Free Tuesdays at Balboa Park

Ever changing. Always amazing.  Where culture, science, and nature collide, Balboa Park is home to more than 16 museums, multiple performing arts venues, lovely gardens, trails, and many other creative and recreational attractions, including the San Diego Zoo. With a variety of cultural institutions among its 1,200 beautiful and lushly planted acres, there is something for everyone.

Park museums offer free general admission on a rotating basis throughout each month to residents of the City and County of San Diego, and to active military personnel and and their dependents.  Please be prepared to present a photographic ID with your address.

First Tuesday

• Fleet Science Center
• Centro Cultural de la Raza
• San Diego Model Railroad Museum
• San Diego Natural History Museum (Not valid for films)

Second Tuesday

• San Diego Air & Space Museum
• Museum of Photographic Arts
• San Diego History Center
• Veterans’ Museum and Memorial Center

Third Tuesday

• San Diego Museum of Art
• Museum of Us
• Japanese Friendship Garden

Fourth Tuesday

• San Diego Automotive Museum
• SELECT House of Pacific Relations International Cottages

Fifth Tuesdays

• Regular admission prices are in effect

The San Diego Art Institute is free on every fourth Tuesday and Saturday of each month.

The City’s Botanical Building is open every day except Thursday. Admission is always free.  The Timken Museum of Art is always free.