// // // Snowball Fight! There are all types of winter activities that can’t be done in other seasons. Do you want to build a snowman? Make snow angels? Make sure to dress warm! Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Starting January […]
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.
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.
Presented by the Society for Industrial Archaeology, Oliver Evans Chapter Speaker: Matthew Christopher (Author & Photographer, www.abandonedamerica.us) Founded by Matthew Christopher in 2006 as a catalogue of the remains of modern ruins, Abandoned America has since developed into one of the foremost websites dealing with the phenomena of abandoned buildings. Originally intended as an examination […]
Winter Foods — Just add warm water! Taste testing water as key ingredient in our winter favorites- hot cocoa, peppermint tea, soup and more. Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Starting January 15, join us Thursday mornings from 10:30am- 11:30am to splash around […]
Bring the family to the Fairmount Water Works every Saturday in February for "Frozen in February"! Experience the hit musical comedy Frozen like never before in an all-new, full-length sing-along edition. Follow the lyrics with a bouncing Frozen snowflake. Join Anna as she sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain […]
Center City in Philadelphia is relatively flat. Across the Schuylkill River in the western part of the city there are hills and rocky outcrops. Learn about the physiographic provinces that make up Philadelphia and how they are different. We will use topographic maps and an interactive sandbox to understand the landforms that make up our city and watershed. […]
This tour is impromptu every snowy day in March. This spontaneous tour is for cross-country skiers and winter hikers/runners/snowshoers who want to see the Wissahickon Valley from a whole new perspective. We will need snow on Forbidden Drive so participants should be flexible as you may only get a few hours of notice! Any new-fallen snow […]
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.