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Free Neighborhood Days at Academy of Sciences

Every neighborhood in SF gets free admission each spring starting this week.
By - posted 2/21/2018 No Comment

Each San Francisco neighborhood (defined by zipcode) can visit the California Academy of Sciences for free over a three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) in the spring and fall of each year.

So that means as long as you have a driver’s license or other proof of residency, you can save yourself $34.95 and visit the museum for free. Read the full rules.

The Rules: Each visiting adult must show a valid photo ID with proof of residency (you may not bring out of town guests for free; they still have to pay). Visiting adults are limited to six children for free entry.

The following items or combinations are acceptable:

  • A driver’s license or state ID card
  • Photo ID plus postmarked envelope, postcard, or magazine label with name and date
  • Photo ID plus utility bill (gas/electric/cable) or bank statement
  • Letter from a government agency with name and home address (not a P.O. box)
  • Only residents from the zip codes invited on the designated dates will be admitted free of charge

Neighborhood Free Days
California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco
Mon-Sat | 9:30 am to 5 pm
Sunday | 11 am to 5 pm

2018 Spring Dates | Neighborhood Free Days

Neighborhoods: Alamo Square, Cole Valley, Cow Hollow, Fisherman’s Wharf, Haight-Ashbury, Laurel Heights, Marina, Pacific Heights, Presidio, Richmond, Western Addition
Zip codes: 94115, 94117, 94118, 94121, 94123, 94129, 94159
Spring 2018 Free Days: Feb. 23, 24, 25

Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Financial District, Hayes Valley, Mission Bay, Nob Hill, North Beach, Russian Hill, SOMA, Telegraph Hill, Tenderloin, Treasure Island, Union Square, Yerba Buena Island
Zip codes: 94102, 94103, 94104, 94105, 94108, 94109, 94111, 94126, 94130, 94133, 94158
Spring 2018 Free Days: Mar. 2, 3, 4

Neighborhoods: Castro, Excelsior, Forest Hill, Glen Park, Ingleside, Noe Valley, Outer Mission, Parkmerced, Parkside, St. Francis Wood, Sunset
Zip codes: 94112, 94114, 94116, 94122, 94127, 94131, 94132
Spring 2018 Free Days: Mar. 9, 10, 11

Neighborhoods: Bayview-Hunters Point, Bernal Heights, Dogpatch, Mission, Portola, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley
Zip codes: 94107, 94110, 94124, 94134
Spring 2018 Free Days: Mar. 16, 17, 18