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!
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 5th through August 28th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
We are delighted to welcome Amarantos Quartet back to Congress Square Park this season for an encore performance. All four members of Amarantos Quartet are classically trained, though their work as an ensemble also reflects their experience outside of classical music. From playing fiddle in an old-time band, to performing and recording with pop artists, to …
Sister Steel is a unique and energetic professional steel drum band based in Portland, ME. This inclusive instrument is as much fun to play as it is to listen to! Our music, everything from traditional calypso to contemporary pop, will be sure to have you dancing. Most of us have been playing together amidst a cultural phenomenon in Blue Hill, …
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 5th through August 28th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
The Prospero Quartet was founded in June 2015 by USM Alumni and violinists Aaron Pettengill and Victoria Hurlburt, Senior violist Leigh-Ashley Milne, and Junior cellist Cameron Prescott. As a classical focused string quartet, our performances include a wide variety of literature from Mozart to Bloch as well as some more contemporary literature written by composers in the Portland …
The American Music Camp & The Liberty Family Foundation Presents MAINE HERITAGE MUSIC NIGHT in CONGRESS SQUARE PARK. Come dance or simply enjoy the music of award-winning musicians playing the sounds of Quebec, Ireland, Ontario, the Maritime Provinces and Beyond.
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 5th through August 28th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
Born on a snowy Fat Tuesday night of 2012, the Soggy Po' Boys have been honing their craft of New Orleans' music as part of their Tuesday residency in their home town of Dover, New Hampshire. In between local gigs they've fit in more than a hundred shows every year, from festivals and concerts to politics-infused burlesque collaborations and …
Join us for an evening of West African Drum & Dance, Celebrating Community & Cultural Exchange! This 18 person ensemble brings together the upbeat energy and beauty of West African Drumming & Dancing, in a celebration of community and cultural exchange not to be missed. Traditional village style drumming lead by master drummer, Namory Keita from …
Join us for the first Pickwick & Friends Print Fair on Saturday July 16th, 2016 10-4pm. 25+ Printmakers and Shops working in Maine will descend upon Congress square park to exhibit, sell and demo their Fine art, wares and expertise. Raindate: Sunday July 17th 10-4pm
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 5th through August 28th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
The Gather Rounders is a string band that tastefully blends traditional and progressive bluegrass and folk into a lush mix of clean harmonies, inventive pickin’ and solid grooves.
Shakespeare’s summer favorite, A Midsummer Night’s Dream features mischievous faeries, mismatched lovers, and a donkey. With an Eighties Pop twist, every breath you take ends in a laugh. Love is a battlefield and we just want to have fun. It’s magic.
Shakespeare’s summer favorite, A Midsummer Night’s Dream features mischievous faeries, mismatched lovers, and a donkey. With an Eighties Pop twist, every breath you take ends in a laugh. Love is a battlefield and we just want to have fun. It’s magic.
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 5th through August 28th. 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, …
Shakespeare's summer favorite, A Midsummer Night's Dream features mischievous faeries, mismatched lovers, and a donkey. With an Eighties Pop twist, every breath you take ends in a laugh. Love is a battlefield and we just want to have fun. It’s magic.
A free outdoor screening of the 1996 Academy Award Winning documentary When We Were Kings. Co-Presented by the Portland Museum of Art. Film starts at dusk (approx 8pm). In 1974, boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman came to the still-emerging and politically unstable African nation of Zaire for what Ali called the "Rumble in the …
We are a group of artists dedicated to staging exceptional theatre using the simplest means possible. Our goal is to produce work ranging from the beautiful to the brutal, that is always rooted in truth and lives where the creativity, commitment and passion of the artist meets the imagination of the audience. …
Shakespeare’s summer favorite, A Midsummer Night’s Dream features mischievous faeries, mismatched lovers, and a donkey. With an Eighties Pop twist, every breath you take ends in a laugh. Love is a battlefield and we just want to have fun. It’s magic.
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 5th through August 28th. Co-Presented By: Sponsored by:
From July 25th to August 4th, Alison Chase/Performance and the Atlantic Clarion Steel Band will perform at seven sites throughout coastal Maine. Traveling from a field on Penobscot Bay to Portland’s Congress Square Park, the series features family friendly repertoire favorites along with new works that bring humor, illusion, and athleticism to unique impromptu venues. …
Micromassé is a trio of established Portland musicians featuring organist Peter Dugas, guitarist Max Cantlin and drummer Chris Sweet. Inspired by the great jazz organ groups of the fifties and sixties, Micromassé also draws from traditional and contemporary African and Latin music. "You won't miss a vocalist here. Micromasse, a jazz trio featuring Max Cantlin, …