Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Orlando Culture on a Budget and Free Museum Admission *updated*

Here are a few of the best deals in and around Orlando to get some culture on the cheap:

Museums in the Orlando Area

Cornell Museum at Rollins (1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park)
FREE admission through 2013.
FREE with any valid student ID after that.

Mennello Museum of American Art (900 E Princeton St, Orlando)
$1 with any valid student ID.
$1 for children under 18.
FREE admission every second Sunday of the month.
FREE admission for Bank of America customers the first full weekend of every month. (learn more)

Morse Museum of American Art (445 North Park Ave, Winter Park)
$1 with any valid student ID.
FREE admission for children under 12.
FREE admission Fridays between 4:00pm and 8:00pm (November through April).

Orange County Regional History Center (65 E Central Blvd, Orlando)
FREE admission for Orange County employees and teachers.
FREE admission for Bank of America customers the first full weekend of every month.

Orlando Science Center (777 E Princeton St)
FREE general day admission for Florida teachers
FREE admission for Bank of America customers the first full weekend of every month.

Orlando Museum of Art (2416 N Mills Ave)
FREE admission for Bank of America customers the first full weekend of every month.

Don't forget - art strolls are always free!

Parks

Leu Gardens (1920 North Forest Ave, Orlando)
FREE daytime admission  first Monday of every month.

Mead Garden (1500 S Denning Dr, Winter Park)
FREE


Movies

Enzian Theater (1300 South Orlando Ave,  Maitland)
FREE outdoor Popcorn Flicks every second Thursday.
FREE outdoor Wednesday Night Pitcher Show.
Second and last Tuesdays, $5 Cult Classics.

Premier 14 at Fashion Square Mall (3201 E Colonial Dr, Orlando) 
First showing of the day before 2:00pm, $4.50.

Regal at Oviedo Marketplace (1500 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd, Oviedo)
Every Tuesday all movies are $5 ($8.50 for 3D).

Colonial Promenade (4672 E Colonial Dr, Orlando)
$1 movies every Tuesday.
$2 movies every other day.

Plaza Cinema Cafe (155 S Orange Ave)
$7 student tickets every Thursday.

Theaters

Mad Cow Theatre (105 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando)
All tickets $15 every Monday at 7:30pm.

Theatre Downtown (2113 N Orange Ave, Orlando)
All tickets $10 on the first Thursday after opening day.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater (812 E Rollins St)
$12 student tickets 30 minutes before the show (when available); $10 off any advanced purchase.
$10 active-military tickets.

Orlando Arts Sampler

And last, but not least, I want to mention the Orlando Arts Sampler.  A $99 subscription gets you one ticket to each of the following:
-  Orlando Museum of Art
-  Orlando Ballet
-  Broadway Across America
-  Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
-  Festival of Orchestras
-  Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Considering some of these events cost upwards of $50, this is an amazing deal.

How do you experience culture on a dime?

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