We Drink the River! (SOLD OUT!)
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is offering a special bus tour of the Philadelphia Water Department’s drinking water system. Learn how it’s connected to our rivers, including past and […]
Events for September 29, 2016 - November 27, 2015 › Social
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Delaware River Festival
So excited about this year's Delaware River Festival! At our table, show off your creativity and create river murals with watercolors.
Engage With Your World: Find New in the Familiar
During this two-part program we’ll search for the surprising and refreshing in familiar places, and the new and urgent in ourselves. About this Event This is a two-part virtual event, taking place on September 16 & 23 from 7pm - 8pm via Zoom. These past months, it may seem that our personal worlds have grown […]
River Days 2021
Enjoy hands-on activities for families throughout the day, plus a live performance conducted by the Cultural Heritage Fund Group, comprised of citizens of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape tribe and presented […]
Honoring Our Past: Lenni Lenape Origins in Our Urban Watershed
Our River Days Program aims to honor and recognize the Lenni Lenape as the original shepherds of this region and provide community members with an opportunity to explore our watershed […]
Book Party & Exhibition Opening – “Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation”
Please join Sandy Sorlien and other contributors to celebrate the launch of Inland, a new book of photographs, maps, and essays about the historic Schuylkill Navigation system and its mostly-hidden ruins. Inland was published in hardcover by George F. Thompson Books, designed by Deborah Larkin in Philadelphia, and printed by Brilliant Graphics in Pennsylvania. Main Point Books will be on […]
Fluency: The Language of Water and Who We Are (Pop-Up Event in the Historic Kelly Pool)
Frae-Frae: Daughter of Drexciya presents Fluency: The Language of Water and Who We Are An immersive sonic experience wading through memories, dreams, and reflections regarding how water can divide and […]
High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia
When a city is built along a river—and Philadelphia is wedged between two, the Schuylkill and the Delaware—floods are an inevitable occurrence, with sometimes tragic consequences. In this illustrated talk, environmental historian Adam Levine will talk about some of the worst floods ever to hit Philadelphia, beginning in the early 1800s and ending up with […]
The Watershed is an Open Book
A fun, family program for PreK-3rd grade and their caregivers. (All siblings welcome) All programs are free, but pre-registration is required. https://tinyurl.com/y89rkpzr A PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION.
Take Me to the River: Boathouse Tour and More!
Take Me to the River: Boathouse Tour and More! Adults and children 12 and up. Children aged 12-18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Meet at Lloyd Hall Recreation Center […]