25+ Museums to Participate in Free Museum Day on Saturday, February 1 

Free Museum Day Kicks-Off a Week Filled with Special Events, Activities & Activation's Happening at Various Local Museums 

 SACRAMENTO, CA – Coordinated by Sacramento Area Museums (SAM), 25+ museums are participating in Free Museum Day on Saturday, February 1, 2020 by offering complimentary admission. Plus, nearly 20 local restaurants are extending special offers and discounts to those who attend Free Museum Day. The popular day is also the kick-off to Sacramento Museum Week (February 2-9, 2020) filled with special events, activities and activation's at various museums. While admission is complimentary to everyone on Free Museum Day only, regular admission applies at all museums during Sacramento Museum Week. 

 “We are thrilled to present the 22nd Annual Free Museum Day and the extended experience of a fun-filled Sacramento Museum Week again this year,” said Sacramento Area Museums Chair Delta Pick Mello. “We also have one new museum joining the fold this year – the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum – and we hope all of these museums serve to remind the community about the wealth of enriching experiences our regional museums have to offer all year long.” 

 After choosing your Museum check the list of Restaurant Deals below!

 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). 

 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. 

 Special restaurant discounts will also be available this day, Museum Day participants will wear “I Love Sac Museums” stickers they receive at the event. The other option is for attendees to show an image of the sticker on their smartphones (should sticker supplies run low at any museum). 

 The following special discounts offered by generous local restaurants and eateries are available on the day/evening of February 1 only: 
Danny’s Mini Donuts (900 2nd Street, Old Sacramento) – four free mini donuts with purchase of a dozen.
Dos Coyotes (two locations – 6450 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento & 2701 Del Paso Road, Natomas) – $6 two-taco basket.
The Firehouse (1112 2nd Street, Old Sacramento) – 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol; restaurant open for dinner on Saturday).
Hop Gardens (2904 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento) – free appetizer with purchase of any 12" pizza
Insomnia Cookies (DOCO, 414 K St Suite 120, Sacramento) – one free cookie with purchase.
Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden (1022 2nd Street, Old Sacramento) – free order of fries or chips with any purchase.
Marly and Moo (608 Sutter Street, Folsom) – 10 percent off bill (not valid with other discounts or offers).
MOD Pizza (six locations – 2100 Arden Way, Suite 180, Sacramento; 5400 Crossings Drive, Rocklin; 771 IKEA Court, West Sacramento; 10909 Olson Drive, Rancho Cordova; 2501 Bronze Star Drive, Woodland; 2150 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn) – buy one MOD size pizza, get a second for free (BOGO).
Original Pete’s (5005 Foothills Blvd, Roseville) – 20 percent off bill (not valid with other discounts or offers)
Pizzeria Classico (702 Sutter St., Historic Folsom) – 15 percent off bill (not valid with other discounts or offers).
Sourdough & Co (5005 Foothills Blvd. #7, Roseville) – 20 percent off bill (not valid with other discounts or offers).

 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 on Saturday, February 1, 2020 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. To print or display the flyer, please visit www.sacrt.com. For more information, specifically about SacRT’s free park-and- ride stations and schedules, visit www.sacrt.com/services. 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/. 

 On Free Museum Day, event coordinators suggest that guests plan to visit no more than two or three different museums on this day in order to allow adequate time to enjoy the experience and to travel between individual sites. Due to the popularity of Free Museum Day, some locations must limit the number of admissions for safety reasons. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but note that last guests will be admitted at 4 p.m. 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. 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 & 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.com. More detailed information about museums participating in Free Museum Day, addresses, limitations, suggested parking and public transit options, participating restaurants and Sacramento Museum Week special activities is available at www.sacmuseums.org/museumday. 

 *Not all SAM member museums will be able to officially participate in Free Museum Day on February 1, 2020, by offering complimentary admission so please review the participant list carefully and/or contact them directly with any museum-specific questions. 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. Those interested can also sign up for emails to learn more about your Sacramento Area Museums via the website at www.sacmuseums.org. 

 About Sacramento Area Museums (SAM) Comprised of 30 greater Sacramento area museums working in partnership with Visit Sacramento, SAM’s mission is to raise awareness of local museums by giving the community the opportunity to discover the region’s fine art, history, science and wildlife treasures. SAM achieves its mission through implementing cooperative promotions and developing strategic marketing alliances, by encouraging sharing of knowledge and resources among its partner institutions. For more information, visit www.SacMuseums.org.

 Thank you for reading I would love to know which Museum you are planning on visiting!  Below are a couple of pictures of our visits, last year we were out of town and did not attend, in 2018 we visited the Aerospace Museum and in 2017 we visited the Maidu Museum.  Present the flyer below for FREE Bus and Light Rail to and from participating Sacramento Museum Day Destinations.  Click the image below for a PDF Printable version.

February 2018

February 2017