Program · Community

Balboa Park Resident Free Days

When

Recurring / by appointmentRotating Tuesdays each month (1st-4th) plus 2nd Thursday for the Model Railroad Museum; no free days on 5th Tuesdays; several exclusions in December

Where

Balboa Park museumsBalboa Park, San Diego, CAOpen in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages; children under 12 accompanied by an adult at most museums

Cost

Free general admission for City and County of San Diego residents and active military with dependents (photo ID with address); non-residents pay regular admissionStroller and organized-group access may be restricted on free days

Organizer

Balboa Park Cultural Partnership / Balboa Park

Several Balboa Park Cultural District museums offer free general admission on a rotating basis each month to residents of the City and County of San Diego and to active military and their dependents, with photo ID showing address. First Tuesday: Fleet Science Center and San Diego Natural History Museum (not films). Second Tuesday: San Diego Air & Space Museum (not special exhibitions; not December or January), The Veterans Museum, Comic-Con Museum (not December). Third Tuesday: San Diego Museum of Art (not special exhibitions), Japanese Friendship Garden (not December; March moves to first Tuesday), Mingei International Museum (entry level open daily), The Old Globe behind-the-scenes tours by registration. Fourth Tuesday: San Diego Automotive Museum (not September or December), Museum of Us (not December; tower tours $10). Fifth Tuesday: regular prices. Second Thursday: San Diego Model Railroad Museum (not December). Access for organized groups and strollers may be restricted; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at most museums.