Friends of Congress Square Park
The premier urban park in the heart of Portland’s vibrant Arts District. The park features local art installations, community events, free wifi and more!
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Stroll with neighbors! Announcing our new weekly gathering: Walk & Roll! Every Sunday at 1pm you’re invited to join a friendly group of neighbors deciding on a route and enjoying each other’s company as everyone zigs and zags through town and back to our little park. Everyone of every ability level is invited, and we …
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Join us for silent movies in the park at sunset on the last Sundays of each month! When a landlady (Marie Ault) and her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they're overjoyed: He's quiet, humble and pays a month's rent in advance. But his mysterious and suspicious behavior soon has them … |
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Various writing prompts, invitations to read your work aloud, and all experience levels welcome. Free and open to all! First Mondays of the month. |
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It’s a book show-and-tell! Come chat about what you’re reading, or what you’ve read, or how you like to read books — all while meeting new people and getting other book recommendations. Free and open to all! Rain location: Mechanics’ Hall
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Explore the created works by students of King Middle School on what freedom means to them! With a special pop-up party featuring the Brazen Bandits! |
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We're delighted to partner with Factory 3 to offer a clothes mending workshop! Bring your clothing in need of repair and get empowered with your own ability to mend. Free and open to all! |
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RAINED OUT! Shop, hang out, and meet local makers! The monthly Congress Square Market features a whole bunch of local artists, food and beverage makers, and crafters will a huge range of stuff to peruse and talk about. This month's lineup: Beth Zebal Pottery Mark My Thread Small Craft Advisory Townie Coffee Roasters Maggoty …
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Stroll with neighbors! Announcing our new weekly gathering: Walk & Roll! Every Sunday at 1pm you’re invited to join a friendly group of neighbors deciding on a route and enjoying each other’s company as everyone zigs and zags through town and back to our little park. Everyone of every ability level is invited, and we … |
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Salsa dancing is back! Enjoy a free salsa dancing lesson provided by PM Salsa at 5:30, with Primo Cubano taking the stage at 6. Free and open to all! |
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Join Robyn Towle and your neighbors for some silly line dancing! All humans and abilities welcome -- learn something new, have fun, and enjoy a no-pressure evening in the Square. This is a new monthly series happening the evening of every second Friday! Free and open to all! |
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It's a marathon reading of Walt Whitman's poem Song of Myself, in partnership with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance! Everyone is welcome to hop in and read a passage, or to listen to a bit of verse. We'll start at 10am and read until we're through all 52 sections. If you have a copy …
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Stroll with neighbors! Announcing our new weekly gathering: Walk & Roll! Every Sunday at 1pm you’re invited to join a friendly group of neighbors deciding on a route and enjoying each other’s company as everyone zigs and zags through town and back to our little park. Everyone of every ability level is invited, and we … |
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We're delighted to host our friends at GMRI for an afternoon of marine science! Come learn!
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The Gulf of Maine Research Institute works with our partners to create science-based, community-driven solutions to global ocean challenges. Stop by CSP on June 16th 1:00-3:00 to learn how warming oceans are contributing to sea level rise and coastal flooding in Maine -- and how you can take part in collecting flooding observations in your community that inform … |
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School is out but we can share the joy of recess in Congress Square Park. All ages are welcome, kids and nostalgic adults, for an evening of school yard style play and games. Freeze Pops are an essential summer treat and will be available for cooling off. Bring friends or make new friends drawing with … |
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It’s a book show-and-tell! Come chat about what you’re reading, or what you’ve read, or how you like to read books — all while meeting new people and getting other book recommendations. Free and open to all! Rain location: Mechanics’ Hall |
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Be with community! Meet and support dozens of local makers! Come hang out! Third Sunday of every month
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Stroll with neighbors! Announcing our new weekly gathering: Walk & Roll! Every Sunday at 1pm you’re invited to join a friendly group of neighbors deciding on a route and enjoying each other’s company as everyone zigs and zags through town and back to our little park. Everyone of every ability level is invited, and we … |
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Come experience Kizomba! Kizomba is a beautiful partner dance from Angola, focused on connection, musicality, and smooth, flowing steps that make you feel the music with every movement. Start with a quick intro class, then stay for social dancing—no partner or experience needed. Come catch the sunset, meet new people, and enjoy the vibe. Free … |
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Stroll with neighbors! Announcing our new weekly gathering: Walk & Roll! Every Sunday at 1pm you’re invited to join a friendly group of neighbors deciding on a route and enjoying each other’s company as everyone zigs and zags through town and back to our little park. Everyone of every ability level is invited, and we …
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Bring your broken wares, bicycles, textiles, etc. and learn how to repair them! Free and open to all!
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Join us for silent movies in the park at sunset on the last Sundays of each month! In London, professor Challenger announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. Journalist Edward Malone volunteers to go and convinces his newspaper to … |
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It’s a book show-and-tell! Come chat about what you’re reading, or what you’ve read, or how you like to read books — all while meeting new people and getting other book recommendations. Free and open to all! Rain location: Mechanics’ Hall
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Presented in partnership with One Longfellow Square! *also serving as the rain location Sigrid Sibley is a singer-songwriter from Poland Spring, Maine, where she was raised on a small homestead surrounded by gardens, fruit trees, and backyard chickens. Inspired by a childhood spent reading, writing poetry, and listening to her family’s music collection, she began writing … |
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We're delighted to welcome back Maine Youth Circus for an all-out variety show! Surprises and spectacles await! |
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