Free days and pay-what-you-wish rules for museums, zoos and gardens in San Diego: weekly, monthly, resident and library-card perks, plus a 5-week calendar. Last verified 2026-10-14.
🗓 First Tue of every month
👤 San Diego City/County residents and active military with dependents; photo ID with local address
Balboa Park · 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
First Tuesday: Fleet Science Center and San Diego Natural History Museum (films and special exhibits excluded).
🗓 Second Tue of every month
👤 San Diego City/County residents and active military with dependents
Balboa Park · 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Second Tuesday: Air & Space Museum (not January), Veterans Museum, Comic-Con Museum (not December).
🗓 Third Tue of every month
👤 San Diego City/County residents and active military with dependents
Balboa Park · 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Third Tuesday: San Diego Museum of Art (special exhibitions excluded) and Japanese Friendship Garden (not December).
🗓 Fourth Tue of every month
👤 San Diego City/County residents and active military with dependents
Balboa Park · 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Fourth Tuesday: Automotive Museum (not Sep/Dec) and Museum of Us (not December).
🗓 First full weekend of every month (Sat + Sun)
👤 Bank of America / Merrill cardholders, one free admission per card, with photo ID
参与的博物馆(各城市名单不同,出发前查官网)
Free on the first full weekend of each month; participating museums vary, check the list before going.
🗓 Any day during the program (Oct)
👤 Kids 12 and under free with a paying adult (rules vary by venue)
圣地亚哥多家博物馆、动物园
All October, many museums and the zoo let kids in free with a paying adult; check each venue's rules.