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!
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, …
Friends of Congress Square Park is marking our 5th anniversary this season! We're celebrating the thousands of people who helped create this one-of-a-kind place by throwing a casual picnic party. Delicious local food, outstanding local artists - including live music... All free and all fun. Join us! Bring your own food and picnic with us, …
Come join Ed King, Rosanne Graef and all your friends from Congress Square Park for a whole lotta shakin’ to 50 years of hits, misses and dance crazes. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a song in your heart. Lace up your blue suede shoes and high-heeled sneakers and let’s do a little dance!
Join us for dancing in Congress Square Park! If you can walk, you can contra. Truly. It's an easy, enjoyable, and accessible dance form for most people. Contra dance is community social dancing to live music. It's lively, joyful, welcoming, modern, traditional, and fun! No partner is needed - you dance with everyone! Our community is diverse and …
Join Portland Swing Project for live music and dancing in Congress Square Park! All are welcome and no experience is necessary for lively fun! Portland Swing Project spreads the appreciation of swing music and dance through weekly classes and events for all levels of experience. They teach, dance, perform and provide live and DJ’d music …
The Portland Intercultural Festival (PIF) is being organized through the Friends of Congress Square Park in association with the Root House organization and local artist AFRiCAN DUNDADA. This event is a celebration of the richness of Portland's Black and Brown creative community as well as showcasing new and unexpected artists with diverse backgrounds and strikingly …
Join us for music and dancing in Congress Square Park with El Malo! El Malo is a contemporary Latin-Rock band out of Portland, Maine. They play a blend of classic salsa tunes and original instrumental Latin music that is sure to get any crowd up and dancing! No matter what your usual playlist may be, …
Join us for the 5th annual Pumpkins in the Square! Friends of Congress Square Park is welcoming Fall and celebrating a successful season with: Live music with Jenny Van West Music Donuts and cider! Pumkin carving and decorating! Bring your own pumpkin or buy one at the event (suggested donation $10). We'll have a contest to …
Join us for the 7th annual Thriller Throwdown! What started as a flash mob of 30 dancers in 2012 now has grown into an annual event with more than 70 local dancers and hundreds of spectators. The Throwdown has moved to Congress Square Park and it’s now an all-out dance party! View a recent Thriller Throwdown on …
Hosted by SPACE Gallery, this is a family-friendly event with all sorts of surprises! Come by and enjoy a little music, dancing, and more.