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!
Join Maine Women's Lobby and Portland Women's March on Saturday, August 28th from 11am-1pm for Fed Up and Fighting Back: Women's Equality Day 2021, a social justice street fair connecting Mainers to the knowledge, skills, and resources to make the change we need in our communities. This year we are ready to fight for Paid …
Come play chess! All equipment will be available on-site. Free and open to the public.
Tender Table invites all to a celebration of Black and Brown joy and community featuring local food and drinks by Dream Sweets, Onggi, Penny’s BBQ Chicken, Siblings, Riverside Farm, Yardie Ting; food-themed poetry and storytelling by April Fournier, Nyamuon “Moon” Nguany Machar, Samaa Abdurraqib, Sarah Williams, Signature MiMi; music by Viva; performance by Dance Activism; …
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Join artist, educator, and play facilitator Genevieve Victoria Casale Johnson for a 45 minute intentional listening practice in Congress Square Park. This collective exercise leads participants through a practice of observing and documenting the variety of sounds in the park using creative methods. Participants are encouraged to document their experience with words, images, textures, and …
Presented by the Portland Department of Public Health. Remember the people. Acknowledge the grief. End the stigma.
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Parking Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Established in 2005, it is held the third Friday of September. Friends of Congress Square Park will be turning an adjacent parking space on Congress Street into a temporary "parklet" with information about the organization and …
COMMUNITY EVENT PRESENTED BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MAINE Drop by Congress Square Park on September 17th between 11 and 3 to join our collaborative art project to urge the Senate to "Finish the Job" by passing the For the People Act quickly and to demand that they let nothing, including the filibuster, prevent them from …