Fairmount Water Works

Sunday Cinema: "Wall-E"
2016-02-07 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.)
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"
2016-02-06 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.

Sunday Cinema: "Happy Feet"
2016-01-31 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-01-31 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-01-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-01-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-01-17 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-01-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-01-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-01-10 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.)
Happy Feet: Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

Science Saturday: Fish - Playing it Cool in Winter
2016-01-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-01-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-01-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-01-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Do you wonder what happens in the Schuylkill River in the Winter? What do the fish and other animals do when the water gets cold? Learn about the cold-blooded residents of the Schuylkill River and how they survive the Winter. You will also discover a physical difference between hot and cold water and how that can affect fish in the Winter. You can even make a fish to take home!

CLOSED
2016-01-23 10:00 - 17:00
The Fairmount Water Works will be closed tomorrow, as the City of Philadelphia has declared a snow emergency starting at 9pm on Friday, January 22, 2016, through the weekend.

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "For the Love of Water"
2016-01-20 10:30 - 11:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "What Goes Up, Must Come Down"
2016-01-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.
January 13: What Goes Up, Must Come Down: Learn how gravity and water stay grounded.

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "Get on Our Wavelength!"
2016-01-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.
January 6: Get on Our Wavelength! Discover the science behind waves.

Snow Globes: Exploring Water's States of Matter
2015-12-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-12-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2015-12-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Curious about water’s many properties? Come to the Fairmount Water Works to learn more about water’s different states of matter throughout the winter. Admire stunning photographs of unique snowflake formations through our hands-on pop-up activity.
Visitors will be able to make their own winter wonderland snow globes to take home!

Science Saturday: "Cold Case: H2O"
2015-12-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2015-12-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2015-12-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Is it a fact that no two snowflakes are the same? How do they form? How many different forms of ice and snow are there? Head to the FWWIC to investigate the properties of ice and snow. Learn about the special shape of snowflakes and about a special type of ice that forms on our local river. We’ll give you some “snow” to take home — just add water!
(Sessions run every 30 minutes.)

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "A Matter of Fact"
2015-12-16 10:30 - 11:30
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.
December 16: A Matter of Fact: Water’s disappearing act.
Be sure to register below.

Science Saturday: "Cold Case H2O"
2015-12-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

CLOSED EARLY - PRIVATE EVENT
2015-12-10 14:30 - 17:00

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "Take Matters in Your Own Hands"
2015-12-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.
December 9: Take Matters in Your Own Hands! Go with the flow.
Be sure to register below.

Mommies & Minnows, Fathers & Fry: "It Matters!"
2015-12-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Head down to the Fairmount Water Works with your preschoolers (ages 3-5), and learn all about water! Starting August 26, 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.
To support theses fun, hands-on activities, a one-time $5 donation is suggested.
December 2: It Matters! Explore how winter water turns to ice. Be sure to register below!

Sunday Cinema: "Free Birds"
2015-11-29 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.)
Free Birds: Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history – and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
