Coordinated by Sacramento Area Museums (SAM), 25+ museums are participating in Free Museum Day on Saturday, February 1 by offering complimentary admission. The popular day is also the kick-off to Sacramento Museum Week (February 2-9, 2020) filled with special events, activities and activations at various museums. While admission is complimentary to everyone on Free Museum Day only, regular admission applies at all museums during Sacramento Museum Week.

Local museums participating in the 2020 Free Museum Day include the following:
-California Agriculture Museum
-California Automobile Museum
-California Museum
-California State Capitol Museum
-California State Library
-California State Railroad Museum
-California Pharmacy Museum
-Folsom History Museum and Pioneer Village
-Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
-Locke Boarding House Museum
-Maidu Museum and Historic Site
-Museum of Medical History
-Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum
-Powerhouse Science Center
-Roseville Utility Exploration Center
-Sacramento Children’s Museum
-Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
-Sacramento History Museum
-Sacramento Regional Fire Museum
-Sojourner Truth African American Museum
-State Indian Museum
-Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park
-Verge Center for the Arts
-Wells Fargo Museum (Capitol Mall)
-Wells Fargo Museum (Old Sacramento)

Free Museum Day is a popular cultural tradition designed to provide all members of the community access to experience the region’s incredible wealth of art, history, science and wildlife. Many of the museums are within walking distance of each other and easily accessible via public transportation.

To help easily and conveniently transport guests who wish to visit multiple museums in Sacramento’s urban core, the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is offering free rides on all buses and light rail trains for attendees traveling with a printed SacRT Museum Day flyer (only one flyer needed per family or group). A screen shot of the flyer from a smartphone is also acceptable.

Also, for individuals who live outside the Sacramento region and want to participate in Free Museum Day, Amtrak San Joaquins are offering the Share Fare discount. Riders on February 1 can save up to 45 percent off tickets by using promo code V291; please visit https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/.

To extend the fun, a number of local restaurants and eateries will offer discounts and/or special deals for Free Museum Day participants who wear or show an “I Love Sac Museums” sticker available at the event.

Participating Eateries:
-Clementine Coffee Bar
-Danny’s Mini Donuts
-Dos Coyotes
-The Firehouse
-Hop Gardens
-Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden
-Insomnia Cookies
-Marly and Moo
-MOD Pizza
-Original Pete’s
-Pizzeria Classico
-Sourdough & Co.

Plus, Free Museum Day is the kick-off to a week filled with special activities presented by various museums and popular destinations (a comprehensive and continually updated listing will be available on the SAM website).

Free Museum Day and Sacramento Museum Week are proudly supported by active and engaged media partners including FOX40 & Studio40 Live, KSEG 96.9 FM, 106.5FM The End, Outword Media and Sacramento365.