Events for May 25 - September 28

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Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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 […]

Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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 […]

Family Tour w/ Let’s Go Outdoors

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 […]

Science Saturday: “Ecology Under Wraps: Ecosystems and Terrariums”

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. The Schuylkill River ecosystem is an interrelationship of water, earth, plants and animals. Learn about the ecology of the area around the Fairmount Water Works and build your own miniature […]

Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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.) "Oceans": An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders […]

Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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.) "Oceans": An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders […]

Science Saturday: “Ecology Under Wraps: Ecosystems and Terrariums”

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. The Schuylkill River ecosystem is an interrelationship of water, earth, plants and animals. Learn about the ecology of the area around the Fairmount Water Works and build your own miniature […]

Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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.) "Oceans": An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders […]

Sunday Cinema: “Oceans”

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.) "Oceans": An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders […]

Urban Sea Exhibit by Melissa D’Agostino

URBAN SEA, a site-specific textile installation and interactive experience byMelissa D’Agostino, inspires conversation about the river’s historic role as a water mass and its future evolution based on the health of our watershed systems. Engineered to unfurl alongside the river between six of the historic pavilion columns, URBAN SEA will showcase 60 yards of silk […]