Sounds n Sizzle
2023-07-28 12:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-29 12:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
A BIPOC food and music festival!

Chess+
2023-07-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-05 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-19 11:00 - 13:00
Come play chess! This weekly meetup is open to all skill levels. There will also be a bunch of additional hand-picked board games!
This ongoing event is hosted in collaboration with FriendConME.

Silent Movie Sunday: "Safety Last!"
2023-07-30 20:30 - 22:00
Join us for another of this year’s series of silent movies! Presented in partnership with Kinonik on the last Sunday of every month, we’ll enjoy classic silent movies on real 16mm film with live musical accompaniment!

SAFETY LAST! (1923)
A boy (Harold Lloyd) moves to New York City to make enough money to support his loving girlfriend (Mildred Davis), but soon discovers that making it in the big city is harder than it looks. When he hears that a store manager will pay $1,000 to anyone who can draw people to his store, he convinces his friend, the “human fly,” (Bill Strother) to climb the building and split the profit with him. But when his pal gets in trouble with the law, he must complete the crazy stunt on his own.

Some Good Badminton
2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-22 18:00 - 20:00
How about a friendly game of badminton?

Join us in Congress Square Park every Tuesday evening (6-8pm) for a friendly, all-ages, all-abilities mini-tournament! This will be played in doubles. Bring a friend — or make one at the park!

This program is made possible thanks to support from AARP through the Community Challenge Grant.

System Reboot: Return to Oz
2023-08-02 20:00 - 21:30
Part of our film series with SPACE Gallery and PMA Films!

Blurb Club
2023-08-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-17 12:00 - 13:00
A book show and tell! Bring a book (if you like) to share, and get some great book recommendations. We meet every other Thursday at noon.
Our rain location is down the street at Mechanics’ Hall.

WMPG Live!
2023-08-03 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-08-17 16:00 - 19:00
Come hang out and listen to tunes spun by local DJs!

Swing Dancing feat. Annie and the Fur Trappers
2023-08-05 18:00 - 20:00
Boston-based Annie and the Fur Trappers visit Congress Square Park for the first time to serenade some swing dancing!
Hosted with Portland Swing Project.
Come dance!

Congress Square Night Market: Stickerfest!
2023-08-06 17:00 - 21:00
Food, artists, makers, and the best vibes in town! Shop local and hang out with us. Tonight is STICKERFEST! Loads of stickers made by local artists!
Vendor lineup:
Plot Twist Pretzels
Fleet Street Vintage
Aud Makes
R Nicole Studio
James Sylvester
Dila’s Kitchen
InkCap Illustrations
Kelly Kreates Artwork
KnotMeKnotYou

Portraits As You Pass
Goosepoop
Cursedluver
Myles Bullen
Meltedvinyls
Wax or Wane
Breakaway Bread
Kittylamb

Yarn in the Park
2023-08-09 17:30 - 19:00
Come and craft with fellow knitters! Bring your own supplies and current projects. All skill levels welcome!

PIGEON: Storytelling Series
2023-08-10 17:00 - 18:00
Mostly true stories, told to a live audience, under the lights of Congress Square Park. Join us on the second Thursday of June, July, and August to hear diverse stories about the human experience.

Old-Time Music Jam
2023-08-10 18:00 - 20:00
The Portland Old-Time Music Jam has been meeting regularly on Tuesday evenings for 30 years. In recent years, it meets at Post Office Park in Portland during the summer months on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm, and tips received in the banjo case are donated to 317 Main in Yarmouth to support their stringed instrument programs. “Old-Time Music” may be described as a genre of North American folk music that includes Appalachian mountain music, and Southern, New England, Midwest, and Western fiddle and banjo tunes, or as one Jam member says, “the top 40 from 1840.” Fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and bass are commonly played in Old-Time Music.
This summer (2023), The Portland Old-Time Music Jam is looking forward to adding three more jam opportunities — at Congress Square Park on the second Thursday of June, July, and August, from 6-8 pm.

50 Years of Hip Hop
2023-08-11 18:00 - 20:00
Celebrate the birthday of hip hop! Presented by Graphic Melee.

Modular on the Spot
2023-08-12 14:00 - 18:00
A celebration of synthesizers! Open to all! Come and play!

Modular on the Spot
2023-08-12 14:00 - 18:00
Modular on the Spot is a free and inclusive outdoor concert series created to offer a platform for local modular synthesists to share their compositions and improvisations with the public. The series was started in Los Angeles a decade ago and has since seen chapters sprout up in cities from Boston to Tokyo. This is the first of hopefully many Modular on the Spot Portland events!

Queer Makers Market
2023-08-13 17:00 - 21:00
Dozens of local makers and artists! Best vibes around!
Organized by R Nicole Studio.

Circus in the Square
2023-08-18 17:00 - 18:00

Let's Band Together: Brass Bands Mini Music Festival
2023-08-19 13:00 - 15:00

Congress Square Night Market
2023-08-20 17:00 - 21:00
Food, artists, makers, and the best vibes in town! Shop local and hang out with us.
Vendor lineup:
The Challah Shoppe
Creighton Studios
Fantasy Fiend
Pho Huong
Otisito Designs
timblebee
Anchor & Heart Lacquer
Aud Makes
Comatose Pepper Co
Mellifluous Portland
Cece and the Seams
Earth Spiral Apothecary
Lucky Fox Bookshop
Portraits As You Pass
Ellodies
BrightWorm Studio & Press
Breakaway Bread
Bracken & Briar

Hip Hop in the Park
2023-08-21 18:00 - 20:00
An evening of family-friendly hip hop with Monday of the Minds!
Free! Open to all!

Salsa Dancing feat. Primo Cubano
2023-08-25 17:00 - 20:00
Primo Cubano returns to play some salsa music!
Get a quick lesson in salsa from PM Salsa at 5pm, followed by live music.
Come dance!
