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Portland Trails hosts events throughout the year that provide opportunities for our community members to connect, explore, sweat, and celebrate!

 

 

 

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  • July Community Volunteer Day

    Join your neighbors and community members for a morning of trail maintenance with Portland Trails. Location information will be shared with registrants closer to the event date. Space is limited, so please sign up in advance.

  • August Community Volunteer Day

    Join your neighbors and community members for a morning of trail maintenance with Portland Trails. Location information will be shared with registrants closer to the event date. Space is limited, so please sign up in advance.

  • The Art of Looking: Trail Gallery Opening

    PATHS Trail 196 Allen Ave., Portland, ME, United States

    You're invited to the on-trail gallery opening of The Art of Looking on Saturday, August 22nd! Local artist Kimberley Harding has created 16 unique pieces of art made from invasive plants she has harvested and has hung them along the PATHS Trail. Each piece frames a natural feature on the trail, inviting everyone who passes…

    Free
  • Biking is for EveryBODY Festival

    Back Cove Trail Back Cove Trail Parking, Portland, Maine

    Portland Wheelers is proud to present the 1st Annual Biking is for EveryBODY Festival on Sunday, August 23rd on the Back Cove Trail. Portland Trails will be there to join in this celebration of cycling in all its forms, from fast bikes to slow trikes, homemade to high-end, and everything in between! The festival will…

    Free
  • Creative Paths: Bittersweet Baskets

    PATHS Trail 196 Allen Ave., Portland, ME, United States

    This is the first event of Creative Paths, our four-event series co-hosted with TEMPOart. Check out the rest of our Creative Paths events! Learn how to make a basket using locally harvested bittersweet! Take this invasive plant and turn it into something useful – and beautiful. Local artist Kimberley Harding will lead this hands-on workshop.…

    Free – $20
  • Creative Paths: Nature Drawing

    Evergreen Woods 672 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME, United States

    This is the second event of Creative Paths, our four-event series co-hosted with TEMPOart(opens in new tab). Check out the rest of our Creative Paths events! Savor September in Maine with a pencil in your hand. Artist Pame Chévez will lead a drawing practice inspired by the sights, sounds, smells, patterns, and emotions you experience…

    Free – $20
  • Stroudwater Bridge Ribbon Cutting

    Stroudwater Bridge 54 Owls Nest Rd, Portland, ME, United States

    You're invited to attend the ribbon-cutting of the new Stroudwater bridge! This bridge installation – a longtime goal of Portland Trails and the City of Portland – took over a decade to complete. Now that the bridge is in place over the Stroudwater River, it's time to celebrate this achievement! Join us for the official…

    Free
  • Sea Level Rise and Coastal Recreation & Conserved Lands

    Fore River Sanctuary 1601 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

    You're invited to a walk and talk at the Fore River Sanctuary with GMRI and Portland Trails on Friday, October 2nd at 12:30 p.m. Come explore the impacts of sea level rise to coastal recreation and conserved lands. This event is part of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Fall Fridays Coastal Stakeholders series, a…

    Free
  • Pre-Screening Party

    Quarryside 87 Rock Row, Westbrook, ME, United States

    Rock Row and Portland Trails are partnering to present a night of outdoor fun before the Maine Outdoor Film Festival! Join us at Quarryside at Rock Row on Thursday, Oct. 8th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for games, scavenger hunt bingo, a make-your-own trail mix bar, and make sure to bring your helmet to decorate with reflective…

    Free
  • Screen-Free Sunday with Tom Booth

    Back Cove Books 651 Forest Ave, Unit 1, Portland, ME, United States

    Back Cove Books and Portland Trails invite you to join us on Sunday, October 11th at 11:00 a.m. for a draw-along storytime celebrating beloved local author and illustrator Tom Booth's latest picture book, The Wand in the Woods! After storytime, we welcome you to create your own magic wand (Halloween costume prep!), create with cardboard, and more!…

    Free