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 for the official opening of our 2017 season with our 3rd annual May Day Celebration! Don’t miss this wonderful family friendly community event in celebration of Spring and public spaces! There will be May Pole festivities and New England folk dancing with live music and instruction by Caller Maggie Robinson. Fun, easy social dances for all …
Take an hour out of your busy week to enjoy a free Tai Chi Chih/Qigong class with Raymond Reid. Tai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) is a non martial form of Tai Chi that increases the life force or vital energy that flows through us and all things in the universe. Tai Chi Chih consists of 19 …
Join us for live music during the May First Friday Art Walk featuring Royal Hammer! Royal Hammer is a seven-piece roots reggae collective from Portland, Maine. Comprised of some of Portland’s most talented and seasoned musicians, Royal Hammer has for many years paid thoughtful and respectful homage to the great traditions of Gregory Isaacs, Dennis …
“Air Story,” the latest video projection from LumenARRT!, will be in Congress Square on First Friday. LumenARRT!, the video crew from The Artists’ Rapid Response Team (ARRT!), is using this projection to remind people that climate change is an undisputed fact among scientists and that there are many toxic substances in our air. The brief video …
Join Sister Steel Pan Band (Portland) and Planet Pan Band (Blue Hill) for an outdoor dance party in the heart of Portland! We’ll be kicking off the 27th Annual New EnglandSteel Pan Festival held the following day at Thompson’s Point. Come and dance side by side with steel pan players from over twenty different bands around New England as they join …
Help us kick off our 4th season of summer swing dances in the square with our incredible partner Portland Swing Project! This talented musical powerhouse plays songs from the prohibition era on, songs from around the world, and originals fit to swing. The group’s core includes Caroline Cotter on ukulele, guitar and vocals, Tyler Lienhardt on fiddle and vocals, and Jed Bresette on …
Don’t miss our sizzlin’ Salsa in the Square evenings with PM Salsa featuring Primo Cubano! ALL Level dancers wanted! From 6:00-6:30 enjoy a free 1/2 hour beginner Salsa lesson with Wendy of PM SALSA, followed by live music and dancing with Primo Cubano. Come dance the night away on the 4th Friday of the month. PM Salsa seeks to spread …
Last year over 400 strangers came together in Congress Square Park to sing along with a Broadway Cast Recording...Time to do it again! Join Cast Aside Productions and other HAMILTON fans on Friday June 2 (First Friday) in Congress Square Park for a revolutionary sing-along. Dress in your finest Hamilton-inspired outfit, grab your friends, and …