San Diego Museum Month was created in 1989 to advertise consciousness of the area’s museums, historic websites, academic establishments, and cultural sights. This month-long promotion occurs each February and has grown to grow to be a much-anticipated occasion in San Diego County.
In any case, when else are you able to obtain a half-off admission to discover San Diego finest museums?
2024 noticed the surprising however very welcome addition of LEGOLAND California and its SEA LIFE Aquarium to the Museum Month checklist of reductions (see particulars beneath). Additionally added was the WNDR Museum in downtown, which I liked and would positively advocate. Learn on to seek out out the total checklist for 2025.
One factor we don’t know but, however will replace you as quickly as we do, is whether or not Tijuana’s museums will probably be included in 2025 Museum Month’s reductions. Due to San Diego and Tijuana collectively being named the 2024 ‘World Design Capital,’ some artwork and cultural establishments in Tijuana, Mexico, did take part.
How San Diego Museum Month Works
San Diego Museum Month permits patrons to find what’s new at greater than 70 San Diego museums, historic websites, zoos, gardens, aquariums, and different locations – with financial savings solely seen annually. It appears to get greater and higher yearly, and 2025 isn’t any exception.
Beginning February 1, individuals can choose up a free San Diego Museum Month Cross that entitles them to half-off admission in any respect collaborating museums all through your complete month of February. You don’t must be a resident — anybody can use this go!
Digital passes are additionally now accessible and are required for some museums – see particulars beneath on particular listings.
Examine Earlier than You Go
All the time test the Museum Month official web site for the itemizing of the attraction you intend to go to to double test the necessities earlier than you go to to be sure to have the required go. Some require solely digital and a few solely a printed go.
You possibly can choose up your free printed Museum Month go at certainly one of over 80 public libraries in San Diego County. A few of these collaborating embody:
- San Diego County Library
- San Diego Public Library
- Carlsbad Public Library
- Chula Vista Public Library
- Coronado Public Library
- Escondido Public Library
- Nationwide Metropolis Public Library
- Oceanside Public Library
Visitors with a Museum Month go could convey as much as 4 individuals to collaborating museums to obtain half-off admission for your complete social gathering.
There are a couple of restrictions, comparable to some museums could solely let you use the go a certain quantity of instances within the month or on sure days. Further charges could apply for particular exhibitions at collaborating museums.
This 12 months’s Taking part Museums & Points of interest
Your Museum Month low cost go will get you half-price admission at these incredible San Diego County museums and varied sights. From hands-on to interactive shows, museum enjoyable might be discovered all month lengthy. Decide one of many area’s museums or cultural sights within the full checklist beneath, and prepare to discover!
- Barona Cultural Heart & Museum: Admission is at all times free, and go holders can take pleasure in 20% off their retailer buy – some exclusions apply – throughout the month of February.
- Birch Aquarium at Scripps: Discounted Museum Month admissions for Birch Aquarium MUST be reserved on-line upfront for a particular date and time. Go to aquarium.ucsd.edu and use code MuseumMonth24 at checkout for as much as 4 discounted tickets.
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Heart California Heart for the Arts, Escondido Museum
- Mind Observatory: Get your digital go and guide tickets on-line
- Cabrillo Nationwide Monument
- California Surf Museum
- California Wolf Heart: Excursions by appointment solely. Obtain your digital Museum Month go and get the hyperlink and code for 1/2 worth Wolf Heart Tour tickets.
- Centro Cultural de la Raza
- Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Heart
- Comedian-Con Museum: Half-off admission on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays solely throughout Museum Month. Low cost is proscribed to 2 adults & 2 youngsters’s tickets.
- Coronado Historic Affiliation
- Deer Park Vineyard & Auto Museum: 50% off admission to the museum in February
- Fleet Science Heart (IMAX not included)
- Gaslamp Museum on the Davis-Horton Home
- Heritage of the Americas Museum
- Institute of Up to date Artwork (ICA) Central
- Institute of Up to date Artwork (ICA) North
- JA Cooley Museum
- Japanese Friendship Backyard
- Junipero Serra Museum (open Saturday and Sunday)
- La Jolla Historic Society
- La Mesa Depot Museum
- LEGOLAND California: Advance reservations are required. Throughout Museum Month, guests can get 50% off full-gate-price tickets legitimate for both a LEGOLAND + SEA LIFE Aquarium Hopper Ticket or a Resort Hopper Ticket that features LEGOLAND + Water Park + SEA LIFE. The Water Park opens in late March via late October. Tickets are good via December 31, 2025. E-book your tickets on-line. Museum Month low cost can’t be mixed with coupons for different gives.
