The Water Shed is hosting the EcoFEST Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. along the 5300 block of Wayne Avenue in Germantown.
The event, themed “Roots & Resilience: Community, Culture, and Climate,” will celebrate environmental resilience and community creativity with hands-on learning, local vendors, art, performances, and resources.
The event’s activities include:
● Drop-In Science Lab from the Academy of Natural Sciences
● Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership’s Creekmobile
● Art activity with Kaitlyn Pomerantz, the Water Shed’s resident artist
● Paper shredding
● Electronic recycling
● Face painting
● Poetry readings
● DJ performances
● Food
● Raffles and giveaways
● And much more
Event goers can also receive helpful resources from vendors, including water bill assistance, information on drinking water quality, the City of Philadelphia hiring opportunities, and more!
The event celebrates the Water Shed – a new community-based hub in Germantown offering resources and education on local environmental challenges. Water Shed visitors can also engage in creative workshops related to flooding and contribute to a Germantown flooding archive.
The Water Shed is part of the Waterway Arts Initiative, a joint collaboration between Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
The Water Shed’s EcoFEST Block Party will take place Saturday, August 16 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the 5300 block of Wayne Avenue between Queen Lane & Penn Street.
For more information about Water Shed’s 2025 EcoFEST Block Party, click here.
