St. Petersburg is a city of museums, and many of them will let you in for free this weekend as part of the “Arts Alive” promotion. Nearly a dozen museums are participating, and while some require advance registration, others do not.
Highlights on the promotion include downtown’s MFA St. Pete, the Dalí just down the street, FloridaRAMA, The Woodson African American Museum of Florida, and James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art. The Morean Arts Center, which is always free, is also included, duh.
In a press release, organizer St. Petersburg Arts Alliance said the holiday, “encourages everyone to discover the city’s vibrant arts whether visiting a favorite museum or discovering a new one.”
Click through each museum to get details on its offering.
Here’s all the St. Petersburg museums participating in Free Museum Day 2026 happening Saturday, Sept. 19
- Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg
- The Dalí Museum 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg
- Imagine Museum of Contemporary Glass Art 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
- St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg
- Queer Asian Museum 1006 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
- The Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St. S, St. Petersburg
- FloridaRAMA 2606 Fairfield Ave. S, Bldg. 5, St. Petersburg
- The Woodson African American Museum of Florida 2240 9th Ave. S, St. Petersburg
- Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center at St. Pete Pier 700 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg
- Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
- The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Visit St. Pete-Clearwater has additional specials happening as parts of Arts Alive.
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This article appears in Sept. 17 – 23, 2026.
