Fairmount Water Works

Sunday Cinema: "The Lorax"
2016-04-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-04-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.)
The Loraz: A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Science Saturday - "Wither the Weather?"
2016-04-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.
It used to be April shower brought May flowers, but the weather seems to be more and more unpredictable. Come and learn about clouds, precipitation and weather patterns. Investigate air pressure and see a “hurricane in a bottle” (and learn how to make your own). Learn how to read a weather map and make one of your own at this precipitating event!

Saturday Family Tour
2016-04-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 inspires an appreciation for the outdoors through education and recreation programming, especially among people of color and those that live in city communities.
After the tour, stick around for our weekly Science Saturday activity that starts at 2pm.
The tour is FREE, but registration is required, as space is limited.

Mommies and Minnows, Fathers and Fry
2016-03-30 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers
ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Starting March 23, join us Wednesday mornings from 10:30am- 11:30am to splash around and discover new things about water through interactive story telling, movement activities, arts and crafts and hands-on experiments.
March 30 – W is for Wiggly, Wet and WORMS!: Uncover Why We Love These Critters – Did you know worms tunnels allow more water and air to enter the soil? Having soil that is full of nutrients makes it easier for plants and flowers to grow. This helps make our watershed green!
Register here.

Sunday Cinema: "The Chronicles of Narnia"
2016-03-27 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-03-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-03-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-03-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-06 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

Science Saturday - "Minerals Rock!"
2016-03-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-03-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-03-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-03-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.
There are some very old and special rocks that are found in Fairmount Park. Head to the Fairmount Water Works and learn about the minerals that make up these rocks and how they formed hundreds of millions of years ago. Investigate the geology of Philadelphia, see samples of local rocks and minerals and even learn how the water chemistry of the Schuylkill river has a lot to do with the rocks that it flows over. This Science Saturday will be rockin!

FWW CLOSED (Good Friday Observance)
2016-03-25 10:00 - 17:00 | PA

Mommies and Minnows, Fathers and Fry
2016-03-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Starting March 23, join us Wednesday mornings from 10:30am- 11:30am to splash around and discover new things about water through interactive story telling, movement activities, arts and crafts and hands-on experiments.
March 23 – Down Comes the Rain: Did You Know That Nature Recycles? – The water on earth has been around since the dinosaurs! In this class we will learn about the Natural Water Cycle and how it plays a role in our everyday life.
Register here.

2016 Walk for Water
2016-03-19 07:30 - 13:00 | PA
The Walk for Water was started by Dr. Elijah Korich, Founder of Keiyo Soy Ministries, an organization dedicated to combating the urgent need for clean water in the Kerio Valley in the Rift Valley Province of northern Kenya. This is the seventh consecutive year the walk has been held at the historic Fairmount Water Works (Saturday, March 19, 2016). We’re so proud to support Keiyo Soy Ministries in the vital cause for clean water.
Please click here for registration information, or to donate for this worthy cause.

Sunday Cinema: "Wall-E"
2016-02-28 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-02-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-02-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-02-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-02-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.)
Wall-E: In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

Science Saturday - "Black History Month: Scientists and Inventors"
2016-02-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-02-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.
Many African American doctors, scientists and inventors have made important contributions over the course of American history and we will introduce you to many of them. Lonnie Johnson is an engineer who ended up inventing the Super Soaker water toy when he was trying to create a heat pump! We will investigate the physics of pumps and water pressure while learning more about the machinery at the Water Works as well as the workings of the Super Soaker. And we’ll show you how you can build your own inexpensive version at home.

"What's in My River?"
2016-02-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Conshohocken Library Community Room, 301 Fayette Street, Conshohocken , 19428
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to partner with the River Towns program to present “What’s in My River?” Bring the family out to explore the underwater world of the Schuylkill River!
