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 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 …
Metamorphosis hosted along Congress Street! Over four ever-growing annual festivals, Waking Windows Portland has hosted more than 250 bands, 50 authors, 35 DJs, dozens of special events and performances, artist projects, films, comedians, and so much more, across 20 different venues through Bayside and Congress St. It's been a beautiful and wild ride. Ecstatic, joyful, …
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 4th annual community yellow tulip planting ceremony in Congress Square park! Come plant tulips in the Square and hear speeches, poetry, and musical performances from representatives of the Yellow Tulip Project! The Yellow Tulip Project focuses on smashing the stigma that surrounds mental illness and building a community where people realize …
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 …
Join us for a special Literary Lunch: Evening Edition in Congress Square Park with Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Max GarciaDeke Dangle Dive by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc Conover. Gibson and Max will have a conversation about Gibson’s new book Deke, Dangle, Dive, and discuss songwriting, poetry, and more with some live music from Max. Print: A Bookstore will …