- Lemon Grove Parsonage Museum
- Residing Coast Discovery Heart
- Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Marston Home Museum and Gardens (SOHO)
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum
- MCRD Command Museum
- Mingei Worldwide Museum
- Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
- Mission San Luis Rey: Could exclude some particular occasions.
- Museum of Up to date Artwork San Diego, Downtown and La Jolla
- Museum of Making Music
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- Museum of Us: Museum Month admission doesn’t embody California Tower excursions or the Membership On Us enrollment – which comes with a typical full-price one-day admission ticket
- Nautical Historical past Gallery & Museum
- New People Museum
- New Kids’s Museum: Museum Month low cost legitimate weekdays – they’re closed Tuesdays
- Previous City San Diego State Historic Park
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
- RUTH: Bear in mind Us The Holocaust
- San Diego African American Museum of Fantastic Arts
- San Diego Historical past Heart
- San Diego Air and Area Museum
- San Diego Archaeological Heart
- San Diego Automotive Museum
- San Diego Botanic Backyard: Use promo code for as much as 4 (4) half-price admissions. On-line reservations are required for Museum Month individuals. It can’t be mixed with different gives, coupons, or reductions. Watch right here for the promo code.
- San Diego Kids’s Discovery Museum: Passes could solely be used as soon as and excludes particular occasions. Can’t be mixed with different gives.
- San Diego Chinese language Historic Museum
- San Diego Historical past Heart
- San Diego Worldwide Airport Arts Program
- San Diego Mannequin Railroad Museum
- San Diego Museum of Artwork: Half-off museum admission is with an official Printed Cross from a library solely. No Museum Month Digital Passes will probably be accepted on the door. Low cost is proscribed to 4 tickets.
- San Diego Pure Historical past Museum: Solely printed Museum Month passes, no digital passes, will probably be accepted on the door. This coupon is for half-price admission for as much as 4 individuals. The coupon can’t be used for specifically ticketed occasions, Nat at Evening, particular exhibitions/reveals, area journeys, or group visits.
- San Diego Police Museum
- Tijuana Estuary Customer Heart
- Timken Museum of Artwork
- USS Halfway Museum
- Vanguard Tradition Visions Artwork Museum
- Visions Museum of Textile Artwork
- Warner-Carrillo Ranch Home
- Water Conservation Backyard (briefly closed)
- Whaley Home Museum: Museum Month passes are solely good for the Daytime Self-Guided Tour, working daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and never Night Guided Excursions or the Paranormal Tour)
- WNDR Museum: 50% off on Wednesdays and Thursdays in February – present digital go on the door or use code: SDMuseumMonth when buying
- Ladies’s Museum of California: Museum with out Partitions – watch their web site/social media for upcoming reveals and on-line programming
- WorldBeat Cultural Heart
TIJUANA (included in 2024 Museum Month. 2025 nonetheless TBD)
- Tijuana Cultural Heart
- Tijuana Aquarium
- El Cubo (The Dice)
- Museum of the Californias
- Tijuana Historical past Museum
- Municipal Institute of Artwork and Tradition / IMAC
Study Extra About Museum Month From the San Diego Museum Council
Tune into social media to study extra concerning the finest San Diego museums, historic websites, gardens, zoos, aquariums, and cultural choices, which is able to undoubtedly embody info and enjoyable actions that you just may not already be acquainted with.
Observe the San Diego Museum Council on these accounts and test them every day all through February.
Or, comply with the hashtag #SDMuseumMonth.
Enjoyable Reality: In April 2015, San Diego was acknowledged by the Nationwide Geographic Channel documentary “World’s Sensible Cities: San Diego,” the place the area gained applause for its way of life wealthy in artwork, cultural variety, and pure magnificence.
Discover a New-To-You Neighborhood Whereas You’re at It
Why not go to a museum that’s in a neighborhood you don’t get to fairly often? I’ve highlighted loads of issues to do in San Diego, however it’s also possible to test my neighborhood guides.
Which San Diego museums are you trying ahead to studying extra about throughout San Diego Museum Month?
*Photograph credit: San Diego Air and Area Museum/Peter Carney for Balboa Park
