Congress Square Market

Food, artists, makers, and the best vibes in town! Shop local and hang out with us. Vendor lineup: Plot Twist Pretzels Hi Water Press & Bloof Books Fleet Street Vintage Crooked Look Lily & Quartz WingedPrints Pho Huong timblebee ME Powered Pastries Midcoast Vegan Portraits As You Pass Ki Ceramics Fireball Book Bindery Goosepoop Saudade

Journaling Cohort

Come connect with a group of kind and curious peers. We’ll explore journaling as a tool for re-parenting your inner child & deepening your relationship with yourself. This course is FREE and open to the public, but we strongly encourage participation all four weeks to develop connections within the cohort!

Coloring & Coffee

Come on out to Congress Square Parkto color, play with art supplies and sip coffee with your neighbors every Tuesday Morning in June! Paper and art materials will be provided, and coffee accessible! Open to all ages.  Coloring and art-making is for everyone! Tuesdays in June 9am - 11am.

T’ai Chi

Free Tai Chi Chih/Qigong classes will be taught in Congress Square Park May through September. All classes will occur twice weekly — on Tuesdays from 9:30 until 10:30 am and Thursdays from 8:30 until 9:30 am, led by Sara Leonard. Old pros and those who have just started practice, as well as curious bystanders of

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Starring Bob Hoskins as Mario, John Leguizamo as Luigi, and Dennis Hopper as King Koopa, the Goomba-pounding plumbers’ live-action debut has been called one of the greatest flips in Hollywood history and wildly ahead of its time. Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of this gritty, dystopic take on the Super Mario world. Co-presented by PMA

T’ai Chi

Free Tai Chi Chih/Qigong classes will be taught in Congress Square Park May through September. All classes will occur twice weekly — on Tuesdays from 9:30 until 10:30 am and Thursdays from 8:30 until 9:30 am, led by Sara Leonard. Old pros and those who have just started practice, as well as curious bystanders of

Blurb Club

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.

PIGEON: Storytelling Series

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.

PIGEON: A Storytelling Event

PIGEON, a storytelling event Come hear mostly true stories, told to a live audience, under the patio lights of Congress Square Park in Portland, Maine. Join us, the 2nd Thursday of June, July, and August to hear diverse stories about the human experience. June 8th features Maine writers Jaed Coffin, David Grubb, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Leela