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!
The Maine Academy of Modern Music will host a MAMMOTH Brass Band, Rock Chorus, and Strings Pop-Up performance at Congress Square Park on Friday, May 10th from 6-8pm. FREE and open to the public! ABOUT MAMMMOTH: Where MAMM is already well known for its fun, electric guitar-driven rock programming such as its popular summer camp …
Ballet Bloom Project will present a dance performance comprised of 5 contemporary ballet works. A performance series will be hosted at 6pm, then repeat at 7pm. The world of ballet continues to “bloom” and progress as dancers and choreographers explore the art form and repeatedly push new boundaries to expand the definition of ballet to …
ARE WE GREAT YET? is a FREE circus performance with Circus Olé And Feast of Fools Saturday, June 1 from 6-8pm in Congress Square Park. Circus Ole presents the 2019 Extravaganza featuring an in depth look at Politics + Circus! The greatest show! Epic contrasts! Giant puppets, tiny people, live music, dance, and so much …
***This event has been cancelled due to risk of thunderstorms. Join us next weekend instead for another Portland Summer Film Sunday at dusk!*** Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Join Portland Summer Films every Sunday at …
Join local teacher Erin Curren for Nia - a fun and expressive fitness class - every Monday in June and August from 12-1pm! Though typically done barefoot, shoes are recommended for Nia in the park. $10 suggested, class cards available. Nia is an exhilarating, non-impact fusion fitness class that draws from the Martial Arts, Dance, …
***This event has been rescheduled for July 10 due to rain forecasts.*** What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? Open City nights in Congress Square …
Chase the Chill: Knitting in Public is a casual hand-crafts group that meets weekly in the Square. If you’re a knitter or crocheter, gather with others to create craft and community each week! *This event is weather-permitting. Should rain or inclement weather occur, the group will likely meet in the Reiche School Community Room.* …
On June 7 from 6-8pm, Sea Level & The Memorial Skylight will present a full park sound installation - a living moving three dimensional soundscape. As visitors navigate Congress Square Park, they'll experience in-the-moment individualized and collective musical compositions that are responsive to natural parameters like sunset, humidity, and the activity of people, animals, and …
Try your hand at bunraku puppetry in a free playshop with Figures of Speech Theatre! Participants will work in groups of 2-3 puppeteers to animate a single puppet and create short, non-verbal performances, which we’ll share with each other. Along with noh and kabuki, bunraku is one of the “high forms” of theater in Japan. …
Drop by Congress Square Park for the Fork Food Lab Market Pop Up! Shop snacks and goodies from various members at Fork Food Lab. There will be a variety of goods from vegan deserts to fresh salsa. Stay tuned for detailed information on daily offerings. Saturday Snack Shop is a series. Drop by every …
A smattering of of 2Sheets Theater Company's favorite stories so far. Skunks making love on the hood of a car, bugs looking for honey, Eastern European servants, time traveling accountants. Short and wise tales of hysterical existentialism, warring ideals, and playful philosophy. 2Sheets Theater has been described by the Portland Phoenix thusly: "You never know …
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark (James Dean) is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo), and falls for local girl Judy (Natalie Wood). However, …
Join us for casual Monday evenings in Congress Square Park with local singers and songwriters. Relax and listen to your talented neighbors, or bring your instrument and perform for the crowd! Artists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to perform. Interested in sharing a song? We’ll book talent in advance, so get in touch …
***This class has been cancelled due to rain. Catch it next week - same time, same place!*** Come break a sweat in Congress Square Park with a Zumba class taught by Kristin Sutton of Avant Dance Studio. Donations are encouraged - pay what you can! Suggested donation of $5-10. Expect to dance for 45 …
What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? Open City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information …
Nevaeh Dance Circus is an innovative, creative, and talented group of movement artists from the hills of western Maine. Their modern form of dance theater incorporates a variety of different dance styles, and forms circus arts. Come to Congress Square Park on June 14 from 6-8pm to enjoy a performance that's a fusion of dance, …
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as …
