Friends of Congress Square Park

Chess in the Park!
2022-05-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Come play! Chess boards and pieces provided, but please feel free to bring your own. All levels welcome.
Chess in the Park happens every Saturday starting at 11am till about 1pm.

Drumming Circle
2022-05-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Non-instructional, free, open to all levels and a safe space for all.
BYO drums, although some will be available to share.

Nevaeh Dance Circus
2022-06-12 15:00 - 18:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Hula hoop with the pros! This is a family-friendly event with performances, workshops, and more. Details below:

3 PM – Hoop Jam (60 minutes)

4 PM – Hula Hoop 101 Workshop (45 minutes)

4:45 – (15 minute break to set up for the show)

5 PM Nevaeh Dance Circus Show (with a performance opportunity for all who participated in the workshop)

Longfellow Books Presents: Summer Book Party
2022-07-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Author reading by Lisa McMann, scavenger hunt, raffle, books for sale, and Tropicality ishaved ice cart!

Sunset Drumming Circle
2022-10-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-10-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

S'mores Night! feat. Shadow Puppets w/ Mayo Street Arts
2022-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
S’mores Nights are back! Join us every Thursday from 4-6pm starting December 1st all the way through February 23rd.

Cozy up around a fire pit and grab free s’mores fixins to craft your own treat! The Pink Waffle will also be on-site with hot beverages, and we’ll frequently have special guest food vendors and performers to enhance the vibe.

This week’s visiting chef is ME Powered Pastries, and Mayo Street Arts will be joining us with interactive and inclusive shadow puppetry!

S’mores Nights are free and open to all, with a suggested donation of $5. We’ll also have special edition S’mores Night blankets available for a suggested donation of $10.

Donate here: http://congresssquarepark.org/donation
See the full schedule here: http://congresssquarepark.org/22-23-smores

Let’s get cozy!

Many thanks to our winter programming sponsors: Knickerbocker Group, PK Realty Management, The Hiawatha, North Point Realty, Rosemary Jane, Wright-Ryan Construction, Dextrous Creative, Bricklight Realty Management, Portland Downtown, Nomads, and Plot Twist Pretzels.

S'mores Night! feat. Shadow Puppets w/ Mayo Street Arts
2023-01-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
S’mores Nights are back! Join us every Thursday from 4-6pm starting December 1st all the way through February 23rd.

Cozy up around a fire pit and grab free s’mores fixins to craft your own treat! The Pink Waffle will also be on-site with hot beverages, and we’ll frequently have special guest food vendors and performers to enhance the vibe.

This week’s visiting chef is Dila’s Kitchen, and Mayo Street Arts will be joining us with interactive and inclusive shadow puppetry!

S’mores Nights are free and open to all, with a suggested donation of $5. We’ll also have special edition S’mores Night blankets available for a suggested donation of $10.

Donate here: http://congresssquarepark.org/donation
See the full schedule here: http://congresssquarepark.org/22-23-smores

Let’s get cozy!

Many thanks to our winter programming sponsors: Knickerbocker Group, PK Realty Management, The Hiawatha, North Point Realty, Rosemary Jane, Wright-Ryan Construction, Dextrous Creative, Bricklight Realty Management, Portland Downtown, Nomads, and Plot Twist Pretzels.

S'mores Night! feat. Shadow Puppets w/ Mayo Street Arts
2023-02-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
S’mores Nights are back! Join us every Thursday from 4-6pm starting December 1st all the way through February 23rd.

Cozy up around a fire pit and grab free s’mores fixins to craft your own treat! The Pink Waffle will also be on-site with hot beverages, and we’ll frequently have special guest food vendors and performers to enhance the vibe.

This week’s visiting chef is Mellifluous Portland, and Mayo Street Arts will be joining us with interactive and inclusive shadow puppetry!

S’mores Nights are free and open to all, with a suggested donation of $5. We’ll also have special edition S’mores Night blankets available for a suggested donation of $10.

Donate here: http://congresssquarepark.org/donation
See the full schedule here: http://congresssquarepark.org/22-23-smores

Let’s get cozy!

Many thanks to our winter programming sponsors: Knickerbocker Group, PK Realty Management, The Hiawatha, North Point Realty, Rosemary Jane, Wright-Ryan Construction, Dextrous Creative, Bricklight Realty Management, Portland Downtown, Nomads, and Plot Twist Pretzels.

Chess+
2023-05-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Congress Square Park, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Come play chess! This weekly meetup is open to all skill levels. There will also be a bunch of additional hand-picked board games!
This ongoing event is hosted in collaboration with FriendConME.

Chess+
2023-05-13 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-03 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-10 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-17 11:00 - 13:00 | ME

Drumming Circle
2023-05-27 15:00 - 17:00 | ME
Non-instructional! BYO drums! (Some provided)

Ukulele Lesson
2023-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | ME
Learn to play ukulele! If you own one, please bring it, but a few will be on site to borrow.
Free! Open to all!

Old-Time Music Jam
2023-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 | ME
The Portland Old-Time Music Jam has been meeting regularly on Tuesday evenings for 30 years. In recent years, it meets at Post Office Park in Portland during the summer months on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm, and tips received in the banjo case are donated to 317 Main in Yarmouth to support their stringed instrument programs. “Old-Time Music” may be described as a genre of North American folk music that includes Appalachian mountain music, and Southern, New England, Midwest, and Western fiddle and banjo tunes, or as one Jam member says, “the top 40 from 1840.” Fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and bass are commonly played in Old-Time Music.
This summer (2023), The Portland Old-Time Music Jam is looking forward to adding three more jam opportunities — at Congress Square Park on the second Thursday of June, July, and August, from 6-8 pm.
