Denver Art Museum Free Days

Denver Art Museum is free published dates. Free general admission on 12 designated SCFD Free Days a year. Remaining 2026 dates: Oct 13, Nov 7 (Night at the Museums) and Dec 8. The 2027 list is already published: Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9, Apr 25 (Día del Niño), May 11, Jun 8, Jul 30 (Untitled: Artist Takeover), Aug 10, Sep 11 (Friendship Powwow), Oct 12, Nov 6 (Night at the Museums) and Dec 14. Covers the entire DAM campus (Hamilton Building, Martin Building, The Kirkland); special ticketed exhibitions are not included. Visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance online, though walk-in tickets are also available Verified on Denver Art Museum's own page, last checked 2026-10-01.

At a glance

The math

Regular adult admission at Denver Art Museum is $22, so timing the visit to the free window keeps $44 in a couple's pocket and up to $88 for a family of four — each published date. And since this free day is open to everyone, it's the cheapest possible way through the door. The catch is capacity, not money: free slots are reserved in advance and the popular dates go first, so the reservation is the real currency here.

Upcoming free days

• Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 — published by the institution
• Saturday, Nov 7, 2026 — published by the institution
• Tuesday, Dec 8, 2026 — published by the institution
• Tuesday, Jan 12, 2027 — published by the institution
• Tuesday, Feb 9, 2027 — published by the institution
• Tuesday, Mar 9, 2027 — published by the institution

Dates as published by the institution. Confirm on the official page before you go.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Open to everyone, no proof/ID required.
• Reservations: Visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance online, though walk-in tickets are also available.
• What's covered: Entire campus permanent collection: Hamilton Building, Martin Building, The Kirkland.
• Schedule detail: 12 SCFD Free Days per calendar year; 2026 and 2027 lists published.
• Worth knowing: Free Days give access to the museum's entire three-building campus, including the newest wing, The Kirkland — not just one gallery.
• Another way in free: Denver Art Museum participates in Museums on Us — Bank of America cardholders get free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, independent of the schedule above.

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Bank of America cardholders skip the calendar entirely at Denver Art Museum: Museums on Us covers one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, card + photo ID at the desk.
• There's also Museums for All — show a SNAP EBT card and photo ID at any of 1,700+ participating institutions and up to four people pay $5 or less, every normal operating day. Whether Denver Art Museum participates is on the official roster.
• An art- or history-museum membership from another city may already cover Denver Art Museum: check the NARM roster with our reciprocity lookup — a qualifying membership travels to 1,400+ museums.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets (Colorado residents $22 (non-peak) / $25 (peak Fri-Sun & holidays); non-residents $27 / $30) are on denverartmuseum.org; buying direct means no reseller markup. A membership card from another city's museum or zoo might work here too — the reciprocity lookup answers it in one search.

Also free in Denver

Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus (published dates) · Denver Botanic Gardens (published dates) · Denver Museum of Nature & Science (published dates) · Denver Zoo (published dates) — or see the full free museum days in Denver guide.

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