Downtown Events

All Aboard for Shreveport Railroad Museum!

The Shreveport Railroad Museum, co-located at 142 North Common with the Shreveport Water Works Museum, is planning a celebration January 30, 2022 to debut their new HO model railroad. The new model train layout features a scale buildings that would have been downtown in the 1940s – 60s, and took roughly six months to complete. […]

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Saturday is #ShopDowntown Bingo Deadline!

Have you filled out your #ShopDowntown Holiday Shopping Bingo card yet? You have just a few days to get into the running for a $250 gift basket filled with downtown goodies and other fun gifts. Participating is super simple- just print out this bingo card or pick one up at any of the downtown businesses […]

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Downtown’s Holiday Wonderlands

Downtown venues are going to be bursting with all sorts of holiday cheer and there are three in particular that you will want to know about. For the first time in their history, Robinson Film Center/Abby Singer’s Bistro at 617 Texas Street has combined decor, food, and art in a holiday happening. Holi-dazed is a […]

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Boutiques de Noel Free Lunch Trolley

Nothing says Christmas is just around the corner like the Shreveport Opera Guild’s Les Boutiques de Noel! The event, which is once again being held at the Shreveport Convention Center at 400 Caddo Street, opens Thursday, Nov. 18 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 20. Especially exciting to us is the Boutiques’ free Downtown Lunch Trolley […]

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The Clean Team Strikes Again

This past Saturday, members of the DDA’s Streetscape division and other DDA employees converged, clean-up equipment in hand, on the 500 and 600 blocks of Spring Street. The employees at the Blind Tiger restaurant at 120 Texas Street certainly noticed the activity. The large storefront windows to their popular eatery look out on heavily-trafficked Spring […]

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Prize Fest Slate o’ Winners!

Prize Fest, a celebration of Film, Food, Music, Fashion and Comedy, announced its winners from Weekend 2 (Film, Food & Comedy) at a live-broadcasted awards show watched throughout the country and the world. The festival, now in its tenth year, showcased the work of independent filmmakers, fashion designers, musicians, chefs and comedians during a festival […]

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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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