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 November 10, 2022 - August 13, 2022
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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... […]
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 […]
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 […]