Fairmount Water Works

Sunday Cinema: March of the Penguins
2014-12-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-12-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-12-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-12-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-07 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.

Snow Globes: Exploring Water's States of Matter
2014-12-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-12-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-12-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-12-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-12-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-12-23 10:00 - 12:00 | 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!

CLOSED (Christmas Day)
2014-12-25 08:30 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Cold Case: H2O
2014-12-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Come in from the cold and join us for this Science Saturday activity.
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?
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. Make your own crystal snowflake that won’t melt!

Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
2014-12-08 - 2014-12-11 | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th Street, 1st Floor, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is offering a four-day accreditation course in organic land care.

CLOSED (Private Event)
2014-12-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Sunday Cinema
2014-11-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-11-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Setting the Thanksgiving Water Table
2014-11-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
During the last week in November, visitors of all ages will be able to calculate the “water footprint” of their Thanksgiving meal during our hands-on pop-up activity. Discover the many ways that water is a part of everything you eat, drink and use throughout your Thanksgiving feast – from the mashed potatoes to the tablecloth – even the main attraction: the turkey!

CLOSED (Thanksgiving Day)
2014-11-27 08:30 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Minerals Rock
2014-11-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
There are some very old and special rocks that are found in Fairmount Park. Come and learn about the minerals that make up these rocks and how they formed hundreds of millions of years ago. We will investigate the geology of Philadelphia, show samples of local rocks and minerals, and even show 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’!
