Museum Day
August 8, 2026
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Participating museums across the state will open their doors on Saturday, August 8, 2026. This event highlights the vital role museums play in connecting communities through history, arts, and cultural experiences.
The listings below are organized by county and include contact information for each participating organization, along with details about admission offerings available on Museum Day. Visitors are invited to discover museums in their community and enjoy programming, along with discounted or complimentary admission.
Chelan County
Rocky Reach Discovery Center
Hours: 9:30am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-663-7522
Location: 5000 State Hwy 97A, Wenatchee, WA 98801
Clallam County
Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-452-8471
Location: 205 S. Lincoln Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Clark County
Clark County Historical Museum
Hours: 11am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-567-8552
Location: 1511 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
Marshall House
Hours: 11am-3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-992-1800
Location: 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA 98661
Providence Academy
Hours: 11am-3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-992-1800
Location: 400 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver WA 98660
North Clark Historical Museum
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-247-5800
Location: 21416 NE 399th St., Amboy, WA
Two Rivers Heritage Museum
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Admission: $5 for Adults, $4 for Seniors, $2 for Students, Children under 5 are Free.
All new Memberships purchased on Museum Day will receive a book about local history!
Phone: 360-835-8742
Location: 1 Durgan Street, Washougal, WA 98671
Douglas County
Douglas County Historical Museum
Hours: 11am-5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-745-8435
Location: 124 West Walnut Street, Waterville, WA 98858
Ferry County
Ferry County Historical Museum
Hours: 10am-2pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-936-2102
Location: 15 N Kean St., Republic, WA 99166
Grays Harbor County
Westport Aquarium
Hours: 11:30am to last entry at 3:30 pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-268-7070
Location: 321 East Harbor Street Westport, WA 98595
Polson Museum
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-533-5862
Location: 1611 Riverside Ave., Hoquiam, WA 98550
Island County
Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum
Hours: 10am-5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-240-9500
Location: 545 Ault Field Road, Bldg D, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Langley Whale Center
Hours: 11am – 5pm
Admission: $3.00 per person suggested donation
Phone: 360-221-7505
Location: 105 Anthes Ave, Langley, WA 98260
Grant County
Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Hours: 10am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-764-3830
Location: 401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake WA
Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum
Hours: 1pm-5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-398-1949
Location: 415 F St. S.W. Quincy, WA 98848
Jefferson County
Commanding Officer's Quarters Museum
Hours: 11am-4pm
Free Admission
Discovery Pass required for parking vehicles (Discovery Passes are available to check out via the library system)
Phone: 360-344-4426
Location: 1 Pershing Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Fort Flagler Museum
Hours: 11am-4pm
Free Admission
Discovery Pass required for parking vehicles (Discovery Passes available to check out via the library system)
Phone: 360-344-4426
Location: 42 Marrowstone Point Dr, Nordland, WA 98358
Quilcene Historical Museum
Hours: 1pm-5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-765-4848
Location: 151 E. Columbia Street, Quilcene, WA 98376
King County
Black Diamond Historical Society/Museum
Hours: 11am-3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-886-2142
Location: 32627 Railroad Ave, Black Diamond, WA 98010
Dunn Gardens
Hours: 9am-4 pm
Admission: Pay as you can
Phone: 206-362-0933
Location: 13533 Northshire Road NW, Seattle, WA 98177
Renton Historical Society
Hours: 1pm-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-473-0411
Location: 3407 NE 2nd St, Renton, WA 98056
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
Hours: 10am-5pm
Admission: Free admission all day for Freedom Plane Exhibit
Phone: 206-324-1126
Location: 860 Terry Ave North, Seattle WA 98109
Woodinville Heritage Society at the DeYoung House
Hours: 1pm-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-260-1668
Location: 14121 NE 171st Street, Woodinville, WA 98072
Kirkland Arts Center
Hours: 11am – 2pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-822-7161
Location: 620 Market St, Kirkland Wa 98033
Snoqualmie Valley Museum
Hours: 10am – 5pm
Free Admission, donations welcome
Phone: 425-888-3200
Location: 320 Bendigo Boulevard South, North Bend, WA 98045
Pacific Bonsai Museum
Hours: 10am – 4 pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-353-7345
Location: 2515 S 336th Street, Federal Way, WA 98001
Maple Valley Historical Museum
Hours: 10am – 2pm
Free Admission
Phone: 206-310-9803
Location: 22024 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley, WA 98038
Kitsap County
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Hours: 10am-8pm
Free Admission, plus festival
Phone: 206-842-4451
Location: 550 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Kitsap History Museum
Hours: 11am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-479-6226
Location: 280 4th St, Bremerton WA, 98337
Puget Sound Navy Museum
Hours: 10am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-479-7447
Location: 251 First Street, Bremerton, WA 98337
Kittitas County
Gallery One
Hours: 10am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-925-2670
Location: 408 N Pearl St, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Roslyn Museum
Hours: 11am-3pm
Admission: Children under 12 free, 13 and up $1.00
Phone: 509-649-2355
Location: 203 West Pennsylvania Ave, Roslyn, WA 98941
Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame
Hours: 10am-3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-607-6062
Location: 410 Pearl St Ellensburg, Wa 98926
Klickitat County
The Maryhill Museum of Art
Hours: 10am-5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-773-3733
