Event Update: Sunflower Trail and Festival Canceled for 2020, Photo Contest Will Move Forward
While the 2020 Sunflower Trail and Festival is canceled, the popular annual sunflower photography contest will proceed as planned.
The Krewe of Barkus and Meoux’s 2020 Royalty Photo Is Amazing
“One of the things that I think is so neat this year is that one of our princes is actually a pig,” said Parade Chairperson Ronda Rivers.
Get to Know the Krewe of Sobek Before Their Jan. 18 Parade
The earliest Mardi Gras parade on Shreveport-Bossier’s annual Carnival calendar is hosted by the Krewe of Sobek, whose parade will roll at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. They’ll also host their popular ball…
Plano, Texas: You’re Invited to Our Mardi Gras Pop-Up on Jan. 23
Ready or not, here we come again: The 2020 Shreveport-Bossier Mardi Gras Pop-Up Party will return to event1013 in Downtown Plano on Jan. 23.
Win a Mardi Gras Getaway Courtesy of Shreveport-Bossier
Enter our latest contest and you and a friend could ride in the Krewe of Highland Parade on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Grammy-nominated NOLA Funk Group Cha Wa to Perform at Indy Bowl
By the time the 44th Walk-On’s Independence Bowl kicks-off, I will already have gotten my money’s worth.
Heading to Christmas in Roseland This Year? Grab This Coupon First.
The 2019 edition of Christmas in Roseland runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays now through Dec. 23.
Five New Ways to Enjoy the Rockets Over the Red Fireworks Festival
Featured photo by Shannon Palmer Photography If there’s a bigger holiday fireworks event in North Louisiana than the Rockets Over the Red Fireworks Festival, I don’t know what it is. The 2019 edition of Rockets…
SBC Zombie Walk Shambles Into the East Bank District
The SBC Zombie Walk will rise from its shallow grave to delight fans of the zombie horror genre this Saturday, Oct. 19, 4-9 p.m. For the 2019 event, the SBC Zombie Walk will relocate from…
Bigg Robb, an Outrageously Entertaining Live Performer, Comes to the State Fair
The 113th State Fair of Louisiana will be held, Oct. 24-Nov. 12, 2019, at the State Fairgrounds in Shreveport. My favorite attraction at the State Fair (besides the food, obviously) is the live music. Free,…
Explore Seven Historic Churches During This Weekend’s Heritage and Harvest Tour
Featured photo by Jazmin Jernigan.The Heritage & Harvest Tour, an annual event that spotlights the history and culture of northern Caddo Parish towns like Dixie, Belcher, Gilliam, Hosston, Mira, and Ida, returns this Saturday, Sept….
Hootenanny Alert: Sons of the Pioneers to Perform at Pioneer Heritage Festival
Occasionally, a live music event crops up in Shreveport-Bossier that is so unusual or quirky that I cannot help but spotlight it here at 20×49.com. In general, there’s always great live music happening somewhere in…
Chase Bryant, Macy Kate, Seratones Among Revel ’19 Headliners
The Red River Revel Arts Festival, coming up Sept. 28 through Oct. 6, 2019, has posted a partial schedule of live music performances planned to take place during the upcoming event. You can view the…
Giveaway: Win Tickets to Holy Angels’s Annual TASTE Fundraiser on Sept. 26
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Audra W. on winning the giveaway! Holy Angels’ annual TASTE: A Festival of Food and Art is one of Shreveport’s biggest and longest-running food events. The 38th annual TASTE…
Enter to Win Tickets to the Shreveport Blues and Southern Soul Festival on Sept. 1
The 10th Annual Shreveport Blues and Southern Soul Festival will be held, 5-11 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1 at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. The festival will include live performances by Southern Soul artists including Latimore,…
Zydeco, Wrestling, Ostrich Races: Unusual Fourth of July Events in Shreveport-Bossier
If you’re looking for fun, free ways to celebrate Independence Day 2019 in Shreveport-Bossier, we’ve got you covered. Bossier City’s East Bank District and Plaza will host the East Bank Block Party headlined by Louisiana…
Festival Chair Vencil Holmes Discusses the 2019 Let the Good Times Roll Festival
The Let the Good Times Roll Festival will host its 33rd annual event in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza, June 21-23, 2019. Though the festival is a well-known celebration of African American art, music, food and…
Mudbug Madness 36 Updates: Great Raft Beer Garden, $5 Lunch Specials and More
I’m as big a fan of Cajun and zydeco music as the next Louisianian, but what typically attracts me to Mudbug Madness – downtown Shreveport’s enormous annual Memorial Day Weekend festival – is the food….
Let the Good Times Roll Festival Announces Bun B, Keke Wyatt, TK Soul and More
Houston rap icon Bun B, R&B singer-turned-television star Keke Wyatt (of R&B Divas Atlanta), gospel singer Crystal Aikin, and Southern soul star TK Soul are among the performers who’ve been announced for the 33rd Annual…
Giveaway: Enter to Win Two Tickets to Kegs & Corks
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub, the craft brewery and pizza joint located at the heart of Bossier City’s new East Bank District and Plaza, is joining forces with the Bossier Arts Council to host the…