Maryland Science Center Free Days

Maryland Science Center has no regular free day right now — here's what exists instead. No free days or free evenings are offered. The affordable-access route is Access Science: Maryland SNAP or WIC cardholders can get up to four tickets at $5 each, with advance registration required. All Maryland school field trips visit free. General admission walk-up or online; Access Science requires advance registration Verified on Maryland Science Center's own page, last checked 2026-09-14.

At a glance

What it costs instead

The baseline without a free day: $34.95 adult; $26.95 child 3-12, which puts a couple at $69.90 and four adults at $139.80 before extras. That's why the alternative routes below matter more here than at museums with a real free day.

Upcoming free days

No upcoming free dates are published right now. Maryland Science Center announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Everyone (paid); MD SNAP/WIC holders $5 via Access Science.
• Reservations: General admission walk-up or online; Access Science requires advance registration.
• What's covered: Three floors of exhibit halls, planetarium, science demo stage (IMAX separate).
• Schedule detail: No public free day; $5 SNAP/WIC program is the access route.
• Worth knowing: Add an IMAX documentary for just $5 at the ticket desk on arrival — the cheapest big-screen upgrade on the Inner Harbor. Note the building is closed Mondays.

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Museums for All is worth knowing for any museum trip: a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID gets up to four people in for free to $5 at 1,700+ participating institutions nationwide — during all normal hours, not just special days. Check whether Maryland Science Center participates on the official list.
• Science-center members from 90+ miles away may get in on the ASTC Travel Passport — the 90-mile rule is the catch, and our reciprocity lookup computes it for your ZIP.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($34.95 adult; $26.95 child 3-12) are on mdsci.org — book direct, there's no markup. And if you hold a museum, science-center or zoo membership from another city, run it through our reciprocity lookup — it may already get you in.

Also free in Baltimore

Baltimore Museum of Art (always free) · Walters Art Museum (always free) · National Aquarium (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Baltimore guide.

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