Smithsonian Day Live

Are you looking for something to do with your family next weekend? Make sure you save the date because you’ll be able to get in to dozens of museums across the country thanks to Smithsonian magazine. Smithsonian Museum Day Live is an annual event that allows you to explore some pretty fun museums free of charge.

Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket.

There are only two things you have to do

STEP 1: Find a participating museum, click here.

STEP 2: Download a ticket, click here.

That’s it! You can enjoy dozens of museums. Here is a list of some of the participating museums in So Cal.

Autry Museum of the American West
Zimmer Children’s Museum
Orange Empire Railway Museum
San Diego Air and Space Museum
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Laguna Art Museum
and many more

For additional information head here.

If it were up to me, we would be going on outings every single weekend as a family. Unfortunately a day out for a family of four can be quite expensive. It’s one of the reasons why I created this website and why I love sharing about free admissions to amazing places. Here’s one of the deals you don’t want to miss!

On Saturday, September 26th, hundreds of museums across the nation will be offering free admission to participating venues with a ticket. In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket for free. Each ticket provides free admission for two people.

There are 40 participating museums in Southern California. Here’s a short list of some of the local venues participating.

Zimmer’s Childrens Museum
Orange Empire Railway Museum
Autry National Center
Museum of Making Music – Carlsbad
Pennypickle’s Workshop/Children’s Museum
San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego Automotive Museum

All you have to do is head here to register and get your ticket. If you’ve wanted to hit either the Zimmer’s Children Museum or Pennypickle’s Workshop, this would be a great time!

For additional info and to get your tickets head here.