Sunday Cinema: "Watermark"
2016-06-26 15:00 - 17:00 (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. (Film selection subject to change.)
Watermark: A documentary on how water shapes humanity.

River Reimagined: A Land & Water Tour
2016-06-30 14:30 - 16:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Learn about the Fairmount Water Works, one of Philadelphia’s first tourist attractions, and cruise the Schuylkill for a new perspective on sites along this historic river. After a brief tour of the Fairmount Water Works, stroll through the beautifully landscaped South Garden, and along the Schuylkill Banks for a 1.5 mile walk to the Walnut Street dock to board a boat for a 1-hour narrated cruise. Purchase tickets here:
PLEASE NOTE: Comfortable and sturdy shoes are strongly recommended for the 1.5-mile walk. Transportation from the Walnut Street dock back to the Fairmount Water Works is available. In the event of inclement weather, we may have to cancel the tour. You will be notified by email if the tour must be cancelled.

Sunday Cinema: "Hoot"
2016-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 | 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. (Film selection subject to change.)
Hoot: A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he’s compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

Sunday Cinema: "Hoot"
2016-07-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-07-17 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-07-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-31 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-07-31 15:00 - 17:00 | 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. (Film selection subject to change.)
Hoot: A young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he’s compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

CANCELLED: Pop Up Yoga
2016-07-15 18:15 - 19:15 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Join us for a special yoga class with Pop Up Yoga Philly by the serene waters of the Schuylkill River at the Fairmount Water Works Pavilion! A portion of the proceeds of these classes will benefit educational programs at the Fairmount Water Works.
Register here.

Invisible River 2016
2016-07-15 19:30 - 2016-07-16 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, 2200 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, United States
Spend the weekend of Friday, July 15th and Saturday, July 16th with INVISIBLE RIVER on the Schuylkill in East Fairmount Park! Take out a kayak or canoe as dancers twirl, dangle, and mesmerize above your head during BECK EPOCH, the evenings of Fri, July 15th and Sat, July 16th at 7:30pm. Bring the entire family for a festive exploration of the river all day on Saturday, July 16th from 10am-2pm during Schuylkill River Arts Day with dance and music performances, free boating, fishing, interactive watershed lessons, local food and more!
To find out more about these events, visit www.invisibleriver.org.

Family Tour with Let's Go Outdoors
2016-07-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 inspires an appreciation for the outdoors through education and recreation programming, especially among people of color and those that live in city communities.
After the tour, stick around for our weekly Science Saturday activity that starts at 2pm.
The tour is FREE, but registration is required, as space is limited.

20th Annual Delaware Estuary Watershed Workshop: Urban Waters
2016-07-19 08:45 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
This day will focus on the complete process of how we use water in the city. Tours may include the wastewater treatment plant as well as where the water is before we drink it. We will also tour the Fairmount Water Works to learn the history of water in the city of Philadelphia. After exploring the center we will discuss ways to incorporate water into your classroom using the Understanding the Urban Watershed curriculum.

Science Saturday: "Put Your Dirt to Work"
2016-07-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-07-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.
What happens to the fall leaves, grass clippings, or weeds you pull from the garden? They don’t just disappear! Like all natural materials, they decompose. Composting is the practice of managing waste to be reborn as a soil enricher. Come and learn how to compost, and find out what sort of critters make the whole process happen.

River Reimagined: A Land & Water Tour
2016-07-28 14:30, 2016-08-11 14:30 - 16:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Learn about the Fairmount Water Works, one of Philadelphia’s first tourist attractions, and cruise the Schuylkill for a new perspective on sites along this historic river. After a brief tour of the Fairmount Water Works, stroll through the beautifully landscaped South Garden, and along the Schuylkill Banks for a 1.5 mile walk to the Walnut Street dock to board a boat for a 1-hour narrated cruise. Purchase tickets here.
PLEASE NOTE: Comfortable and sturdy shoes are strongly recommended for the 1.5-mile walk. Transportation from the Walnut Street dock back to the Fairmount Water Works is available. In the event of inclement weather, we may have to cancel the tour. You will be notified by email if the tour must be cancelled.

Family Tour w/ Let's Go Outdoors
2016-07-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-08-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-08-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Science Saturday: "The Greatest Flow on Earth: A Water Carnival"
2016-08-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-08-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-08-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.
Step right up and see the amazing surface tension! You will be polarized by this amazing molecule, H2O! Come and explore some of water’s many fascinating properties in fun lab activities.

Sunday Cinema: The Land Before Time
2016-08-07 13:00 - 15:00 | 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. (Film selection subject to change.)
The Land Before Time: An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Sunday Cinema: "The Land Before Time"
2016-08-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-08-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-08-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Pop Up Yoga
2016-08-19 18:15 - 19:15 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
