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!
A non-instructional drawing group with a live model. Free to all, though donations to the model are greatly appreciated. All skill levels welcome. BYO easel and supplies, though some drawing pads and charcoal pencils are available.
The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center presents the Maine Marimba Ensemble with many special guests! This concert is free and open to all.
Welcome back Tender Table to Congress Square Park! This celebration of BIPOC women features a wide variety of local food-makers and performers. Free and open to all.
Non-instructional, free, open to all levels and a safe space for all. BYO drums, although some will be available to share.
Join us for an open-air shopping experience in the park! Vendors: Wagamuffin Roots and Co. Farthest Field Farm The Milk Bottle Buggy Studio Exile Bakery Plot Twist Pretzels Ghee Pho Huong Bracken & Briar Portraits As You Pass Alien Ceramics Dr. Flo's Tooth Polish Myles' World of Art Mel Andrel Studio Tenderly Bound Books The …
An evening of pan-drumming! Local favorites Sister Steel and Planet Pan are back with high-energy dance tunes. Free and open to all!
SPACE Gallery presents "The Neverending Story"! More info here: https://space538.org/event/the-neverending-story-2022/
Meet and greet with well behaved leashed pups!
Spirituals in America represent a music of gathering. The coming together of people to share an experience and surrender to something greater. Mike Effenberger and Stu Dias have explored this music in several formats as part of the Soggy Po Boys and several other outfits. On September 14th in Congress Square Park, they will explore …
A book-recommendation sharing-circle! Bring a book you've recently read (or are currently reading) to share (or not!), and listen to some folks do the same. Co-presented with Portland Public Library and Mechanics' Hall. In inclement weather we will meet in Mechanics' Hall, just down Congress Street.