Fairmount Water Works

03/19/2025

The Weather Channel states that the nicest day in the next 7 days will be SATURDAY!!! It will be partly cloudy with a high of 63 degrees! Perfect for the 5K Walk/Run Race starting at Fairmount Water Works at 9am! COME ON OUT!!

Stay for our monthly POP-UP - DIATOMS, 11am-2pm! Make a print, play a game, learn some neat things about this important algae living in our rivers!

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
640 Water Works Drive

03/18/2025

Global Recycling Day, created in 2018, recognizes the importance recycling can play in preserving primary resources.

What can you recycle in Philly?
Paper-removed from plastic sleeves or bags
Plastics ( #1, #2, #5)-emptied, rinsed and dry with lids and caps on
Metals-emptied, rinsed and dry with lids and caps on
Cartons-emptied, rinsed and dry
Cardboard-flattened and free of grease and food
Glass-emptied, rinsed and dry with lids and caps on

For more information and to get a handy guide visit:
Https://tinyurl.com/4zj9fmv2

03/01/2025

02/27/2025

World Water Day helps to raise awareness about the critical importance of freshwater resources and advocates for sustainable water management practices. The theme of World Water Day 2025 is ‘Glacier Preservation’. Glaciers are critical to life – their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems. Rapidly melting glaciers are causing uncertainty to water flows, with profound impacts on people and the planet.

Help us celebrate World Water Day 2025 by registering for the Walk for Water for Life- a 5 K walk/run starting at Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Stay to learn about an important organism living in our waterways - the diatom! Diatoms are a type of algae that have cell walls made of silica. They play a key role in oxygen production, the food web and in determining water quality. Under magnification, their geometric patters are fascinating! Come learn more and make a diatom print!
March 22: 11am-2pm

02/26/2025

02/21/2025

Come visit us tomorrow to explore the mighty mussel!
February 22: 11am - 2pm

02/18/2025

No reservations needed! Just stop in!
11 am - 2 pm / FEB 22
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
640 Water Work Drive 19130
Come in out of the cold! Come visit us! Hot cocoa! Fun activities!

02/14/2025

❤️Wishing you a lovely Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day! ❤️
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center will be closed on Friday February 14th for the Eagles Parade! Have fun celebrating the Eagle’s Super Bowl win ! 🦅🦅🦅
We reopen Saturday February 15th at 10am!

02/13/2025

❤️Wishing you a lovely Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day tomorrow!❤️
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center will be closed on Friday February 14th for the Eagles Parade! Have fun celebrating the Eagle’s Super Bowl win ! 🦅🦅🦅
We reopen Saturday February 15th at 10am!

02/11/2025

We want to recognize the 10th anniversary of the 11 Global Movement and celebrate the achievements of women who have forged the way for those of us in science today. We picked a few of our favorites-who would you like to recognize?

02/08/2025

Go Birds!!🦅 🦅 🦅

02/02/2025

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
640 Water Works Drive 19130
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10am - 5pm

02/01/2025

We love our buildings! Come, let us show you why!
Architecture Tour and Program
February 15th
11am-12:30pm

01/30/2025

Because of the extreme cold this month, there is a lot of ice on the Schuylkill River! The Schuylkill River freezing is rare today, but it happened more often in the past. For example, in January 1780, during a very cold winter of the Revolutionary War, the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers froze solid, letting people and goods cross over the ice.

Come on down to the Water Works to listen to the ice creaking and groaning!
And remember, do not walk on the ice, even if it looks thick in areas - it is not safe!

01/29/2025

Winter is cold
Do not be dismayed
Come out to Water Works
to view the balustrades

FEBRUARY 15TH 11AM-12:30PM
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/loving-landmarks-tickets-1120718281549?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/26/2025

International Environmental Education Day has been celebrated on January 26th since 1975. Its goal is to identify environmental issues, both globally and locally, and to raise awareness about the need to conserve and protect the environment. Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center strives to educate individuals about the importance of water in our lives: past, present and future, and the need to protect and care for our waterways. Come visit our Center in the lower level of the Historic Landmark, Fairmount Water Works. Or visit our website to find out about our offerings, events and programs! fairmountwaterworks.org

Hours: Wednesday - Saturday: 10am-5pm

01/25/2025

Come in out of the cold! Join us in making some origami river creatures! 11am-2pm TODAY
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive 640 Waterworks Drive 19130

01/23/2025

COME IN OUT OF THE COLD! Join us Saturday 1/25 to make origami of animals that live in and around the Schuylkill River! We’ll have snacks, hot cocoa and tea!

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Waterworks Dr
We are closed due to the cold today and tomorrow (Friday 1/24/25) but open at 10am on Saturday!!