Kids Free In October: Visit Over 40 Museums For Free

October is a great time to live in San Diego County! The weather is mild, the tourists are mostly gone and locals can explore all the great people, places and things our area has to offer. This year it is even easier to take the family on an adventure thanks to the "Kids Free October" program from the San Diego Museum Council.

Just visit their website: https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/specials/kids-free-october/, to download your coupon providing free admission for kids 12 and under at over 40 museums in San Diego County. Or you can also pick up a coupon at any Mission Federal Credit Union branch location.

Participating Museums:

Barona Cultural Center & Museum
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center
California Center for the Arts Museum
California Surf Museum
Coronado Museum of History & Art
Fleet Science Center (Galleries only)
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House
Heritage of the Americas Museum
Japanese Friendship Garden
La Jolla Historical Society
Living Coast Discovery Center
Lux Art Institute
Maritime Museum of San Diego
Marston House Museum & Gardens
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Museum of Making Music
Museum of Photographic Arts
New Americans Museum
Oceanside Museum of Art
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Archaeological Center
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
San Diego History Center
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum (the Nat)
Serra Museum
The New Children’s Museum
The San Diego Museum of Art
The Water Conservation Garden
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center
Timken Museum of Art
USS Midway Museum
Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
Visions Art Museum
Warner-Carrillo Ranch House

Kids Free October is sponsored in part by ScholarShare 529, which serves as California’s official state-sponsored 529 college savings plan, provides families with a valuable tool that offers a diverse set of low-cost
investment options, tax-deferred growth, and withdrawals free from state and federal taxes when used for qualified higher education expenses, such as tuition and fees, books, certain room and board costs, computer equipment, and other required supplies. To learn more about this tax-advantaged way to jump-start your plan for saving for higher education, visit www.ScholarShare529.com or call 1-800-544-5248.

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