Friends of Congress Square Park

Writing Workshop with Maya Williams
2025-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Former Portland Poet Laureate Maya Williams will lead a group with writing prompts! All are welcome!
Rain date: October 5

Print Your Own Monster with James Sylvester
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Local artist James Sylvester will guide participants in using his hand-made stamps to print their own Halloween scene with customized monsters! All are welcome!

Shadow Jam!
2025-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Play with spooky shadow puppets! Scare your neighbors! Cause a scene! Have fun! All are welcome!

Community Write: Halloween Edition
2025-10-27 17:00 - 18:00 | ME
Enjoy a Halloween-inspired writing prompt and get creative with other writers! All are welcome!

Community Write
2026-05-04 18:00 - 19:00 | ME
Various writing prompts, invitations to read your work aloud, and all experience levels welcome. Free and open to all! First Mondays of the month.

Coffee & Coloring
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Doodle! Draw! Design! And sip coffee with neighbors. All are welcome! Coffee provided!
Rain date: May 13

Bookbinding Workshop
2026-05-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Learn to bind your own book! Make a journal from scratch with workshop leader Evelyn Wong, owner of Fireball Bookbindery.
Free! Open to all! Supplies provided!
Rain date: May 30

Community Write
2026-06-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

King Middle School's Freedoms Project
2026-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Explore the created works by students of King Middle School on what freedom means to them! With a special pop-up party featuring the Brazen Bandits!
