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!
“Air Story,” the latest video projection from LumenARRT!, will be in Congress Square on First Friday. LumenARRT!, the video crew from The Artists’ Rapid Response Team (ARRT!), is using this projection to remind people that climate change is an undisputed fact among scientists and that there are many toxic substances in our air. The brief video …
Join Sister Steel Pan Band (Portland) and Planet Pan Band (Blue Hill) for an outdoor dance party in the heart of Portland! We’ll be kicking off the 27th Annual New EnglandSteel Pan Festival held the following day at Thompson’s Point. Come and dance side by side with steel pan players from over twenty different bands around New England as they join …
Help us kick off our 4th season of summer swing dances in the square with our incredible partner Portland Swing Project! This talented musical powerhouse plays songs from the prohibition era on, songs from around the world, and originals fit to swing. The group’s core includes Caroline Cotter on ukulele, guitar and vocals, Tyler Lienhardt on fiddle and vocals, and Jed Bresette on …
Don’t miss our sizzlin’ Salsa in the Square evenings with PM Salsa featuring Primo Cubano! ALL Level dancers wanted! From 6:00-6:30 enjoy a free 1/2 hour beginner Salsa lesson with Wendy of PM SALSA, followed by live music and dancing with Primo Cubano. Come dance the night away on the 4th Friday of the month. PM Salsa seeks to spread …
Last year over 400 strangers came together in Congress Square Park to sing along with a Broadway Cast Recording...Time to do it again! Join Cast Aside Productions and other HAMILTON fans on Friday June 2 (First Friday) in Congress Square Park for a revolutionary sing-along. Dress in your finest Hamilton-inspired outfit, grab your friends, and …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. June 4th through August 27th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
Like a spiraling galaxy, wandering notes from Balkan scales fill the corners of any room Cocek! Brass Band performs—trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, tuba, all pouring out notes in varying speeds and directions. Pockets of writhing hipsters, grandmas, Balkan dancers and stragglers begin to swell as the Tappan drum (traditional Eastern-European drum) pounds out rhythms that seem …
4 Parks. 4 Shows. 1 Amazing Night. Friends of Congress Square Park is proud to partner with Portland Downtown for the first annual Square Hop + Window Walk! Portland will be hopping Friday night with outdoor music and special performances in four — yes, four! — of our iconic downtown parks. From 6-8pm, you can stroll …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. June 4th through August 27th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
Playing Jump Blues, West Side Soul and Early Rock n' Roll. King Day & his New Imperials will have you on your feet. Portland Swing Project is a local organization with a passion for swing music and dances of the 1920s to today. We teach, dance, perform and provide live and DJ’d swing music spanning …
