Pop Up Yoga
Join us for a special yoga class with Pop Up Yoga Philly. For a donation, not only will you enjoy a peaceful session overlooking the waterfall, but proceeds will benefit […]
Events for November 15, 2015 - October 25, 2015
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Fairmount Water Works: Inside & Out
Learn about the Water Works’ architecture, and then head inside for a guided orientation to the “Water in our World” exhibit. Watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role […]
Science Saturday: Sounding Off About Underwater Noises”
Ships use SONAR to "see" the bottom of the ocean, much like some animals use sound to "see" where they're going. Find out if there are any animals in the Schuylkill that use sound. We will investigate some properties of sound ans "see" the shape of the Schuylkill River bottom that was determined using soundings. […]
Be an Artist! (Pop-Up Activity)
Come to the Fairmount Water Works every Saturday in June for a day of painting with our friends from Mural Arts. Whether a fish, turtle, or snail, show your creative […]
Sunday Cinema: FernGully
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. FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human […]
Milling Around (Hard Hat Tour)
Eye-level with the Schuylkill, you’ll walk the same underground paths as a royal family and Olympic swimmers during a behind-the-scenes look at Philadelphia’s first tourist destination. Hear about the future expansion […]
Sunday Cinema: FernGully
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. FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human […]
Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour
PWD manages and treats Philadelphia wastewater, which includes the upkeep of more than 3,000 miles of sewer. We use a system of combined sewers in half of our neighborhoods and a separate sewer system in the other half. The Fairmount Water Works is coordinating three tours, held the last Wednesday of the month, from April […]
Wasterwater Treatment Plant Tour
PWD manages and treats Philadelphia wastewater, which includes the upkeep of more than 3,000 miles of sewer. We use a system of combined sewers in half of our neighborhoods and […]
Fairmount Water Works: Inside & Out
Learn about the Water Works’ architecture, and then head inside for a guided orientation to the “Water in our World” exhibit. Watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role […]