Downtown Events

WIN Two VIP Music Prize Tickets

Prize Fest is going to be taking it to the streets to celebrate their first decade and all the fun starts Friday, Sept. 24! Over two nights, Fri. Sept. 24 and Sat., Sept. 25, ten bands will be playing their musical fingers to the bone to become the next Louisiana Music Prize winner, and recipient […]

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Create Your Own Glass Momento

Downtown is home to two glass blowing studios and both offer fun opportunities to blow your own. Sanctuary Glass at 425 Lake Street welcomes you to bring friends or family to create a variety of items. This time of year, pumpkins are  a hit. Go to sanctuaryglassstudio.com and click the green “book a workshop” button […]

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UnCommon Sundays Are Back

The monthly Sunday in Caddo Common Park, 800 Texas Avenue, has returned (along with more reasonable weather)! The Shreveport Regional Arts Council and Caddo Parish Parks and Rec invite you to come out for an afternoon of free family fun on Sunday, Sept. 19, noon- 4:30 pm. The day will include live music by the […]

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Clear the Clutter on Oct. 2

If you’re tired of tripping over the junk you should have gotten rid of long ago, just remember that one person’s clutter is another’s treasure. Sign up to sell at a Saturday, October 2 event at 331 Milam Street. Billed as ‘Shreveport’s Largest Garage Sale’, the event will let you set up among others – […]

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Things You Need to Do!

It’s not too late to see the mad works of 15 local designers and creatives tonight (Thursday, Sept, 2) at Sci-Port Discovery Center. The 15 teams have been working on amazing tablescapes as part of the Dining by Design exhibit. The sneak peek of the exhibit is tonight from 6-9 pm.   There will be […]

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Film Prize Top 20 Announced!

It’s a wrap! The Top 20 Films of 2021 have been announced at a night filled with raw nerves, happy faces, perspiration and tequila. It was a hot night on the rooftop deck at the Remington Suite Hotel, but an exceedingly exciting one for filmmakers, actors and supporters of the Louisiana Film Prize, celebrating its […]

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The Grand Strand Returns with Season 37

Tickets for the general public for The Strand Theatre’s amazing 37th season of shows go on sale MONDAY, AUGUST 16 at 10 am! The new season is chock full of music, dance, drama; even dogs! From One Night of Queen to Mutts Gone Nuts, they will have it all. For YOU to have it, though, […]

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Pokémon Go Specials Downtown!

Pokémon Go Fest Means More Fun, More Creatures & More Food, Drink, and Deals in Downtown Shreveport! It’s the 25th anniversary of Pokémon and the 5th anniversary of Pokémon Go, and these auspicious anniversaries aren’t going to pass unnoticed by the millions of players worldwide and Niantic, the creator of  Pokémon! Niantic and Google Play […]

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HMV Nips & Snips to Make Downtown Beautiful

75 years is a birthday/anniversary to remember and Heard, McElroy and Vestal,  one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in NW Louisiana, is doing just that. However, they are turning their celebrations outward, to help the community. At the beginning of this year, HMV launched six months of giving to honor their years […]

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Demolition Ordinance Delayed

Update: Ordinance 85 to shorten the demolition delay in the Downtown Development District (DDD) was tabled at the June 22 Shreveport City Council meeting. It could come back up for a vote soon. Original Story on the shortening of the Demolition Delay What makes a downtown a fun, vibrant and interesting place to live or […]

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