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 […]
Events for August 24 - July 27
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Science Saturday: “Seeing Red (and Yellow and Orange) in the Fall”
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. Do you wonder why leaves […]
Sunday Cinema: “A Bug’s Life”
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.) "A Bug's Life": A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, […]
Sunday Cinema: “A Bug’s Life”
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.) "A Bug's Life": A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, […]
Mommy and Minnow, Father and Fry: Water Recipes
Calling Moms, Dads, and/or Caregivers! Visit Fairmount Waters Works with your preschooler(s) for Week 3 of our Mommy and Minnow, Father and Fry, 5-week program series! Week 3's theme is "Water Recipes". We'll sip water and use our sense of taste! Using water themes and river connection lessons, your preschooler(s), along with yourself, will have […]
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: “Seeing Red (and Yellow and Orange) in the Fall”
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. Do you wonder why leaves are green in the spring and summer, but change to red, yellow and orange in the fall? Investigate the different colored pigments in leaves, identify […]
Sunday Cinema: “A Bug’s Life”
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.) "A Bug's Life": A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, […]
Sunday Cinema: “A Bug’s Life”
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.) "A Bug's Life": A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, […]
Mommy and Minnow, Father and Fry: Follow Your Nose
Calling Moms, Dads, and/or Caregivers! Visit Fairmount Waters Works with your preschooler(s) for Week 4 of our Mommy and Minnow, Father and Fry, 5-week program series! Week 4's theme is "Follow Your Nose", where we'll explore water using our developing sense of smell. Using water themes and river connection lessons, your preschooler(s), along with yourself, will […]