Summer Splash Early Literacy Program
Join us for lively family expeditions at the Fairmount Water Works along the Schuylkill River on select Saturday mornings! Explore the area with guided activities and continue the fun with […]
Events for March 22, 2023 - October 8, 2022
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Aqua Marooned!
Aqua Marooned! is a new game that explores nature using quick wit, physical activity & creative invention. Come play for yourself at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center on August 13, August 27, and September 17 from 1pm - 3pm.
Aqua Marooned!
Aqua Marooned! is a new game that explores nature using quick wit, physical activity & creative invention. Come play for yourself at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center on August 13, August 27, and September 17 from 1pm - 3pm.
Aqua Marooned!
Are you up for the challenge? On Saturday, September 17 from 2pm - 4pm, join our team at the Fairmount Water Works Boardwalk for Aqua Marooned!, a card game that explores the environment using quit wit, physical activity, and creative invention. No registration needed.
We Drink the River
Where does our tap water come from? Where does our water water go? Join the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a behind-the-scenes bus tour of the Philadelphia Water Department's drinking water system. Learn how it's connected to our rivers, including past and present-day infrastructure that brings us clean and safe drinking water every day. […]
The Delaware River Festival
The Fairmount Water Works is excited to be a part the Delaware River Festival! Enjoy a ride on the RiverLink Ferry between Philadelphia and Camden... Visit the Independence Seaport Museum... Spend time on the water at Paddle Penn's Landing... Get your face painted... Learn from environmental exhibitors... Win prizes from the One River, Many Stories […]
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 through games, hands on activities, and walking tours. We'll host the Aqua Marooned Game, lead a water quality testing activity, and wrap up the day […]
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 […]
Clean Water Act @50: History Talk With Philadelphia Water Historian Adam Levine
Thanks largely to investments and regulations stemming from the Clean Water Act of 1972, the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers are now cleaner than they have been at any time in the past century. Philadelphia Water Department Historian Adam Levine will look at how a rising tide of pollution in the 19th and early 20th centuries affected […]
Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event
Help keep household hazardous waste out of our rivers and streams by scheduling a drop-off appointment at one of the City’s upcoming collection events on October 22 and November 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Learn more here.