Curator-Led Tour of WE THE PEOPLE Fine Art Exhibition
2026-06-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
ART EXHIBIT TOURS
WE THE PEOPLE: 4th ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AT FWWIC
We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition !
Register HERE.

Said in Stone: Statuary Art at Fairmount Water Works
2026-06-24 16:00 - 17:30 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Join us for Said in Stone: Statuary Art at Fairmount Water Works, a tour focusing on the “form” that complements the “function” of our National Historic Landmark.
Along with the history, learn about the artistic expression of this site through the architecture, fountains, sculpture, landscape design and the Schuylkill River School of Painting. The beauty of the form brought attention to the critical function of the Fairmount Water Works.

CANCELLED The Jazz Age: American Songs at their Centennial
2026-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 | PA
Bandleader V. Shayne Frederick presents an hourlong program of popular music of the 1920’s interpreted with elan by an ensemble of the region’s finest jazz musicians.
Free, open to the public, outdoors at the historic Fairmount Water Works pavilion. Limited seating available.

Due to the extreme heat, this event has been rescheduled for July 15, 1-2pm.

RESCHEDULED DUE TO HEAT: The Jazz Age: American Songs at their Centennial
2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
The Jazz Age: American Songs at their Centennial, previously scheduled for July 15, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 29, at 1 p.m. due to the Excessive Heat Advisory.
Guests who have already registered for the event will not need to re-register. View the rescheduled event page here.

The Jazz Age: American Songs at their Centennial - RESCHEDULED DATE
2026-07-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
Bandleader V. Shayne Frederick presents an hourlong program of popular music of the 1920’s interpreted with elan by an ensemble of the region’s finest jazz musicians.
V. Shayne Frederick is a vocalist, pianist, recording artist, composer and educator with performances spanning two decades. He has been featured at TEDx, NPR, a multitude of music fests, museums, and jazz clubs throughout the country, in addition to curating weekly musical series at South Jazz Kitchen and JG Skyhigh, Four Seasons Comcast within the last few years.
Free, open to the public, outdoors at the historic Fairmount Water Works pavilion. Limited seating is available.

John Brady Photography VIP Opening Reception
2026-09-16 16:30 - 19:00 | PA
WALKING THE SCHUYLKILL
John Brady Photography
William Penn placed the city where it is because of the Schuylkill River, guaranteeing the city and the river a prominent place in American history. Over time, the Schuylkill has served the city and its industry, first with a canal system and later with railroads and highways in the river’s flood plain. Factories and mills were built along its full length. Industry radically changed the river. Along with bringing farm products and coal to the city. The Schuylkill River provided drinking water. These purposes often collided; eventually drinking water won out. The environmental movement changed the river as radically as the industrial age had. These changes, and contemporary uses, leave imprints. “Walking the Schuylkill” intends to capture and highlight those marks, illustrating the character of the modern Schuylkill River.
VIP OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday September 16, 2026
4:30-7 PM
Details to come!

WALKING THE SCHUYLKILL: John Brady Photography
2026-09-19 10:00 - 17:00 | PA
WALKING THE SCHUYLKILL
Photography Exhibition Opening Day
September 19, 2026
William Penn placed the city where it is because of the Schuylkill River, guaranteeing the city and the river a prominent place in American history. Over time, the Schuylkill has served the city and its industry, first with a canal system and later with railroads and highways in the river’s flood plain. Factories and mills were built along its full length. Industry radically changed the river. Along with bringing farm products and coal to the city. The Schuylkill River provided drinking water. These purposes often collided; eventually drinking water won out. The environmental movement changed the river as radically as the industrial age had. These changes, and contemporary uses, leave imprints. “Walking the Schuylkill” intends to capture and highlight those marks, illustrating the character of the modern Schuylkill River.

Come view during Interpretive Center’s open hours:
Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
September 19, 2026 – January 8, 2027

FLOOD, BEGIN AGAIN Dance Performance by Naked Stark
2026-09-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | PA
FLOOD, BEGIN AGAIN Dance Performance by Naked Stark
The Naked Stark is a partner in movement at Fairmount Water Works. Join us to watch their full-length immersive performance FLOOD, BEGIN AGAIN premiering in the former Kelly Pool. Six dancers propel, cascade, and ebb through the textural landscapes of concrete, river, fabric, and lighting that flood the pool and offer uncomfortable, humorous, and risky possibilities.
Co-created and performed by The Naked Stark artistic collaborators, Amalia Colón-Nava, Chloe Marie, Harlee Trautman, Katherine Kiefer Stark, Marcie Mamura, and Meredith Stapleton
Original live music by Andy Thierauf and lighting installation and design by Harbour Edney

Photos by Channing Billups
