Events for March 22, 2025 - December 25

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Saturday Family Tour

Join Let's Go Outdoors for a general family-friendly tour of the Fairmount Water Works! Learn about amazing grounds outside of the historic site, including the Fishway Dam, then head inside for a guided orientation to “Water in our World” and watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role in Philadelphia’s history.  Let's Go Outdoors […]

Science Saturday – “Living La Vida Micro in the Schuylkill River”

Drop in every Saturday between 2-4 pm, and together, we’ll explore different aspects of our environment during fun and interactive sessions in our water lab. You can see many living organisms that call the Schuylkill River home – e.g., ducks, fish, turtles, and aquatic plants. But there is a whole watery world you cannot see […]

Sunday Cinema: “Watermark”

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 different movie every month. (Film selection subject to change.) Watermark: A documentary on how water shapes humanity.

Sunday Cinema: “Watermark”

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 different movie every month. (Film selection subject to change.) Watermark: A documentary on how water shapes humanity.

River Reimagined: A Land & Water Tour

Learn about the Fairmount Water Works, one of Philadelphia’s first tourist attractions, and cruise the Schuylkill for a new perspective on sites along this historic river. After a brief tour of the Fairmount Water Works, stroll through the beautifully landscaped South Garden, and along the Schuylkill Banks for a 1.5 mile walk to the Walnut […]

Sunday Cinema: “Hoot”

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 different movie every month. (Film selection subject to change.) Hoot: A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled […]

Sunday Cinema: “Hoot”

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 different movie every month. (Film selection subject to change.) Hoot: A young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to […]

CANCELLED: Pop Up Yoga

Join us for a special yoga class with Pop Up Yoga Philly by the serene waters of the Schuylkill River at the Fairmount Water Works Pavilion! A portion of the proceeds of these classes will benefit educational programs at the Fairmount Water Works. Register here.  

Invisible River 2016

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, dangle, and mesmerize above your head during BECK EPOCH, the evenings of Fri, July 15th and Sat, July 16th at 7:30pm. Bring the entire family […]

Family Tour with Let’s Go Outdoors

Join Let’s Go Outdoors for a general family-friendly tour of the Fairmount Water Works! Learn about amazing grounds outside of the historic site, including the Fishway Dam, then head inside for a guided orientation to “Water in our World” and watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role in Philadelphia’s history.  Let’s Go Outdoors […]