love Denver? Keep exploring with the Essential Denver: Discovery and Exploration Guide (many attractions are free!)
Free Days at Denver Zoo
The Denver Zoo Community Free Days allow access during normal admission hours from 10 am to 4 pm in the winter, and 9 am to 5 pm in the summer., according to Uncovering Colorado. The park stays open one hour past these times. This massive wildlife attraction spotlights around 4000 animals and 650 species. Learn more about the Denver Zoo.
2023 Denver Zoo Free Dates:
Friday, January 6
Sunday, January 22
Sunday, February 5
Sunday, April 9
Saturday, October 7
Tuesday, November 7
Sunday, November 12
Free Days at Denver Botanic Gardens
2023 Free Admission at the Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street and Chatfield Farms:
Monday, Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Thursday, Feb. 16
Wednesday, March 15
Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day)
Tuesday, June 6
Wednesday, July 5
Tuesday, Aug. 15
Friday, Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Friday)
Free Days at Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
For its Joy Park Free Nights, play is from 4 to 8 pm (or dusk) on the third Friday of every month May – September. Learn more here.
May 19
June 16
Jul 21
Aug 18
Sep 15
Free Second Tuesdays at Denver Art Museum
The museum offers a free admission day on the second Tuesday of every month. With the museum’s latest expansion of the Martin building and welcome center, plus its main exhibition hall, there’s plenty to see here. Below are the free admission days in 2023. Learn more about the Denver Art Museum.
2023 Free Admission at Denver Art Museum:
Tuesday, January 10
Saturday, January 28
Tuesday, February 14
Tuesday, March 14
Tuesday, April 11
Tuesday, May 9
Tuesday, June 13
Tuesday, July 11
Tuesday, August 8
Tuesday, September 12
Tuesday, October 1
Tuesday, November 4
Tuesday, December 11
Free Days at Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on most Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The last entry time is 60 minutes before close. Museum Admission tickets (paid or free) required with tickets for Planetarium.
2023 Free Admission at DMNS:
Monday, January 9th
Sunday, January 29th
Monday, February 6th
Sunday, February 26th
Sunday, April, 30th
Wednesday, June 28th Free Night
Wednesday, August 16th Free Night
Wednesday, September 6th Free Night
Monday, September 18th
Sunday, October 15th
Monday, December 4th
Free Days at Plains Conservation Center:
The Plains Conversation Center now offers free days due to a joint effort between the city of Aurora and Denver Botanic Gardens!
Thursday, Jan. 19
Thursday, Feb. 23
Saturday, March 11
Thursday, June 15
Saturday, July 15
Thursday, Aug. 17
Saturday, Nov. 18
Thursday, Dec. 7
Free Days at Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Free Days at Longmont Museum and Cultural Center
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 8th
May 13th
June 10th
July 8th
August 12th
September 9th
October 14th
November 11th
Dcember 9th
Free Days at the Museum of Contemporary Art
January 7
February 4
March 4
April 1
May 6
June 3
July 1
August 5
September 2
October 7
November 7
December 2
Always Free
Arvada Center Galleries
arvadacenter.org
Garden of the Gods Visitor Center
gardenofgods.com
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
cspm.org
US Air Force Academy Visitor Center
usafa.af.mil
United States Mint
usmint.gov
Hudson Gardens - Garden Area
hudsongardens.org
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
coloradosports.org
Peterson Air & Space Museum
petemuseum.org
CU Art Museum
colorado.edu
Lookout Mountain
jeffco.us
CU Museum of Natural History
cumuseum.colorado.edu
Aurora History Museum
auroragov.org
Golden History Museum
goldenhistory.org
Mines Museum of Earth Sciences
mines.edu
**All dates subject to change. Please verify with the organization before attending.
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