Browse the free đź’©
Free shit. Iron Bowl tickets are another story.
26 Alabama-only listings · 323 national · latest check Sept 27, 2026
Unclaimed money
The state may be holding your forgotten paychecks, deposits or refunds. Searching takes a minute and costs nothing.
Tax credits people miss
Alabama homeowners 65 and older, permanently disabled or blind get a bigger state homestead exemption with no value cap.
Free college & tuition help
Pell-eligible Alabama students get up to $5,000 of leftover in-state tuition covered at UA.
Energy help
Government help paying heating and cooling bills, plus crisis help if you are facing a shutoff or run out of fuel.
211 help lines
Dial 2-1-1 or search online to find local help with food, rent, utilities, health care and more. It’s free and confidential.
Home safety freebies
Request a smoke alarm and your local fire department will come install it free.
Kids’ health coverage
Low-cost full health coverage for Alabama kids, including checkups, dental, vision and prescriptions.
New parents
Every Alabama kid under 5 can get a free book in the mail every month, in all 67 counties.
Free fishing days
Fish without a license on set free days. 2026 was Saturday June 13.
Museum & culture passes
Free entry and free parking. Montgomery gets it.
Museum & culture passes
The state history museum across from the Capitol in Montgomery is free, with free parking.
Museum & culture passes
General admission is free every day, including all collection galleries.
Museum & culture passes
Kids 12 and under get in free at the Huntsville Museum of Art.
Museum & culture passes
Auburn University’s art museum. General admission and all programs are free for everyone.
Museum & culture passes
Tour the Montgomery Capitol, self-guided or with a guide. Admission is free for all visitors.
Museum & culture passes
Moton Field, where the Tuskegee Airmen trained. No entrance pass required.
Museum & culture passes
Booker T. Washington’s home and the George Washington Carver Museum. No entrance pass required.
Museum & culture passes
Creek War battlefield on the Tallapoosa River. No entrance pass required.
Museum & culture passes
Archeological site showing about 12,000 years of human use. You cannot enter the cave, but the park is free.
Museum & culture passes
National monument in Birmingham’s civil rights district. No entrance pass required for the park itself.
Library card perks
Every Alabama resident gets free 24/7 access to premium research databases.
Library card perks
Check out free seed packets like library books and grow your own.
Free concerts, festivals & events
Weeks of free Mardi Gras parades roll through downtown Mobile before Fat Tuesday.
Free kids’ programs
Free, high-quality pre-K for 4-year-olds in every Alabama county. No income test, spots by lottery.
Park, hunting & fishing passes
Veterans and active-duty military get free admission to Alabama State Parks every day, not just Veterans Day.
Park, hunting & fishing passes
Alabamians 65 and older fish and hunt without buying the main licenses. Your driver license does the talking.
Open settlementsUS
Share of $59.5M for people who used the Flo app in 2016 to 2019.
Open settlementsUS
$40 cash without receipt for owners of certain Bestway pools 48 inches or taller.
Open settlementsUS
Claim up to $5 without documentation if you used CVS web or app.
Open settlementsUS
$0.50 per product for up to 5 products without proof of purchase.