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!
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
East End Vend brings makers, artists, and farmers to Congress Square Park! Come shop! Learn more at https://www.eastendvend.com/
Come play chess! All equipment will be available on-site. Free and open to the public.
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Join artist, educator, and play facilitator Genevieve Victoria Casale Johnson for a 45 minute intentional listening practice in Congress Square Park. This collective exercise leads participants through a practice of observing and documenting the variety of sounds in the park using creative methods. Participants are encouraged to document their experience with words, images, textures, and …
Print Bookstore and the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance presents Patrick Keefe! Join us to hear Patrick read from his latest book, Empire of Pain.
Film preceded by a special performance by Jimmy Dority and Friends playing the music of Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, and more. Come to Congress Sq. Park for a special 40th Anniversary Restoration screening of Robert Altman’s one-of-a-kind big budget musical oddity. This is Robin Williams’ big screen debut. Shelley Duvall starred in Popeye after …
Hear from real Mainers as they share their stories about health, happiness, and more. Presented by Greater Portland Health. Free and open to the public!
Join us for a free screening of The Talking Heads' STOP MAKING SENSE!
Come play chess! All equipment will be available on-site. Free and open to the public.
Shop in the Square! Explore local shops, makers, artists, and more from 11am to 3pm. Dog-friendly!
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Join artist, educator, and play facilitator Genevieve Victoria Casale Johnson for a 45 minute intentional listening practice in Congress Square Park. This collective exercise leads participants through a practice of observing and documenting the variety of sounds in the park using creative methods. Participants are encouraged to document their experience with words, images, textures, and …
SPACE is happy to be presenting the 1973, mammal-forward Disney animated classic Robin Hood. You get swept away with its earthy color palate, the infectious folk songs by Roger Miller, the cuteness of the animals, and its clear eyed take on universal emotionality- love is love, sad is sad, greed is bad. There’s something undeniably …
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Come play chess! All equipment will be available on-site. Free and open to the public.
Sister Steel returns to Congress Square Park! Free and open to the public. Sister Steel is a unique, energetic steel drum band based in Portland, Maine.
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Join artist, educator, and play facilitator Genevieve Victoria Casale Johnson for a 45 minute intentional listening practice in Congress Square Park. This collective exercise leads participants through a practice of observing and documenting the variety of sounds in the park using creative methods. Participants are encouraged to document their experience with words, images, textures, and …
Sea Level returns to Congress Square Park! Free and open to the public. http://sealevel.bandcamp.com
Join Maine Women's Lobby and Portland Women's March on Saturday, August 28th from 11am-1pm for Fed Up and Fighting Back: Women's Equality Day 2021, a social justice street fair connecting Mainers to the knowledge, skills, and resources to make the change we need in our communities. This year we are ready to fight for Paid …
Come play chess! All equipment will be available on-site. Free and open to the public.
Tender Table invites all to a celebration of Black and Brown joy and community featuring local food and drinks by Dream Sweets, Onggi, Penny’s BBQ Chicken, Siblings, Riverside Farm, Yardie Ting; food-themed poetry and storytelling by April Fournier, Nyamuon “Moon” Nguany Machar, Samaa Abdurraqib, Sarah Williams, Signature MiMi; music by Viva; performance by Dance Activism; …
Come by the Park to explore Caravan Artist Market, featuring a wide variety of locally made art and products!
One Maine One Heart is a great antipode of community members who have come together to form a choir that reflects the true fabric of Maine's residents: Black Trans women, Drag, Cisgender men and women, and all others have been and continue to be welcomed in celebration. We'll also be partnering with a coalition of …
Get out of the house, meet neighbors and chat — all while keeping your hands busy (or not!). You can knit, crochet, draw, paint, make jewelry, sew, or any craft where you can carry your tools. And yes, come even if you are not working on a project. The event is weekly on Tuesdays at …
Join artist, educator, and play facilitator Genevieve Victoria Casale Johnson for a 45 minute intentional listening practice in Congress Square Park. This collective exercise leads participants through a practice of observing and documenting the variety of sounds in the park using creative methods. Participants are encouraged to document their experience with words, images, textures, and …
Presented by the Portland Department of Public Health. Remember the people. Acknowledge the grief. End the stigma.
SPACE Gallery presents Angel Bat Dawid! Free and open to the public.
Come hear some great book recommendations and share your own! Plus, The Pink Waffle food truck will be on-site. No obligation to share; the shy are welcome here. Rain location: Mechanics' Hall.
Come enjoy the return of Viva and the Reinforcements to Congress Square Park! Free and open to the public.
Join Portland Swing Project for live music and swing dancing in the Square! This month, Hadacol Bouncers will perform. Masks are strongly encouraged at these close-contact events. Portland Swing Project spreads the appreciation of swing music and dance through weekly classes and events for all levels of experience. We teach, dance, perform and provide live …