2009 Chicago Discount Days Notice

Some Chicago CityPass attractions participate in museum campus free days, offering free general admission. Please compare these dates with your travel schedule to determine if CityPass will be a value for you. Note: While general admission is free on these days, some features and special exhibitions will require an additional charge. If you are using CityPass, you may want to avoid visiting on these days to miss the crowds.

Shedd Aquarium

(CityPass entry includes the Oceanarium and Wild Reef which require an additional charge on Discount Days.)

2009 Community Discount Week is October 4 - October 9.

2009 Community Discount Days are on the following dates for Mondays and Tuesdays in September (21, 22, 28 and 29) October (12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27) and November (2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, and 30).

Field Museum

2009 Target Free Second Monday dates are:
January 12th
February 9th
March 9th
April 13th
May 11th
June 8th
July 13th
August 10th
September 14th
October 12th
November 9th
December 14th

Other regularly scheduled FREE Basic Admission Days in 2009:
January: 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th
February: 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th
June: 3rd, 4th
August: 25th
September: 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th
October: 1st, 7th, 8th
November: 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th
December: 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th

FREE Basic Admission Weeks:
February 1st – 6th

Adler Planetarium

(CityPass entry includes two Sky Theater Show which requires an additional charge on Discount Days.)

Museum admission is free on the following days:
January 5, 12-16, 20 & 27
February 3, 9-13, 17 & 24
March 3, 10 & 17
April 21 & 28
May 5, 12, 19 & 26
June 7-12
September 1, 8, 14-18, 22 & 29
October 6, 13, 20 & 27
November 3, 10, 17 & 24
December 1, 8, 15 & 22

Museum of Science and Industry

(CityPass entry includes OMNIMAX which is additional charge on Discount/Free Days.)

2009 Free Day Schedule

General admission is free on the following dates:
January 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 22
June 1 2 3 4 5 19
October 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
November 11

John Hancock Observatory and Sears Tower Skydeck do not participate in Chicago Discount Days.