Please Touch Museum Free Days

Updated 2026-09-15 · Free · No sign-up

Please Touch Museum is free published dates. No weekly or monthly free day. The museum runs episodic sponsored free Community Days — five in summer 2026 (Temple University days June 20-21; Ready-Set-School days June 28, July 26, Aug 23) — all now past; watch for the next announced batch. Free days require advance registration. Every day, PA/DE ACCESS cardholders pay $2 per person (up to 4) and out-of-state SNAP EBT holders $5 (Museums for All). Free Community Days require advance registration at pleasetouchmuseum.org; tickets released in the weeks before each date Verified on Please Touch Museum's own page, last checked 2026-09-14.

At a glance

Free dayPublished dates
Who qualifiesEveryone on Community Days (registration required)
ReservationFree Community Days require advance registration at pleasetouchmuseum.org; tickets released in the weeks before each date
What's includedAll exhibits and daily programming (storytimes, STEM, art workshops)
Regular adult price$24 per person (everyone age 1+)
Sourcepleasetouchmuseum.org · checked 2026-09-14

The math

Regular adult admission at Please Touch Museum is $24, so timing the visit to the free window keeps $48 in a couple's pocket and up to $96 for a family of four — each published date. And since this free day is open to everyone, it's the cheapest possible way through the door. The catch is capacity, not money: free slots are reserved in advance and the popular dates go first, so the reservation is the real currency here.

Upcoming free days

No upcoming free dates are published right now. Please Touch Museum announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch; batches are typically announced monthly or quarterly.

Know before you go

  • Who qualifies: Everyone on Community Days (registration required).
  • Reservations: Free Community Days require advance registration at pleasetouchmuseum.org; tickets released in the weeks before each date.
  • What's covered: All exhibits and daily programming (storytimes, STEM, art workshops).
  • Schedule detail: Sponsored free Community Days announced in seasonal batches; all published 2026 dates have passed.
  • Worth knowing: Admission is $24 for EVERY person age 1 and up — kids are not discounted — so the $2 ACCESS rate (cardholder + 3 guests) is the biggest lever for eligible families.

Other ways in, no calendar required

  • There's also Museums for All — show a SNAP EBT card and photo ID at any of 1,700+ participating institutions and up to four people pay $5 or less, every normal operating day. Whether Please Touch Museum participates is on the official roster.
  • An art- or history-museum membership from another city may already cover Please Touch Museum: check the NARM roster with our reciprocity lookup — a qualifying membership travels to 1,400+ museums.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($24 per person (everyone age 1+)) are on pleasetouchmuseum.org; buying direct means no reseller markup. Multi-attraction visitors can compare CityPASS Philadelphia, which packages top Philadelphia sights below walk-up prices; whether Please Touch Museum appears in the lineup changes year to year, so verify before you buy.

Also free in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Museum of Art (fridays (pwyw)) · Barnes Foundation (1st sunday monthly 10am–5pm) · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (4th friday monthly 5pm–8pm (pwyw)) · Penn Museum (no regular free day) · The Franklin Institute (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Philadelphia guide.

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FAQ

When is Please Touch Museum free?

No weekly or monthly free day. The museum runs episodic sponsored free Community Days — five in summer 2026 (Temple University days June 20-21; Ready-Set-School days June 28, July 26, Aug 23) — all now past; watch for the next announced batch. Free days require advance registration. Every day, PA/DE ACCESS cardholders pay $2 per person (up to 4) and out-of-state SNAP EBT holders $5 (Museums for All).

Do I need a reservation for Please Touch Museum's free days?

Free Community Days require advance registration at pleasetouchmuseum.org; tickets released in the weeks before each date

What does a free day at Please Touch Museum include?

All exhibits and daily programming (storytimes, STEM, art workshops)

How much is Please Touch Museum normally?

$24 per person (everyone age 1+). A free-day visit puts that back in your pocket.

How much does a family save on a Please Touch Museum free day?

At $24 per adult, two adults keep $48 and a group of four paying adult prices keeps up to $96 per visit — before parking and extras.

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