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Illinois Resident FREE Dates for Chicago Museums

Updated Through April 2024

By Sara Yaniga, Macaroni Kid Chicago (Midtown) March 15, 2024

Updated Schedule of FREE Admission Dates at Chicago Area Museums!

Dates below are through April 2024, but our Event Calendar will always have the most current dates added first!

Week/Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
March 17 - 23
March 24 - 30


March 31 - April 6


April 7 - 13


April 14 - 20


April 21 - 27


April 28 - May 4



ALWAYS FREE

  • National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (Free Admission Every Day Open)
  • National Museum of Mexican Art (Free Admission Every Day Open)

FREE on CONSISTENT DAYS

  • Museum of Contemporary Art (Free Admission Every Tuesday)
  • Shedd Aquarium (Free Admission Every Tuesday)
  • Field Museum (Free Admission Every Wednesday)
  • DuSable Museum (Free Admission Every Wednesday)
  • Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Free Admission Every Thursday)
  • Adler Planetarium (Free Admission Every Thursday)

FREE on SELECT DAYS (check calendar for updates)

  • Chicago History Museum (Free Admission on Select Days)
  • Art Institute (Free Admission on Select Days)
  • Museum of Science & Industry (Free Admission on Select Days)