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 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!
We're so pleased to kick off Mayo Street Arts' Puppets in Portland Festival here in the Park! “Judy Punches Back,” Puppet Motion's modern interpretation of the traditional "Punch and Judy" show, is a hilarious, timely, hand-crafted farce that can be enjoyed by the whole family. After being pushed around for over 400 years, the famous …
Y'arr! Celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day with sea shanties by local pirate band The Shank Painters! Family-friendly, and costumes encouraged!
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 …
Our neighbors at the Portland Museum of Art are bringing this classic comedy to the big screen in the park! Bring a chair and enjoy!
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
An evening of dreamy underwater dance with ambient banjo and electronic music. Immerse yourself in the sensuous underwater dance film work of local filmmaker Juliette Sutherland, set to the ambient banjo and electronic music of New England musicians Djim Reynolds, Nate Groth and Al Mead. www.juliettesutherland.com https://djimreynolds.bandcamp.com/album/caretaker
Join Ovations and Stepping Out creators Dr. Wendy Chapkis and Megan MacGregor for a walking tour of significant Congress Street sites, followed by a conversation on queer placemaking led by Dr. Theodore Greene at the Equality Community Center. The tour starts here at Congress Square Park. More info: https://portlandovations.org/event/portlands-queer-history-walking-tour/
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 …
Join us for silent movies in the park at sunset on the last Sundays of each month! Proud of his position, responsibilities and uniform, a hotel doorman is shocked to find out that he has been demoted to washroom attendant., humiliated, the old man struggles to carry on with his life.