Free Admission at the Museum: SoCal Museums Free-For-All
At the Museum
March 23, 2024 / 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, more than thirty museums and cultural institutions are participating in the annual SoCal Museums Free-For-All, a celebration of the region’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Admission to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will be free.
Reservations are sold out, but you can still stop by, please expect a busy day and limited parking.
Please note that our sister campus, the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, is not part of the Free-for-All, and admissions fees there will be as usual.
Click here to see details on the full list of participating museums.
What’s Happening Today - Saturday, March 23
- 11:00 AM – Planetarium Show - The Night Sky for Little Dippers (15 min)
recommended for families with young children - 11:15 AM – Nature Journaling @ the Backyard
recommended for ages 5+ - Noon – Planetarium Show - Totality! (40 min)
recommended for ages 5+ - 12:15 PM – Nature Journaling @ the Backyard
recommended for ages 5+ - 1:00 PM – Planetarium Show - Incoming! (30 min)
recommended for all ages - 2:00 PM – Planetarium Show - Nacimiento del Planeta Tierra (40 min)
se recomienda para edades de 8 años y arriba - 3:00 PM – Planetarium Show - Exploring the Spring Sky (40 min)
recommended for ages 7+
-------- Other Fun Things to Check Out --------
- 10:00 AM – Noon – Sea Center table
near Fleischmann Auditorium - 10:00 AM–4:00 PM – Comet Chef and the Astronomical Unit
at the Oak Tree - 11:00 AM–5:00 PM – SYV Chumash Environmental Office
at the Sukinanik’oy Garden - Noon – 3:00 PM – Eyes in the Sky raptors
at the Aviary in the Backyard
