Culture Pass

Please Note: New Culture Pass Reservation System Coming Soon!

The company that provides the software for our Culture Pass reservations is ending operations at the end of the year. Due to this transition, bookings after December 31, 2024 are not currently available. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to make 2025 Culture Passes available soon.

Explore Colorado for FREE using Culture Pass!

JCPL purchases memberships at local art, culture, history and outdoor destinations so that library cardholders can explore Colorado for free. Culture Pass benefits vary by destination. Each library cardholder may book two Culture Passes at a time during rolling 30-day period, with a restriction of one pass per institution at any given time on each library card.

Culture Pass FAQs

  • The company that provides the software for our Culture Pass reservation system recently announced that they are ending operations at the end of the year. As we navigate this transition, January passes are not currently available, but we hope to have those online soon.

  • JCPL purchases memberships at local art, culture, history and outdoor destinations so that library cardholders can explore Colorado for free. Culture Pass benefits vary by destination. Each library cardholder may book two Culture Passes per rolling 30 day period, with a restriction of one pass per institution at any given time on each library card. Reserve your pass here.

  • Colorado State Parks passes are no longer available as Culture Passes. They are now available as Lucky Day items in our locations, or holdable in the Catalog. Lucky Day items are non-holdable, non-renewable and available for check out on a first-come, first-served basis. Each library has one or two pouches, and they will check out for one week. State Parks passes cannot be picked up at the Express Library.

  • Any library cardholder can reserve a pass at the Library, on our Culture Pass page or by calling 303-235-5275. Reserve passes up to 30 days in advance. Each cardholder is eligible for two Culture Passes per month. Limited availability and limit one pass per institution, per library card at a time.

Featured Culture Passes

Clear Creek Makerspace

Visit one of Colorado's largest makerspaces for hands-on DIY and creative expression! Work your creative muscles with high-tech tools.

Four Mile Historic Park

Explore Denver's Western heritage on this 12-acre oasis, which includes a working farm and Denver's oldest standing structure.

Clyfford Still Museum

The award-winning Clyfford Still Museum features nine galleries containing nearly everything abstract artist Clyfford Still created.

Culture Passes

American Museum of Western Art

Enjoy over 300 paintings, drawings and sculptures displayed in salon style at the historic Navarre Building.

Butterfly Pavilion

Come for the butterflies. Stay for the rest. If it creeps, crawls, slithers, flies, wiggles or squirms, you’ll find it here.

Center for Colorado Women's History

Tour a historic home and discover the past, present and future achievements of Colorado women with one of History Colorado's museums.

Culture Passes

Clear Creek Makerspace

Visit one of Colorado's largest makerspaces for hands-on DIY and creative expression! Work your creative muscles with high-tech tools.

Clyfford Still Museum

The award-winning Clyfford Still Museum features nine galleries containing nearly everything abstract artist Clyfford Still created.

Colorado Railroad Museum

Lose track of time at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Explore exhibits, ride a train, learn and be inspired by Colorado's railroad history.

Culture Passes

Denver Firefighters Museum

Realiza una visita autoguiada por la histórica Estación de Bomberos.

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys

Come see unique exhibits of artisan dollhouses, antique toys and special dolls.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Explore world-class wildlife displays. Travel in time to visit dinosaurs. Interact in space. It’s science fun for everyone!

Culture Passes

Denver Trolley

¡Disfrute del viaje y retroceda en el tiempo! Conociendo el histórico sistema de tranvía de Denver.

Dinosaur Ridge

Walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs at one of the world's most famous dinosaur fossil facilities.

Four Mile Historic Park

Explore Denver's Western heritage on this 12-acre oasis, which includes a working farm and Denver's oldest standing structure.

Culture Passes

History Colorado Center

Unexpected, thought provoking and most of all, fun! These hands-on and high-tech exhibits connect what WAS to what's NEXT.

MCA Denver

Get lost in five distinct galleries of rotating modern art exhibits. You never see the same thing twice.

Molly Brown House

Historic Denver's Molly Brown House Museum tells the story of Margaret "Molly" Brown's activism, philanthropy and passion.

Culture Passes

Museo de las Américas

Explore Latino art and culture through this unique experience that unites ancient and contemporary works.

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

See the finest examples of the quilter’s art, from antique bedcovers to the latest contemporary work. Exhibits change four times a year.

Wings Over the Rockies

Fly to the Wings Over the Rockies where you can see over 50 aircraft, hop in a flight simulator, and learn about the future of aviation.

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