Come break a sweat in Congress Square Park with a Zumba class taught by Kristin Sutton of Avant Dance Studio. Donations are encouraged - pay what you can! Suggested donation of $5-10. Expect to dance for 45 minutes. Zumba involves dance and aerobic movements performed to energetic music. The choreography incorporates hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, …
What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? Open City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information …
Congress Square Park is excited to be a host for the 7th annual Make Music Portland! Portland once again joins hundreds of cities around the world in celebrating the Summer Solstice & Make Music Day by filling the streets with free musical performances, music lessons, and community play-a-long events. Make Music Portland is a free, …
Congress Square Park is excited to be a host for the 7th annual Make Music Portland! Portland once again joins hundreds of cities around the world in celebrating the Summer Solstice & Make Music Day by filling the streets with free musical performances, music lessons, and community play-a-long events. Make Music Portland is a free, …
Do you want to add some whimsy to your life? This accessible circus and flow arts program can help you learn a new skill while having lots of fun. Learn from trained professionals who have experience helping people of all skill and ability levels discover the amazing world of circus and flow arts. The Way …
In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make …
Join us in Congress Square Park for an open mic and feature of talented local hip hop and freestyle performers. Enjoy the talent of your neighbors or join in by performing yourself! Celebrate the vibrant and ever growing scene in New England fourth Mondays at 6–8 PM from June through August, just before Monday of the …
What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? Open City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information …
Back again for July 2019! A few of Portland’s well-traveled squares are about to get more colorful and musical with the addition of Pianos in the Squares. Pianos in the Squares is a project of City of Portland Parks, Recreation & Facilities, Portland Downtown, and Friends of Congress Square Park. Colorful, painted pianos will be …
Come to Congress Square Park from 6-8pm for a free evening of hopping music and salsa dance (lessons included!). PM Salsa teacher Wendy Edwards has been teaching for over 15 years. Come at 6pm to learn basic moves and enjoy an evening of social dance with music by Primo Cubano! Primo Cubano will play traditional Cuban dance …
***Sadly, the risk of thunderstorms today is too high, so this event has been postponed until July 20th. Join us then!*** Join us for the 4th annual Print Fair co-presented with Portland’s Pickwick Independent Press! Over 40 Maine Printmakers will be exhibiting, demoing, and selling their work in Congress Square Park.
***Sadly, the risk of thunderstorms today is too high, so this event has been cancelled.*** Join us for the 4th annual Print Fair co-presented with Portland’s Pickwick Independent Press! Over 40 Maine Printmakers will be exhibiting, demoing, and selling their work in Congress Square Park. Drop by Congress Square Park for the Fork Food Lab Market Pop Up! …
Science fiction adventure about a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Roy refuses to accept an explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his life to pursue …
The 4th of July week brings a free concert with the 195th Maine Army National Guard Band (Bangor)! Over 30 musicians will present a variety of classical, jazz, popular music, marches, patriotic favorites, and show tunes arranged for the concert band. Headquartered in Bangor, the band is made up of traditional National Guard members with civilian …
What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? Open City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information …
Come break a sweat in Congress Square Park with a Pilates class taught by Ash Salisbury. This class is free, and donations are welcome. This is an all-levels class -- all ages and abilities welcome! Pilates involves exercising through controlled movements, which should look and feel like a workout. If practiced with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, …
Celebrating over 20 years of bringing live musical spectacle to the people of New York City and beyond is Hungry March Band, a brass, percussion, and performance ensemble. Founded in Brooklyn in 1997 for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, HMB embodies the spirit of NYC’s streets with an inimitable brass sound and inspired, eclectic dance. HMB …
Join us for a free concert and dance party with Sabouyouma! Sabouyouma is a high energy 7-piece polyrhythmic groove machine that formed through ongoing musical relationships in Burlington, Vermont's vibrant West-African dance and drumming scene. Sabouyouma is led by Guinean-born Ousmane Camara: the band's front man, composer, and master Balafonist (the Balafon is a West-African marimba). …