Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Juneteenth Free Day

About this event

The Fairmount Water Works opens free of charge as part of Wawa Welcome America's Juneteenth Free Museum Days, inviting families to explore the National Historic Landmark that supplied Philadelphia's drinking water in the 19th century. Programming centers on environmental justice and water as a freedom right, with hands-on stations on freshwater mussel restoration in the Schuylkill, watershed science demonstrations, and educator-led tours of the Greek Revival pump houses below the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visitors learn how clean water access has tracked race and class across Philadelphia's history, framing Juneteenth alongside ongoing struggles for equitable infrastructure. Activities are designed for all ages and pair naturally with a riverside walk along Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill Banks trail.