Your eyes are not deceiving you – huge, colorful hot air balloons are everywhere in the skies over Shreveport-Bossier this week. That’s because the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships are underway. This weekend, the…
Want to win four free tickets to the 2017 Red River Balloon Rally? To enter this giveaway, just e-mail cjay@sbctb.org with the subject line “Look up in the sky” by 12 p.m. on Friday, July…
The 14th Annual Highland Jazz and Blues Festival Presented by Twisted Root Burger Co. will take place, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at Columbia Park in Shreveport. Festival organizers recently announced details of this…
Organizers of the 31st annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival have announced details of the event, which will take place, June 16-18, 2017 in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. As always, the festival’s live music line-up…
Let’s cut to the chase: You’re here for the list of food vendors for the 2017 Mudbug Madness Festival, which is schedule to take place, May 25-28, in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. You can download…
Featured photo: A promotional image of the band Feufollet, used courtesy of Feufollet.net. The live music schedule for the 2017 Mudbug Madness Festival has been published online, and – as usual – it delivers a…
Know an aspiring young cook, or any young person who has expressed an interest in cooking? Consider signing ’em up for the 2017 Grillin’ for Grads Kids Cook-Off, which has just opened registration. The cook-off…
Featured Image: The enormous Krewe of Centaur Parade rolls down Clyde Fant Parkway in Shreveport in 2014. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Do you love outstanding barbecue? Are you ready to kick-off Mardi Gras season? Can…
Featured photo: Singers perform at the Let the Good Times Roll Festival in 2012. Photo: Courtney Avery Update: Here’s a link to download the complete live music schedule for the 30th annual Let the…
Featured Photo: Amanda Shaw performs at Mudbug Madness in 2013. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Mudbug Madness, the annual crawfish and live music festival held in Shreveport’s Festival Plaza each Memorial Day Weekend, has posted the…
Featured photo: A giant, inflatable pig soars at Grillin’ for Grads in 2015. Photo by Casey Habich. Here’s the deal: I love barbecue as much as anyone you’ll ever meet. I could eat brisket and…
Featured photo: A crowd gathers at the ASEANA Spring Festival in 2011. Each spring since 2007, Shreveport’s ASEANA Foundation has hosted the ASEANA Spring Festival at the Asian Gardens of Shreveport. Each installment of the…
Photo note: Photos used in this post are from our archives, and were taken at the 2010 festival. The 12th annual Highland Jazz and Blues Festival presented by Twisted Root Burger Company will be held,…
Featured photo: Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers will perform at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 as part of the Mudbug Madness Festival in downtown Shreveport. Photo Credit: Wil Wijnhoven. Photo from the online…
Featured photo: A “sample” of pulled pork from a team at the second annual Ark-La-Tex Ambassadors BBQ Cook-Off. Organizers of the Ark-La-Tex Ambassadors BBQ Cook-Off, an up-and-coming regional barbecue competition held annually in downtown Shreveport,…
The third annual ASEANA Autumn Festival will celebrate Asian street food, 4-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. The biannual festival – held each fall and spring at the Asian Gardens located at the corner of…
Photo: Legendary guitarist James Burton will host the 2014 James Burton International Guitar Festival, Aug. 22-24, at several venues in downtown Shreveport. The list of performers scheduled to take part in the 2014 James Burton…
Photo: A promotional image of The Newsboys, courtesy of their website. The 39th annual Red River Revel Arts Festival will be held, Oct. 4-11, 2014, at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. Event organizers have just…
Rap legends 8Ball & MJG, R&B group Dru Hill and zydeco artists Chris Ardoin and Nustep Zydeco are among acts scheduled to perform, June 20-22. The live music line-up for the 28th annual Let the…
The 31st annual Mudbug Madness Festival will be held, May 22-25, in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. This popular event is really all about live Cajun and Zydeco music as well as Louisiana cuisine. In addition…
