I have been maintaining this list for over 10 years because I love being able to take my family and do things for cheap or free – especially with how expensive everything has become. There are so many different places all over Utah to visit, so I tried to include as many as I could. If you know of any others, please leave a comment or email me at lovebugsandpostcards@ gmail.com.
This list of discounted and free admission days in Utah includes Hogle Zoo, Thanksgiving Point, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Red Butte Gardens, and so many more. I work to update the list regularly throughout the year. Let me know which one of these free admission days in Utah is your favorite.
Last Updated: 11/2/25
Discounted and FREE admission days in Utah
- Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Wild Wednesdays at Hogle Zoo are on the last Wednesday of the month.
- November 26, 2025
- December 31, 2025
- January 28, 2026
- February 25, 2026.
- Buy your tickets online for $6/person, or at the gate for $8/person. 2 and under are free.
- More information https://www.hoglezoo.org
- Wild Wednesdays at Hogle Zoo are on the last Wednesday of the month.
- The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Draper, Utah)
- They are doing a $2 discounted ticket day on September 8, 2025.
- More information https://livingplanetaquarium.org
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Admission is free on the first Wednesday and the third Saturday of the month.
- More information https://umfa.utah.edu
- Red Butte Garden (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Free Admission Days at Red Butte Garden for 2025:
- Arbor Day – Friday, April 25, 2025
- Pioneer Day – Monday, July 24, 2025
- Labor Day – Monday, September 1, 2025
- Zeke Dumke, Jr. Day – Monday, October 6, 2025
- Annual Gift Shop Holiday Sale – Saturday & Sunday, December 6th & 7th, 2025
- More Information: https://redbuttegarden.org
- Free Admission Days at Red Butte Garden for 2025:
- Clark Planetarium (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- The Clark Planetarium is free to explore. There are some paid features, but most are still inexpensive.
- Free Admission
- More Information: https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/clark-planetarium
- National Parks FREE Admission + free 1-year National Park Pass
- Most of the National Parks are free. Some require passes, and may require reservations as well.
- National Parks free days 2025:
- January 9: National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter Jr.
- January 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- April 19: First day of National Park Week
- June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day
- August 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
- September 27: National Public Lands Day
- November 11: Veterans Day
- More information: https://www.nps.gov
- Lights at Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- The Lights at Temple Square turn on the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and remain on until January 1.
- Free Admission
- More information: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org
- Weber County RAMP Free Days (Ogden, Utah)
- Free admission to several different activities in Weber County, including:
- Ogden Dinosaur Park
- Pools and Aquatic Centers
- Crossroads of the West Ropes Course Challenge
- Treehouse Children’s Museum
- Ogden Nature Center
- More Information: https://www.webercountyutah.gov/County_Commission/ramp
- Free admission to several different activities in Weber County, including:
- Gardner Village (West Jordan, Utah)
- Open (almost) year-round
- Seasonal decor/events for Halloween and Christmas
- More information: https://www.gardnervillage.com
- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum (Provo, Utah)
- This is a free museum.
- Public exhibits and educational programs are offered.
- More Information: https://mlbean.byu.edu
- There are four other FREE museums close to here and maintained by BYU.
- Hill Aerospace Museum (Layton, Utah)
- The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
- Admission is FREE
- More Information: https://www.aerospaceutah.org
- Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum (Price, Utah)
- Free on Thursdays from 4:00-7:00 pm
- FREE ADMISSION TO THE USUEASTERN PREHISTORIC MUSEUM:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Pioneer Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Day after Christmas
- More Information: https://eastern.usu.edu/prehistoric-museum
- Peery’s Egyptian Theater (Ogden, Utah)
- Free Admission to Peery’s Egyptian Theater:
- Code Blue Revival – the Songs of Simon & Garfunkel – 11/03/25
- More Information https://www.ogdenpet.com
- Free Admission to Peery’s Egyptian Theater:
- Provo Pioneer Village (Provo, Utah)
- Admission is FREE–Donations are gladly accepted
- Check their Calendar for Hours
- More Information: http://www.provopioneervillage.org
- Conservation Garden Park (West Jordan, Utah)
- Admission is free. You can see open dates/times on their site.
- More Information: https://conservationgardenpark.org
- Thanksgiving Point (Lehi, Utah)
- Thanksgiving Point has five different venues. The Museum of Natural Curiosity, Museum of Ancient Life, Farm Country, Ashton Gardens, and the Butterfly Biosphere.
- $2 Tuesdays in August 2025
- More Information: https://thanksgivingpoint.org
- The Hutchings Museum (Lehi, Utah)
- Admission is free for veterans & military
- Tickets are only $4-$5/person
- More information: https://johnhutchingsmuseum.org/visit
- Ogden’s George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park (Ogden, Utah)
- Dinosaur Park is an exciting collection of creatures from prehistoric crawlers to predators and even flying reptiles. More than one hundred dinosaur sculptures fill the park. These realistic full-sized sculptures are based on actual fossil skeletons and are brought to life by robotics, artistic details, and state-of-the-art sound systems.
