Chicago Hot BlogShedd Aquarium Free Days
Update June 16, 2010
The Shedd Aquarium’s Free Days have many days that overlap with Adler Planetarium Free Days, and since both museums are located conveniently in Grant Park’s Museum Campus, it is easy to get a full day (or two) of free learning and exploration. (Download our Museum Free Days Calendar to see it all in an easy to read format)
Shedd Aquarium Free Days provide free General Admission to Waters of the World galleries. Entry to the Oceanarium and Wild Reef is available for an additional fee.
The Shedd Aquarium is open daily 9am–6pm during summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day); Weekdays 9am–5pm and Weekends 9am–6pm off-season (Labor Day to Memorial Day); The Shedd Aquarium is closed on Christmas Day.
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Shed Aquarium Free Days – Updated February 2010
Free Days 2010:
January 4-5, 11-12, 16-21, 25-26
February 1-2, 8-9, 15-19, 22-23
June 14-18
September 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
October 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
November 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30
are you sure that there are free days in Shedd Aquarium in September? on their official website is no such info, only about October and November…
Hi, I am a school teacher in Michigan and I am planning to visit Shedd Aquarium during Spring Break of 09. I’m looking at April 8th and 9th. There will be 3 Adults and 4 Children. Am I able to receive a discount? Also, I heard certain days of the year have free admission. Do you have a list of free days for 2009 yet. What hotel do you recommend that is kid friendly? Thank you for any information you can give me.
Debra Weldon
I am having a problem figuring out what are the exact free days for the shedd aquarium, and other mueseums in the city! Its not clear what days are free and I keep getting 2007 and 2008 responses.. I would like someone to tell me the days throughout all of 2009 starting Feb.7 , what is free?
FANTASTIC INFO! Thanks so much for posting it! We are making a brief (1-day) trip to Chicago from Michigan and need some fun, free, family-friendly things to do and see. This works great for our limited schedule.
i just want to see shedd aquarium
My girlfriend needed to use the bathroom so we went in the shedd, and found out it was free that day. Apparently only the whole first floor is free. They took a pic of us in the entrance and tried selling us the pics for $40.00 lol we only wanted to see how we came out and they printed the pictures and put them in frames and told us what the price was.
You should let people go in for free because there are a lot of people I know who love animals in the sea that want to go in for free. I love that place ever since I went. Please let us go in for free.:)