Free Days at Chicago Museums in December

Enjoy free admission to Chicago museums on Illinois resident discount days in December. (Dates are subject to change, so please confirm dates with each museum.)

Adler Planetarium

• December 3-9

Art Institute of Chicago

• Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Brookfield Zoo

• Tuesdays and Thursdays

Chicago Botanic Garden

• Always free; parking is $20/car, $25/van

Chicago Children’s Museum

• First Sunday of every month for children 15 and younger
• Target Free Family Nights, Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

DuSable Museum of African American History

• Sundays

Field Museum

• December 3, 4, 18

Lincoln Park Zoo

• Always free

Museum of Contemporary Art

• Tuesdays

Museum of Science and Industry

• December 1

National Museum of Mexican Art

• Always free

National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture

• Always free

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

• Thursdays

In partnership with Museums in the Park, we offer free Kids Museum Passports to cultural institutions.