The Mint Museum (Uptown & Randolph) Free Days

The Mint Museum (Uptown & Randolph) is free wednesdays 5pm–9pm. Admission is free every Wednesday from 5 to 9 PM at both Mint Museum Uptown and Mint Museum Randolph (Free Wednesday Evenings, presented by Publix Super Market Charities). Youths 18 and under are free every day. SNAP recipients get discounted (not free) admission through Museums for All. No reservation stated for Free Wednesday Evenings; paid tickets sold online through the Mint's ticket portal Verified on The Mint Museum (Uptown & Randolph)'s own page, last checked 2026-10-02.

At a glance

The math

Regular adult admission at Mint Museum is $15, so timing the visit to the free window keeps $30 in a couple's pocket and up to $60 for a family of four — every qualifying week. And since this free day is open to everyone, it's the cheapest possible way through the door.

Upcoming free days

• Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
• Thursday, Oct 15, 2026
• Thursday, Oct 22, 2026
• Thursday, Oct 29, 2026
• Thursday, Nov 5, 2026
• Thursday, Nov 12, 2026

Dates computed from the published schedule rule as of 2026-10-02 — an institution can still cancel one for a private event or holiday. Confirm on the official page before you go.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: everyone — no residency requirement on this one.
• Reservations: No reservation stated for Free Wednesday Evenings; paid tickets sold online through the Mint's ticket portal.
• What's covered: General admission at Mint Museum Uptown and Mint Museum Randolph.
• Schedule detail: Free Wednesday Evenings, both locations.
• Worth knowing: A paid Mint ticket is good for two consecutive days at both locations, Uptown and Randolph, so one ticket covers both museums.
• Another way in free: Mint 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. Bank of America's list adds: Bank of America lists both Mint Museum Uptown and Mint Museum Randolph.

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Bank of America cardholders skip the calendar entirely at Mint Museum: Museums on Us covers one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, card + photo ID at the desk (Bank of America lists both Mint Museum Uptown and Mint Museum Randolph).
• 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 Mint Museum participates on the official list.
• An art- or history-museum membership from another city may already cover Mint Museum: check the NARM roster with our reciprocity lookup — a qualifying membership travels to 1,400+ museums.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($15 adult plus admission tax ($10 college students/teachers/seniors 65+ with ID; 18 and under free)) are on mintmuseum.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 Charlotte

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (wednesdays 5pm–9pm) · Levine Museum of the New South (no regular free day) · Discovery Place Science (no regular free day) · Charlotte Museum of History (published dates) — or see the full free museum days in Charlotte guide.

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