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Greater Sacramento Event: 22nd Annual Free Museum Day AND Kick-Off to a Week Filled with Special Events & Activities

25 Museums to Participate in Free Museum Day

With 25 museums participating by offering complimentary admission, the 22nd Annual Free Museum Day takes place on Saturday, February 1, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last guests admitted at 4:00). The popular day is also the kick-off to Sacramento Museum Week (February 2-9, 2020) filled with special events and activities 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 & Pioneer Village 
  • Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park 
  • Locke Boarding House Museum 
  • Maidu Museum & 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 (new this year!) 
  • 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)


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. Check the website for participating businesses.


For more information about upcoming activities offered by Sacramento area museums, “like” them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SacMuseums, follow them on Instagram and Twitter @SacMuseums or visit the user-friendly website at www.SacMuseums.org.

Date & Time

February 1, 2020

10:00AM - 5:00PM