- There is free admission on the following days thanks to Weber County RAMP:
- June 10, 2023
- July 8, 2023
- See upcoming events here: https://www.dinosaurpark.org
- Memory Grove Park (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Free Admission
- More Information: https://www.slc.gov/parks/parks-division/memory-grove
- Liberty Park (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Features include playgrounds, splash pad, tennis courts, volleyball courts, jogging/walking paths, bocce ball courts, a gazebo, a pavilion with grills and power, a swimming pool, horseshoes, grills with tables, and more.
- Learn more here: https://www.slc.gov/parks/parks-division/liberty-park
- City Creek Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- City Creek Center is a mall with fun walkways, ponds, streams, a splash pad and so much more! Partially inside, partially outside, and right across from Temple Square in Downtown Salt Lake City. This is a fun place to stop and enjoy some time with any age.
- Learn more here: https://shopcitycreekcenter.com
- The Gateway (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Lights On! Holiday Lighting Event 11/22/25
- Last Hurrah! New Years Even event 12/31/25
- Winter After Dark Art Stroll 11/21/25, 12/5/25, 1/16/26, 2/20/26
- More Information: https://atthegateway.com
- The Viridian (Library Event Center)
- First Friday Concerts (FREE)
- Lyrical Opera Theater 11/7/25
- Salt Lake Symphonic Choir & Santa 12/5/25
- Holiday Movie Classics on the big screen (FREE)
- 12/1/25 – Jingle All The Way
- 12/8/25 – Polar Express
- 12/15/25 – Mickey’s Christmas Carol
- 12/22/25 – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Ultimate Bingo Night 2/27/26
- Fae Masquerade 5/22/26
- 50s Prom: Enchantment Under the Sea
- More Information: https://events.slcolibrary.org
- First Friday Concerts (FREE)
Free Admission Days in Utah
Also, be sure to check out this HUGE list of over 100 things to do in Utah as well as Unique Things To Do In Utah
If you know of other events or more free admission days in Utah, please let me know and I will add them. I would love to make this a more extensive list – so leave a comment and I will add it to the list. Thanks!
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In September, the Smithsonian Institute has a nation-wide free museum day. There are a number of museums in Utah that participate. You have to sign-up through the Smithsonian website and print out tickets, two admissions per family. I have been able to take my son to Discovery Gateway last year and the Leonardo this year for free. Keep an eye out in August/September, they advertise in the SL Trib the date. Also, if you go online to SL Trib, the entertainment calendar gives a listing of a lot of activities going on in the area. They designate free events and family-friendly events. We do seomthing new almost every weekend…mostly for free!
Awesome!
Does Hogle Zoo know that its there free days? or do we have to have a paper saying it or something??
Not exactly free … but just the cost of canned food! 🙂
Discovery Gateway’s
Holiday Food Drive
Wednesday, November 26
Make it a family tradition to give back to the community on the day before Thanksgiving at Discovery Gateway! Bring in a donation for the Utah Food Bank and receive 1 FREE admission for every 2 non-perishable food items donated at the museum during this one-day-only event!
The aerospace museum at hill air force base is always free (they gladly donations though) and my nieces and nephews love going there to see the planes.
The living planet aquarium is giving free admission to military members and their families on veterans day with military ID card. I know this only applies to select people, but still.
Thanks so much for the information!
Timpanogos Cave is not included in fee free (we tried it once). Also, This is the Place has the annual Huntsman Day (free ice cream too!) in June.
Anything extra (Zoo Lights etc.) at most of these places is never covered for a free day. We tried UMFA on a free day when they had that fantastic and super expensive car exhibit a year or two ago. We could see the rest of the museum, not the car exhibit.
Love this list!! We have done several of these, but I had no idea about the Museum of Fine Arts or free zoo days (our zoo membership expired and we got a Thanksgiving Point on instead of renewing, but I have felt really sad about that!) I’ve already put it all in my calendar. 🙂
Also, you might want to make a designation about the National Parks. There are five National Parks in Utah (you surely know because they top the list), the rest are part of the National Parks SYSTEM, but do not have the very unique designation of being National Parks (there are only 58 of those in the country). The rest of the list are National Forests, Monuments, Recreation Areas, etc. Really cool places, but not in the same field as true National Parks. (Like Timp Caves vs. Yellowstone–the caves are awesome, but the size and amount of things to do are vastly different.)
wow! thanks so much. I’m trying to come up with experience gifts for this Christmas and this helped a ton!