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!
Inanna- Sisters in Rhythm makes its first appearance in the park, with a special guest appearance by Marita Kennedy-Castro! Inanna-Sisters In Rhythm is an all-women’s percussion and vocal ensemble dedicated to cultural diversity, education and healing through the language of music. Blending western vocal harmonies with the polyrhythms or West Africa, the Middle East and …
TIGER BOMB are an all-girl all-original glam inspired group fronted by Lynda Mandolyn (formerly of San Francisco all-girl band, Fabulous Disaster), and Chris Horne (formerly of Portland, ME all-girl band, The Brood). They’ve combined forces for their latest rock & pop explosion – Tiger Bomb! Backed by the dynamic duo of Andrea Ellis on bass …
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:
Portland Intown Contra Dance is up to growing a lively community through weekly zesty, joyful, intergenerational contra dancing to live music. They insist no partner and no experience is needed to have a delightful and connected dance. Dela Taylor will teach each of this evening's dances, bringing her humor, and fresh, light calling style. She'll be joined …
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:
Novel Jazz is back by popular demand! “Novel Jazz” is a band that re-interprets the great works of jazz icons, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. For over a decade, they have been mining the rich musical collections of these legends (together they wrote ~3000 compositions, of which most jazz lovers are familiar with only about ~2% …
Stan Davis and Brian Kavanah play a wide range of acoustic guitar -folk songs, blues, rock, and even originals!
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:
Bright Star World Dance brings you an evening of Belly Dance and Latin Dance. Come see performances by Rosa Noreen, Joie Grandbois, Dark Follies, Anna & Lazaro of Danza Latina, and the Bright Star belly dance student troupes! Learn some new movements in all different styles from these friendly and welcoming teachers. Tap your toes, …
Come enjoy contemporary chamber music by these accomplished musicians! (This event was postponed due to rain. The original show date was August 18, 2017.)