5 San Francisco institutions with verified free admission. San Francisco's headline program is Free Saturdays at the de Young and Legion of Honor — every Saturday, free for residents of the nine Bay Area counties — plus first Tuesdays free for everyone. Beyond that, the city's free days are scattered: first Sundays at the Asian Art Museum and Oakland Museum, and occasional published free days at SFMOMA.
| Institution | Free day | Who qualifies | Reservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) | 1st Sunday monthly | Everyone | See page |
| California Academy of Sciences | No regular free day | EBT cardholders | See page |
| de Young Museum | Saturdays | Bay Area residents | Required |
| Legion of Honor | Saturdays | Bay Area residents | Required |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | Published dates | Ages 18 and under | Required |
Bank of America cardholders get free general admission at participating San Francisco institutions on Museums on Us weekends (first full weekend, monthly). If you hold a membership at a museum, zoo or science center elsewhere, check our reciprocity checker — NARM, ASTC and AZA reciprocity often cover San Francisco institutions for traveling members.
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None of the San Francisco institutions we track are free every day, but 5 run regular free days — see the table above.
Some do. de Young Museum and Legion of Honor and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) require advance free tickets; each institution's page here says exactly how it works and links the official booking page.