Meet the authors of City in a Park, James McClelland and Lynn Miller for a special book signing and lecture at the Fairmount Water Works.About City in a ParkFairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of more than one hundred parks, squares, and green spaces totaling approximately 11,000 acres, and is […]
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a […]
Spend the weekend of Friday, July 15th and Saturday, July 16th with INVISIBLE RIVER on the Schuylkill in East Fairmount Park! Take out a kayak or canoe as dancers twirl, […]
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
Discover all that Pennsylvania’s coast has to boast at Pennsylvania Coast Day. This free festival will take place at Walnut Plaza (Columbus Avenue at Walnut Street) on Penn's Landing on […]
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
Falling Waters: The Legacy of the Schuylkill Navigation A Culture & Conversation Exhibit by Sandy Sorlien On exhibit in our Media Room and stairwell until December 30, 2016, during regular hours. Closing Reception: Thursday December 29, 5:30-7 PM, Gallery Talk 6:15 About the Exhibit No human endeavor has had a greater influence on the Schuylkill River […]
URBAN SEA, a site-specific textile installation and interactive experience byMelissa D’Agostino, inspires conversation about the river’s historic role as a water mass and its future evolution based on the health […]
URBAN SEA, a site-specific textile installation and interactive experience byMelissa D’Agostino, inspires conversation about the river’s historic role as a water mass and its future evolution based on the health of our watershed systems. Engineered to unfurl alongside the river between six of the historic pavilion columns, URBAN SEA will showcase 60 yards of silk […]