Free days & verified discounts in Brooklyn, New York

Culture Pass - free admission pass via NYPL / Brooklyn / Queens library cards — Brooklyn Botanic GardenCardholders age 13+ of The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library or Queens Public Library can reserve a free Culture Pass at culturepass.nyc; Brooklyn Botanic Garden appears in NYPL's published Culture Pass sampling list. Passes for the following month are released at midnight on the 1st; each pass admits 2 or 4 people depending on the institution; only one pass per institution per calendar year; the cardholder must attend and show photo ID.
Source: https://culturepass.nyc/

Culture Pass - free admission pass via NYPL / Brooklyn / Queens library cards — Brooklyn MuseumCardholders age 13+ of The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library or Queens Public Library can reserve a free Culture Pass at culturepass.nyc; Brooklyn Museum appears in NYPL's published Culture Pass sampling list. Passes for the following month are released at midnight on the 1st; each pass admits 2 or 4 people depending on the institution; only one pass per institution per calendar year; the cardholder must attend and show photo ID. (General admission here is already pay-what-you-can at the desk; the pass is the guaranteed-free route.)
Source: https://culturepass.nyc/

Free Thursdays - free admission 2:00-5:00 p.m. — Brooklyn Children's MuseumPer brooklynkids.org, admission is free every Thursday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., courtesy of Amazon. Free tickets can be booked in advance or requested at the museum on the day, subject to capacity.
Source: https://www.brooklynkids.org/

Community Tickets - a portion of each day's tickets is free — Brooklyn Botanic GardenPer bbg.org, a portion of each day's admission tickets is set aside as free Community Tickets for visitors who need them, claimed online in advance. Separately, children under 12 are always free, and a Museum & Garden combo with the Brooklyn Museum costs $34 for adults.
Source: https://www.bbg.org/

Pay-what-you-wish winter weekdays — Brooklyn Botanic GardenPer bbg.org, daytime admission is pay-what-you-wish on winter weekdays, Tuesday-Friday, from November through February. During the Lightscape installation period the garden extended pay-what-you-wish daytime admission through Jan 15, 2027 (some areas inaccessible while the trail is installed).
Source: https://www.bbg.org/

First Saturdays - free evening admission in select months — Brooklyn MuseumPer brooklynmuseum.org, First Saturdays offer free evening admission (with programming) in select months; free registration is required. The 2026 season ran February 7 through August 1 per the museum's pages - check the museum site for the current season's months.
Source: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

Museums for All / SNAP-EBT - free admission stated on the museum's pages — Brooklyn MuseumA current compilation of NYC venues' own published SNAP/EBT benefits (weekhere, built from venue pages) lists Brooklyn Museum as stating free admission for EBT cardholders. This was not re-read directly on brooklynmuseum.org in this session - confirm at the admissions desk; general admission is in any case pay-what-you-can with ages 19 and under free.
Source: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/