FOR ADMISSION TO INSTITUTIONS

• When: First two Sundays of each month
• Who: All students who live in Boston and up to two guests per student
• How: Students and families show their Boston Family Days Pass (either on a mobile device or a printed copy), which the City will email to enrolled families before each program day. Passes from previous months may be used.
• Registration Required? These institutions are popular and frequently reach capacity, so Boston families are encouraged to plan ahead by pre-registering and reserving tickets online before their visit. Please check the policy of each institution below.

FOR TICKETS TO PERFORMANCES

• When: Dates and times vary, based on the performance. Families that are enrolled in Boston Family Days will get an email each time tickets are released. 
• Who: All students who live in Boston and up to two guests per student
• How: Students and families must reserve tickets to the performance directly through the performing arts institution. Instructions will be provided in each email.
• Registration Required? Yes, each show will have a limited number of tickets available and all tickets must be reserved in advance. Tickets will not be released on the day of the show.

We’re grateful to the following institutions that are participating in the Boston Family Days program. Follow the links to learn more about each institution.

Cultural Institutions

PERFORMING ARTS VENUES

Boston Family Days began as “BPS Sundays,” a pilot program that launched in 2024 through a partnership with six institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Science, the Boston Children’s Museum, the New England Aquarium, and the Franklin Park Zoo.

At the end of 2024, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Boston Family Days, an expansion of the successful BPS Sundays pilot program. This expansion included extending free access to all Boston school-aged children and their families and adding three new participating cultural institutions: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and the Museum of African American History. 

In March 2025, at the State of the City address, the Mayor announced a second expansion of the Boston Family Days offerings, which included four additional cultural institutions (the Paul Revere House, Old North Illuminated, the USS Constitution Museum, and Revolutionary Spaces, which operates the Old State House and Old South Meeting House) as well as access to live performances at some of Boston’s premier performing arts venues: Arts Emerson, The Boston Ballet, The Boch Center, The Huntington Theatre, the Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and The Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University.