I love that the New Year is filled with so many cultural events and promotions! Mark your calendars because this is one that you don’t want to miss!

Museum Month is back for the 24th year in San Diego County. Presented by Macy’s this popular event allows participants to enjoy half-off entry fees at 42 San Diego Museum Council membership museums.

Museum Month Passes may be picked up beginning February 1, 2013 at any of Macy’s fourteen locations in the San Diego Area, Temecula and Imperial Valley. The passes are free to obtain while supplies last. With a pass, up to four visitors can gain admission to any of the 42 participating museums for half-price. Plus, you can use the pass all month long!

Here are a list of some of the participating museums that are geared for kiddos!

• Birch Aquarium at Scripps

• Mingei International Museum
• Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

• San Diego Air & Space Museum
• San Diego Botanic Garden

• San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
• San Diego Natural History Museum

• The New Children’s Museum

For additional info about Museum Month, head here.