Browse the free đź’©
Free shit. Iron Bowl tickets are another story.
26 Alabama-only listings · 311 national · latest check Sept 27, 2026
Free, every Friday
The Free Shit Drop
You confirm by email first. We never sell your address. Privacy
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.
Free, every Friday
New free shit in Alabama shows up here first. Then it shows up in your inbox on Friday.
Open settlementsUS
Claim up to $5 without documentation if you used CVS web or app.
4 days leftChecked against the official source Oct 22
Open settlementsUS
$0.50 per product for up to 5 products without proof of purchase.
15 days leftChecked against the official source Oct 22
Open settlementsUS
Subclass A members get paid automatically; Subclass B must file.
19 days leftChecked against the official source Oct 22