Summer Kicks Off with May Madness

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

Summer kicks off with May Madness at the San Diego Air & Space Museum with family-friendly deals and discounts, including Kid’s Free May — where up two children 12 and under to get in free with one full-price paid adult — Buy-One-Get-One simulator rides, discounts in the Museum’s Gift Shop, Flight Path Grill and on Museum memberships, an exciting new Military Family Fun Card, a special Golden Ticket raffle for a Behind-the-Scenes Tour for Ten, as well as the always popular Space Day, the Museum announced today.
 
“May Madness is the perfect time for families to feel the fun, excitement, and inspiration at one of the world’s premier air and space-themed experiences, the San Diego Air & Space Museum,” said Jim Kidrick, Museum president & CEO. “From real Apollo spacecraft to supersonic jets, interactive simulators, historic aircraft and one-of-kind special exhibits like Da Vinci’s First Flight and SPACE: Our Greatest Adventure — there’s no better place to look up in wonder, to dream, and to be inspired by mankind’s never-ending quest for the stars. The San Diego Air & Space Museum is the place to be for May Madness.”
 
May Madnessruns from May 1 to May 31 and features numerous family-friend deals and discounts, including:

  • Kids Free Maywhere up two children 12 and under to get in free with one full-price paid adult. (Children must be accompanied by an adult during the visit. Offer may not be combined with any other offer. Park Explorer Passes are not valid for this promotion. Offer valid May 1-31, 2025.)
  • Each Admission to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park also is good for free admission to the Museum’s Gillespie Field Annex in El Cajon.
  • Buy One Get One Simulators Rides: Buy one ticket to the Museum’s flight simulators and get a second ride for free.
  • Ten percent off annual Membership to the San Diego Air & Space Museum during May MadnessOffer good for 60 days from admission.
  • Members & Explorer Pass Holders get 20 percent off in the Museum’s Gift Shop and ten percent in the Flight Path Grill throughout May.May Madnessincludes the always-popularSpace Dayon Saturday May 17. Exciting, immersive and interactive Space Day activities include space-related demonstrations, fun hands-on activities with local and national space experts, and the family-favorite “Stomp Rockets.” During May Madnesstwo kids 12 and under get into Space Day freewith one adult paid admission.
  • Introducing the new Military Family Fun card. Beginning May 6, the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s unique Military Family Fun card allows military families who pay for one admission to come back and enjoy the Museum for as many times as they like throughout the year until March 1, 2026. The Military Family Fun card is made possible through the generosity of The Copley Foundation.

During May Madnessguests who donate $20 will automatically be entered into a special Golden Ticket raffle offering them an opportunity to win a special VIP Behind-the-Scenes Tour for Tenwhere they will experience the San Diego Air & Space Museum in a whole new way with a guided experience with one of the Museum’s premier experts. To learn more, visit www.sandiegoairandspace.org

May Madness is enjoyed by people of all ages.

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