Downtown Events

Independence Bowl Fun Downtown

Downtown is going to be the place to be right up until kickoff of the 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl! Duke and Temple will tussle on the field at Independence Stadium, but before the game, you’ll find the action is downtown. Here’s the list of I-Bowl fun!  The Big Game Show will be 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 […]

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Join us for Fun and Deals Downtown!

In 2010, the American Express credit card company began calling the Saturday after Thanksgiving Small Business Saturday as a counter to Black Friday and Cyber Monday- days that tend to focus on big box stores and the Internet. In 2011, the U.S. Senate got involved, unanimously (when was the last time THAT happened?) passing a Resolution […]

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Downtown History Tours

Interested in downtown history, in all the things that made us what we are today? Want to know more about local music, African-American, even our city’s water history? We’ve got you covered!   Twins Mike and Mark Mangham, also known as Twin Blends Photography, LLC, have started offering tours of historic Texas Street. The $10 […]

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Construction Underway at The Common Park

Rain, buckets of it, could not delay the long-awaited groundbreaking for Shreveport Common’s The Common park on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The 2.4 acre greenspace with art-inspired amenities has been a cornerstone of the redevelopment of the 9-block area, and a location around which private and public donors have rallied. (Private donations are still being sought […]

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Sci-Port Re-Discovered!

Fans of Sci-Port Discovery Center have a lot to be happy about today. The center for all things STEM (Science- Technology-Engineering-Math) has reopened their Space Center and Planetarium, are hosting some fun new events and have restructured their entrance fees with a money-saving opportunity. Though the Power of Play Museum and IMAX theater have been […]

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An Uncommon Groundbreaking

On Tuesday, October 16 at 1:45 p.m., downtown will see the long-awaited ‘official’ beginning of our newest downtown greenspace, The Common, and you’re invited to attend. In case of Rain the event will be held in the Central ARTSTATION – 801 Crockett St. The Common has been one of the cornerstones of the Shreveport Common Art and […]

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Louisiana Artists @ Norsworthy Gallery

Norsworthy Gallery is celebrating Louisiana artists until October 30 and there is definitely a lot to celebrate. Artworks 2018 is the title of the show featured at the gallery at 214 Texas Street and it features the works of Christine Bailey, Mary Sorrows Hughes, Gwen Talbot Hopkins, Jamie Sanders, Jane Heggen and others.   Gallery hours […]

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Special Event Parking Rate for PrizeFest!

Park ALL DAY and not worry about getting a ticket using the Special Event feature of the Downtown Shreveport Parkmobile Parking app! Because so many people will be downtown for the Louisiana Film Prize Friday, ShrevePark Parking Services has set up a Special Event feature that will allow one payment – $6- via the app […]

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Be the Prize at Prizefest

After months of waiting, days of arguing and many cups of coffee, it’s here- Prize Fest kicks off tonight! Over the next few days you will be making merry with: 20 films, eight bands, and five culinary creatives who will go mano-a-mano in the Iron Chef event we like to call the Golden Fork. Tonight’s schedule: […]

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Bistro to Go Free Bread Pudding Friday!

If you love great bread pudding (I know, who doesn’t?), you need to know about this offer from Bistro to Go on the ground floor of the Regions Tower, 333 Texas St. (and tell all your friends, too). On FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 12, if you dine in the restaurant or take out, BTG will add a FREE […]

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