Name: SCFD Free Day
Start: 2025-06-18T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-06-18T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Air & Space Museum

Date: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Location: Air & Space Museum
Categories: Discount Days, Special Events

Visit the Air & Space Museum on SCFD Free Day! Receive free admission on Wednesday, June 18 and bring your friends and family to share in the wonders of aviation and space exploration.

Don’t miss this opportunity to check out our new exhibit, 2theXtreme! With 20 different interactive stations, discover how math powers the world around us – from skateboarding and Mars rovers to robotics and music. You can race a snowboard, drive a rover, create a 360° freeze-motion video and so much more. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, visit 2theXtreme and learn how math shapes our world and helps us soar!

Pre-Register for Free Day

The citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) are heroes for the arts. SCFD is a voter-approved initiative serving the seven-county metro area. It provides a reliable source of supplemental funding to over 300 scientific and cultural organizations within its boundaries. Funded by a one-tenth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax (equivalent to one penny for every $10 spent), the SCFD contributes approximately $40 million annually to support cultural attractions of all sizes across the region.

2025 SCFD Free Days

Wednesday, June 18
Friday, September 12*
Saturday, November 8*

*At both locations (Air & Space Museum in Lowry and at Exploration of Flight at Centennial Airport)

Wingsphere Planetarium

Experience the Wingsphere Planetarium on SCFD Free Day!*

Showtimes on June 18:

10:30 a.m.: Solar System Grand Tour
11:30 a.m.: Astronavigation
1:30 p.m.: Solar System Grand Tour
2:30 p.m.: Astronavigation

*Additional fee applies. Planetarium tickets are $5/person and can be purchased in-person at the admissions desk.

Exhibits

2theXtreme

Air & Space Museum

2theXtreme

2theXtreme is now open!

This summer experience 2theXtreme, a new hands-on exhibit at Wings Over the Rockies™ Air & Space Museum that sparks curiosity and shows off the power of math. With 20 different interactive activities, discover math in action through games, sports, design, robotics, weather and more.

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Bell UH-1M Iroquois “Huey”

Air & Space Museum

Bell UH-1M Iroquois “Huey”

One of the most iconic symbols of the Vietnam War is the Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Hueys served throughout the conflict as troop and cargo carriers, air ambulances, and gunships with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

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Grumman F-14A Tomcat

Air & Space Museum

Grumman F-14A Tomcat

The F-14 Tomcat played a leading role in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” The Navy needed an airplane to protect its surface fleets from hostile aircraft and anti-ship missiles at long range. After a naval version of the Air Force’s F-111 fighter bomber proved was unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations, its radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air intercept missile systems were transferred to an entirely new design, the F-14.

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2theXtreme

Air & Space Museum

2theXtreme

2theXtreme is now open!

This summer experience 2theXtreme, a new hands-on exhibit at Wings Over the Rockies™ Air & Space Museum that sparks curiosity and shows off the power of math. With 20 different interactive activities, discover math in action through games, sports, design, robotics, weather and more.

Learn More

Bell UH-1M Iroquois “Huey”

Air & Space Museum

Bell UH-1M Iroquois “Huey”

One of the most iconic symbols of the Vietnam War is the Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Hueys served throughout the conflict as troop and cargo carriers, air ambulances, and gunships with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Learn More

Grumman F-14A Tomcat

Air & Space Museum

Grumman F-14A Tomcat

The F-14 Tomcat played a leading role in the 1986 movie “Top Gun.” The Navy needed an airplane to protect its surface fleets from hostile aircraft and anti-ship missiles at long range. After a naval version of the Air Force’s F-111 fighter bomber proved was unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations, its radar and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air intercept missile systems were transferred to an entirely new design, the F-14.

Learn More