Events for December 8, 2018 - November 1, 2018

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We Drink the River

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 present-day infrastructure that brings us clean and safe drinking water every day. Enjoy a special tasting afterwards! Register here.

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 […]

Science Saturday – “Mighty Mussel Mania”

Come join us for Mighty Mussel Mania! Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to learn the importance of these mini-water filters through up-close-and-personal hands-on lessons.

Play Day

Need something to do with the kids before summer camp starts? Celebrate the summer solstice at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! Join us for a morning of hands-on kid-friendly activities. Show off your architectural skills by creating replicas of our historic site with our staff, or bring water creatures to life through paper mache painting with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Science Saturday – “Mighty Mussel Mania”

Come join us for Mighty Mussel Mania! Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to learn the importance of these mini-water filters through up-close-and-personal hands-on lessons.

Science Saturday – “Mighty Mussel Mania”

Come join us for Mighty Mussel Mania! Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to learn the importance of these mini-water filters through up-close-and-personal hands-on lessons.