Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Free Days

Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) has no regular free day right now — here's what exists instead. There's no free day. Museums for All is a discount, not free: $3 per person for up to five guests with a SNAP EBT card and photo ID (add-on experiences not included). Florida K-12 teachers get in free with proof of employment. Suncoast Credit Union cardholders can buy one general admission and get a second free at the box office. None required. Buy online or at the box office, and tickets allow same-day re-entry. Verified on Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)'s own page, last checked 2026-10-02.

At a glance

What it costs instead

The baseline without a free day: $20 adult, which puts a couple at $40 and four adults at $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. Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Paid admission (Florida K-12 teachers free).
• Reservations: None required. Buy online or at the box office, and tickets allow same-day re-entry..
• What's covered: General admission including one Saunders Planetarium show.
• Schedule detail: No free day; $3 Museums for All and Suncoast BOGO are discounts.
• Worth knowing: Every general admission ticket includes one Saunders Planetarium show, and your ticket is good for re-entry all day.

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Households with a SNAP EBT card can use Museums for All: free-to-$5 admission for up to four, valid during regular hours at 1,700+ institutions across the country — look up MOSI on the official participant 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.
• Free every day for teachers: Florida K-12 teachers, with proof of employment. See every museum with a teachers benefit in our free museums for teachers guide.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($20 adult) are on mosi.org — skip third-party sellers, the official price is the floor. Planning a bigger Tampa itinerary? A CityPASS Tampa bundle can undercut separate tickets — just check the current lineup for MOSI before paying.

Also free in Tampa

Tampa Museum of Art (thursdays 4pm–8pm (pwyw)) · Henry B. Plant Museum (announced in batches) · ZooTampa at Lowry Park (no regular free day) · The Florida Aquarium (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Tampa guide.

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