Location: 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale WA 98620
Whoopnholler Museum
Hours: 10am – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-896-2582
Location: 1 Whitmore Road, Bickleton, WA 99322
Gorge Heritage Museum
Hours: 11am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-281-3033
Location: 202 E Humboldt Street, Bingen, WA 98605
Lewis County
Morton Historical Museum
Hours: 10am – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-490-0070,
Location: 194 Main Ave, Morton, WA 98356
Mason County
Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
Hours: 10am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-432-3839
Location: 150 SE Kwuh Deegs Altx, Shelton WA 98584
Okanogan County
Shafer Historical Museum
Hours: 10am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-380-9911
Location: 285 Castle Avenue, Winthrop, WA 98862
Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County Historical Society
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-447-5388
Location: 402 South Washington Avenue, Newport WA 99156
Pacific County
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
Hours: 10am-4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-642-3446
Location: 115 SE Lake St., Ilwaco, WA 98624
Pacific County Historical Society & Museum
Hours: 11am-3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-875-5224
Location: 1008 Robert Bush Dr. W, South Bend, WA 98586
Northwest Carriage Museum
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Admission: $1.00 off adult admission, 10% off gift shop purchases
Phone: 360-942-4150
Location: 314 Alder, Raymond, WA 98577
Pierce County
Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
Hours: 1pm – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-584-4133
Location: 1801 Rainier Street, Steilacoom WA 98388
DuPont Historical Museum
Hours: 1pm – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-820-3656
Location: 207 Barksdale Ave, DuPont WA 98327
LeMay Collections at Marymount
Hours: 9am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-272-2336
Location: 325 152nd St E Tacoma, WA 98445
Points NE Historical Society at Browns Point Lighthouse
Hours: 1pm – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-927-2536
Location: 201 Tulalip St NE, Tacome, WA 98422
Karshner Museum & Center for Culture & Arts
Hours: 12pm – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-841-8748
Location: 309 4th St NE, Puyallup, WA 98372
Foothills Historical Museum
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Free Admission, donations accepted
Phone: 360-829-1291
Location: 130 N River Avenue, Buckley WA 98321
9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-272-4257
Location: 1940 South Wilkeson, Tacome, WA 98405
Museum of Glass
Hours: 10am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-284-4750
Location: 1801 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98408
Anderson Island Historical Society
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 253-884-2135
Location: 9306 Otso Point Rd, Anderson Island WA, 98303
San Juan County
Orcas Island Historical Museum
Hours: 11am – 3pm
Admission: $5 suggested donation.
Phone: 360-376-4849
Location: 181 North Beach Rd. Eastsound, WA 98245
Crow Valley School Museum
Hours: 11am – 3pm
Admission: $5 suggested donation.
Phone: 360-376-4849
Location: 1701 Crow Valley Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245
Lopez Island Historical Museum
Hours: 11am – 4:30pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-469-2049
Location: 28 Washburn Place, Lopez Island, WA 98261
Tharald Homestead at Ellis Preserve
Hours: 10am – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-622-5675
Location: 842 Hoffman Cove Road, Shaw Island WA 98243
Skagit County
Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
Hours: 11am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-466-4288
Location: 703 S. 2nd St, La Conner, WA 98257
Snohomish County
Monroe Historical Museum
Hours: 12pm – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-217-7223
Location: 207 East Main Street, Monroe, WA 98272
Lake Stevens Historical Museum/Historic Grimm House
Hours: 11am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-346-5048
Location: 12402 Mill Spur Road, Lake Stevens, WA, 98258
Cascadia Art Museum
Hours: 11am – 5pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-336-4809
Location: 190 Sunset Ave, Edmonds, WA 98020
Index-Pickett Historical Museum
Hours: 1pm – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-793-1534
Location: 510 Ave. A, Index WA 98256
Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association & Museum
Hours: 11am – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 425-775-4694
Location: 19903 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA 98036
The Historic Seattle Interurban Trolley will be open.
Northwest Veterans Museum
Hours: 11am – 3pm
Free Admission
Phone: 206-914-1656
Location: 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Spokane County
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum
Hours: 11am – 5pm
Admission: $5
Phone: 509-922-4570
Location: E 12114 Sprague Ave Spokane Valley WA 99206
Jundt Art Museum
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-313-6611
Location: 200 E Desmet Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
Thurston County
Olympia AHA Museum and Visitor Center
Hours: 10am – 4pm
FREE Admission
Phone: 360-800-7210
Location: 203 Columbia Ave. NE, Olympia, WA 98501
Tenino Depot Museum
Hours: 12pm – 4pm
FREE Admission
Phone: 360-264-4321
Location: 399 Park Ave W. Tenino, WA 98589
Whatcom County
Sumas Historical Society and Museum
Hours: 10am – 2pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-319-4283
Location: 114 Second Street, Sumas WA 98295
Lynden Heritage Museum
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-910-6100
Location: 217 Front Street Lynden, WA 98264
Point Roberts History Center
Hours: 11am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 360-945-7747
Location: 1437 Gulf Rd, Point Roberts, WA 98281
Yakima County
American Hop Musem
Hours: 10am – 4pm
FREE Admission
Phone: 509-865-4677
Location: 22 So. B Street, Toppenish, WA 98948
Central Washington Agricultural Museum
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Free Admission
Phone: 509-457-8735
Location: 4508 Main Street Union Gap, WA 98903
Yakima Valley Museum
Hours: 10am – 5pm
Admission: $2.50
Phone: 509-248-0747
Location: 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902
