Badminton!
2025-08-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Come play! All are welcome, and all equipment is provided!
Every Tuesday in August!

Blurb Club
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Bring whatever you’re reading, chat about books, and get some new recommendations! All are welcome! Rain location: Mechanics’ Hall

OLS Presents: Blues Prophets
2025-08-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Part of our Square to Square concert series with our friends at One Longfellow Square! Rain location: OLS
The Blues Prophets began as The New England Blues Prophets rehearsing in the basement of a house in Fairfield, Maine in 1976. Live music was everywhere in those years. Still, to the bands surprise, patrons embraced a band that played the blues and nothing else.
The Blues Prophets introduced many local patrons to the music. Doug Wainoris, guitar/vocals. DW Gill, harmonica/vocals. Jeffrey Davison, drums/vocals. Jamie Isaacson, piano. Jack Tukey, bass guitar. The band traveled to the blues bars of Chicago, played many stages in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Boston, and throughout Maine/New England, honing their craft and becoming an institution. During their travels the boys met and jammed with living legends of the day such as James Cotton, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Professor Longhair, Jimmy Johnson and Bonnie Raitt.

Doggie Social Hour
2025-08-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Networking for friendly leashed pups!

Language Table: Spanish & Portuguese
2025-08-30 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-06 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-13 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-20 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The Language Table is an open resource to language learners and native speakers of the Portland area! We engage in a mixture of open and guided conversation to give learners a consistent means to practice and learn, as well as to build community and cultural awareness within Portland!
The Spanish Table is every Saturday from 11am to 1pm.
The Portuguese Table is every Saturday from 1pm to 3pm.
Rain location: Novel

Language Table: English & French
2025-08-31 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The Language Table is an open resource to language learners and native speakers of the Portland area! We engage in a mixture of open and guided conversation to give learners a consistent means to practice and learn, as well as to build community and cultural awareness within Portland!
The English Table is every Sunday from 11am to 1pm.
The French Table is every Sunday from 1pm to 3pm.
Rain location: Novel

Queer Makers' Market
2025-08-31 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The beloved market series featuring a dozens of local makers is back!

Music in the Square: Old Time Group
2025-09-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Enjoy Americana tunes from yesteryear with the Old Time Group!

Circus in the Square: Variety Show
2025-09-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
So many tricks, so little time! Enjoy multiple performances by folks from Maine Youth Circus!

Local Music Fest!
2025-09-06 15:30 - 19:30 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Enjoy multiple local bands and artists in one afternoon!

PMA Films Presents: Jaws
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The one and only! 50 years!
Presented in partnership with PMA Films and SPACE Gallery.

Music in the Square: Landaya
2025-09-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Part of DRUM: A Global Music Series.

Master drummer and djembefola, Sayon Camara, hailing from Guinea, West Africa, joins forces with multi-instrumentalists Dave Kobrenski and Grant Ellerbeck for a spellbinding performance of Malinké music. Known collectively as Landaya, this powerhouse trio draws from the traditions of Sayon’s village, weaving intricate rhythms on the djembé and dunun drums with ancient melodies. Kobrenski and Ellerbeck accompany Sayon’s joyous singing on instruments like the Fula flute, kamale ngoni (10-string harp), and bolon (4-string bass harp). The performance is further enhanced by Sayon’s storytelling, providing rich cultural context for the music.

True to the experience of a festival in Sayon’s village, the nature of Landaya’s performance literally engages the audience in participation of call and response singing in Malinke language and dance movement for all who choose it, as well as some who normally may not but can’t resist the joyousness of the music. To enhance the performance Sayon will be playing in traditional costume, an art of movement in itself.

Tender Table Night Market
2025-09-14 17:00 - 21:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
FoCSP is very pleased to welcome back Tender Table for another lovely night market full of food, art, and music by local BIPOC community members.
More details TBD!
Rain date: Sept 21

Yarn in the Park
2025-09-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Bring your current sewing, knitting, crocheting, or other project and hang out with fellow crafters! Open to all!

Music in the Square: the Burnurwurbskek Singers
2025-09-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Part of DRUM: A Global Music Series.

Comprised of men representing many of Maine’s Wabanaki people (including the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Mic Mac tribes), the members of the Burnurwurbskek Singers have been singing and drumming together for almost 25 years. They perform traditional northeast Native American woodland songs that date back to time immemorial, as well as more contemporary, intertribal songs. These songs have been passed down in their rich oral tradition from generation to generation – from fathers, grandfathers and uncles to brothers, cousins and sons. The Singers have performed at many national events for Native American organizations and at smaller regional gatherings up and down the US East Coast and Canada. Core members of the group are Ron Bear, his two sons Nick Bear and Cree Neptune Bear, and Nyle Sockbeson. The group is also often accompanied by traditional Native American dances, performed by Ron’s daughter Selena Neptune Bear and others. The Burnurwurbskek Singers are honored to continue to share their Native American drumming, singing and dances with Indian Country and others.

Movie in the Square: Tremors
2025-09-23 19:00 - 20:30
Presented in partnership with PMA Films and SPACE Gallery.
*This film will be shown indoors at Kinonik, located at Cassidy Point, and will feature very special guest (and star of the movie) Finn Carter!
