The once-a-year totally free times supplied by the Scientific & Cultural Services District go over the metro area’s biggest nonprofit institutions, from the Denver Art Museum and Denver Botanic Gardens to the Denver Zoo, and they are constantly family-friendly hits.

The aforementioned are regarded as Tier 1 corporations in SCFD’s sales tax-enabled funding, and with a incredibly excellent haul this year — $62.2 million, or an 18% calendar year-to-date enhance in excess of 2021 — they’re poised to roar back for 2022.

Below are the highlights for Tier 1 corporations. Some organizations are no cost each day, this kind of as Broomfield Veterans Museum, Foothills Artwork Centre and Aurora Heritage Museum, in accordance to SCFD.

Test scfd.org/obtain-society/free-times before long for a whole, up to date listing, and a printable bookmark for the below establishments. Most call for online reservations, and all situations are issue to improve or cancellation thanks to changing COVID-19 mandates. Pay a visit to denvergov.org/govt/covid-19-facts for the hottest from the town.

Denver Artwork Museum

  • Jan. 11 and 22
  • Feb. 28
  • March 8

Observe: Common museum admission is totally free for little ones 18 and young each individual working day. 720-865-5000 or denverartmuseum.org

Denver Zoo

Due to demand, Denver Zoo has instituted an on-line lottery technique that will randomly decide on winners. Possible attendees should register on line for the duration of a 5-working day open lottery interval for a probability to acquire up to 5 vouchers for the applicable free of charge working day. The initially No cost Day is on Friday, Jan. 7, with the lottery interval open now by Thursday, Dec. 30. No tickets will be accessible at the gate. A lot more cost-free days: Feb. 6, April 10, Oct. 8 and Nov. 1. 720-337-1400 or denverzoo.org

Denver Botanic Gardens at York Avenue

  • Jan. 17
  • Feb. 17
  • March 16
  • April 21
  • June 7
  • July 6
  • Aug. 16
  • Nov. 25.

Connect with 720-865-3500 or stop by botanicgardens.org/functions/free-times for this and the two locations detailed underneath.

Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms

  • Jan. 17
  • Feb. 17
  • March 16
  • April 21
  • June 7
  • July 6,
  • Aug. 6
  • Nov. 25.

Denver Botanic Gardens at Plains Conservation Heart

  • Jan. 20
  • Feb. 17
  • March 19
  • June 16
  • July 23
  • Aug. 23
  • Nov. 19
  • Dec. 15