Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Free Days

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has no regular free day right now — here's what exists instead. There is no standing free day. Adults pay $15, and children 0-4, members and active-duty military get in free (veterans pay $10). The main free window is 'Free February': the Kansas City Royals Foundation has paid for free admission for the whole month every February since 2022, according to the museum's own news posts. No 2027 dates have been announced yet. Buy tickets online (up to 8 per order) or in person at the Extra Innings Gift Shop. A ticket stays valid for up to 30 days from purchase. Verified on Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's own page, last checked 2026-10-02.

At a glance

What it costs instead

The baseline without a free day: $15 adult, which puts a couple at $30 and four adults at $60 before extras. The routes below — reciprocity, discount programs, or a library pass — are where that number actually comes down.

Upcoming free days

No upcoming free dates are published right now. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Always free: children 0-4, NLBM members (photo ID plus membership card) and active-duty military (with certification). Veterans pay $10..
• Reservations: Buy tickets online (up to 8 per order) or in person at the Extra Innings Gift Shop. A ticket stays valid for up to 30 days from purchase..
• What's covered: A self-guided tour of the museum's exhibits: text panels, hundreds of photographs, artifacts and several films..
• Schedule detail: No standing free day; the sponsor-funded 'Free February' is announced each January (2027 not yet announced).
• Worth knowing: There's no combo ticket with the American Jazz Museum in the same building. An NLBM ticket doesn't cover it, so plan on a separate $15 adult ticket at the Jazz Museum.
• Another way in free: Negro Leagues Baseball 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 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Museums on Us covers one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, card + photo ID at the desk.
• SNAP EBT cardholders should check Museums for All: at 1,700+ institutions nationwide, an EBT card plus photo ID admits up to four people for free-to-$5, on any regular day rather than a special one. The official list says whether Negro Leagues Baseball Museum takes part.
• An art- or history-museum membership from another city may already cover Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: check the NARM roster with our reciprocity lookup — a qualifying membership travels to 1,400+ museums.
• Free every day for military and veterans: Active-duty military, with certification (veterans pay $10). See every museum with a military and veterans benefit in our free museums for military and veterans guide.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($15 adult) are on nlbm.com — the official site is the place to buy; resellers only add fees. 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 Kansas City

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (always free) · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (always free) · National WWI Museum and Memorial (no regular free day) · Science City at Union Station (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Kansas City guide.

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