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Free Shit in Connecticut

Free shit. Pepe’s still charges for the clam pie.

24 Connecticut-only listings · 311 national · latest check Sept 27, 2026

Free, every Friday

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24 state programs, checked on official pages

Tax credits people miss

Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit

Connecticut adds 40 percent of your federal EITC, plus an extra $250 if you have a qualifying child.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Free college & tuition help

CT State Community College free tuition

Connecticut’s community college promotes free tuition for eligible students through state aid.

What it costs you: Account signupNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Energy help

Connecticut heating help (CEAP and more)

Government help paying heating and cooling bills, plus crisis help if you are facing a shutoff or run out of fuel.

What it costs you: Account signupSeason variesNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Free transit

Connecticut free bus pass for veterans

Connecticut veterans can get a bus pass for their local transit district, mailed at no cost.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Home safety freebies

Connecticut free winter radon test kits

Each winter, participating local health departments hand out free short-term radon test kits from the state.

What it costs you: Nothing at allUsually winterDate not posted yet. Listing checked Sept 27, 2026

Kids’ health coverage

HUSKY Health for children

Connecticut Medicaid and CHIP coverage for kids; HUSKY B covers children in families above the Medicaid limit.

What it costs you: Account signupNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

New parents

CT Baby Bonds

Connecticut invests $3,200 for every baby whose birth was covered by HUSKY Health. No application needed.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Free fishing days

Fish without a license on Connecticut’s free fishing days

Fish without a license on set free days. 2026: Free Fishing Day May 9 (no license) plus Free Fishing License Days June 21 and Aug 8.

What it costs you: Account signupBack in MayDate not posted yet. Listing checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Yale Peabody Museum

Dinosaurs in New Haven, newly renovated, and admission is free.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Yale Center for British Art

Free and open to all. Yale’s museum of British art in New Haven.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Lyman Allyn Art Museum Free First Saturday

Free art-making Saturdays at New London’s art museum.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

See a Gutenberg Bible and Audubon’s Birds of America inside a glowing marble box at Yale. Free, no reservation.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Historic instruments, exhibitions and research open to the public free of charge in New Haven.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

William Benton Museum of Art at UConn

UConn’s art museum in Storrs. Admission is free, donations welcome.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Weir Farm National Historical Park

The painter J. Alden Weir’s farm and studio in Wilton, a National Park for art. No entrance pass required.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Museum & culture passes

Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center, New Haven

Free admission and free parking under the building at the former Knights of Columbus Museum.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Library card perks

Hartford Public Library museum and attraction passes

Borrow free or discounted passes to places like the Connecticut River Museum, Old State House, Gillette Castle and even Bushnell shows.

What it costs you: Account signupNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Park, hunting & fishing passes

Passport to the Parks

Anyone in a Connecticut-registered car parks free at every CT state park and forest, all year. Your plates are the pass.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Park, hunting & fishing passes

Free Connecticut fishing licenses at 65

Connecticut residents 65 and older get inland or marine fishing licenses free.

What it costs you: Account signupNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Park, hunting & fishing passes

Free Connecticut firearms hunting license at 65

Hunters 65 and older pay nothing for the annual Connecticut firearms hunting license.

What it costs you: Account signupNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Park, hunting & fishing passes

Charter Oak Pass: free Gillette Castle for seniors

Connecticut residents 65 and older with a Charter Oak Pass tour Gillette Castle, a quirky stone castle on the Connecticut River, for free.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Park, hunting & fishing passes

Connecticut College Arboretum, New London

750 acres of trails, ponds and gardens, open every day from sunrise to sunset, free.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateNot yet confirmed. Last checked Sept 27, 2026

Free, every Friday

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Open settlementsUS

CVS may owe you up to $5 for using its website or app

Claim up to $5 without documentation if you used CVS web or app.

What it costs you: EmailEnds Nov 16Verified on Oct 22, 2026

4 days leftChecked against the official source Oct 22

Everywhere in the US, by category

311 national freebies that work in Connecticut
Money Back 30 IRS VITA & TCE · IRS Free File guided software · IRS Free File Fillable Forms
Home & Utilities 19 FCC Lifeline · T-Mobile Project 10Million · Xfinity Internet Essentials
Health & Help 53 Military OneSource · Veterans Crisis Line · Vet Tix
Food & Samples 16 National Pancake Day at IHOP · Dairy Queen Free Cone Day · Rita’s first day of spring free Italian ice
Giveaways & Sweepstakes 22 Win a BRP Vehicle Sweepstakes · 2026 FCA US Sweepstakes · Driscoll’s Berry Birthday Sweepstakes
Birthdays & Rewards 63 Starbucks Rewards birthday treat · Chipotle Rewards birthday reward · Dairy Queen app birthday surprise
Fun & Free Days 108 Epic Games Store free game every week · Amazon Luna monthly games for Prime · GOG free DRM-free games
Also in Canada (21)