Update as of July 2020:
EVENTS THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA HAVE BEENÂ CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OR RESCHEDULED.
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January 2020
Magazine Street Block Party
Kathy Fielder Design | Life | Style, Shake Shake Your Bon Bon, Coast Roast Coffee Shop, and Magazine St. Framing are joining forces for a third time to host another block party on Magazine St. on Friday, Jan. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Attendees will enjoy great in-store deals, sips, live music and more. See below for info on promos. Kathy Fielder: up to 50 % off throughout the store including new jewelry arrivals Shake Your Bon Bon: TBD…
Find out more »February 2020
Mardi Gras Madness
Who's ready for Mardi Gras? Join the Krewe de Riviere for a day filled with fun for the whole family to enjoy! This year's activities include: a kid and pet parade, Little Miss Mardi Gras pageant, pet, kid's, and adults costume contests, live music from Kirby Rambin and Pocket Kandy, shopping, jumpers, face painting, a petting zoo, shopping, and food trucks! Thank you to our sponsors: Entergy, City of Monroe, Monroe Civic Center, Monroe-West Monroe CVB, Spherion Staffing, Bear's Towing…
Find out more »March 2020
Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »Healthy Workplace Summit
Friday, March 13, 2020 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM CST Louisiana State University Shreveport One University Place Shreveport, LA 71115 Are you addicted to your phone? Are your employees distracted at work? Are your children struggling at school or home? Are you feeling overwhelmed by the 24/7 digital world? Do you know how to care for your aging brain? If these challenges and others like them are weighing on you, then please join us for the region's first "Healthy Brain, Healthy Workplace, Healthy Life"…
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Screenager Movie Screenings
6:00pm Screenagers "Growing up in the Digital Age" 6:45pm Screenagers Next Chapter "Thriving in a Stress Filled World" Healthy Workplace, Healthy Brain, Healthy Life" Cognitive Awareness Summit is bringing you 2-days of seminars, speakers, resources and special screenings of the short, award-winning documentary series Screenagers-"Growing Up in the Digital Age" and Screenagers Next Chapter-"Thriving in a Stress Filled World", our expert presenters and panelists will offer resources and guidance to help with these real world issues.
Find out more »Best in Sheaux
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Find out more »Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »318 Restaurant Week
318 Restaurant Week, an initiative launched in 2016 by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its partners, returns March 16-21, 2020. The goal of 318 Restaurant Week is to encourage locals and visitors alike to explore Shreveport-Bossier’s restaurant scene by taking advantage of promotional pricing, special menus and one-night-only dining experiences. Participating restaurants range from very casual eateries to more upscale restaurants.
Find out more »Great Raft Brewing Beer Dinner
Monday, March 16 update: Hi everyone. We have been following current events closely and want to do our part to keep this community safe. With the recent guidance from the CDC that gatherings over 50 should be avoided for the next 8 weeks, we will unfortunately not in good conscience be able to provide our scheduled seated dinner as planned. In this difficult time, however, we would like to provide some help for the present and some hope for the future. We…
Find out more »Renzi Education & Art Center Proceed Night At Frank’s Pizza
We are so excited to be able to host the Renzi Education & Art Center proceed night here at Frank's Pizza. We will be donating a percentage of our sales to help this great organization. Come out to Frank's and enjoy some great food and help support a great local cause.
Find out more »Us Up North Kitchen presents “Made Up North”
Chef Hardette Harris of Us Up North Kitchen and 318 Restaurant Week are proud to present an evening celebrating outstanding products made by food entrepreneurs in “the 318.” Throughout the course of the evening, guests will sample foods created by regional chefs and makers. Chris Jay, blogger at www.20Ă—49.com and author of the Stuffed & Busted e-newsletter, will facilitate a conversation with several of the participating chefs and makers. All participating chefs and makers are being compensated for their portion of the evening’s menu.…
Find out more »Creole Moderne
Ticketed Dining Experience for 318 Restaurant Week In this five-course small plates dinner, experience Chef David Bridges’ culinary creativity in putting a new twist on classic Creole dishes. Cocktail and wines will be expertly paired with each dish.
Find out more »Crash the Wedding
At Crash the Wedding, you will be treated as an actual wedding guest during a faux wedding reception complete with a bride & groom, wedding party, and all the bells whistles! Crashers will be wined & dined and see Shreveport/Bossier’s most prominent vendors in action at this annual event unrivaled by any bridal show in Louisiana! The Petroleum Club will host live music, provide a full cash bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, exciting giveaways, and other fun surprises throughout the evening!…
Find out more »Louisiana Avenue Strut benefitting the Highland Jazz and Blues Fest
UPDATE MARCH 16, 2020: THIS EVENT IS NOW POSTPONED Purchase one wrist band and enjoy a five course dinner from five Highland establishments. Live music and art will be on hand, of course, and we’ll have the street closed down for ample strutting space between venues. Participating Restaurants: STEM Well+Fed Ralph’s Place Monjuni’s Jacquelyn’s
Find out more »Crawfest
The first festival of its kind ever to be held in Shreveport’s historic Betty Virginia Park, Crawfest is a celebration of food, music, and community. In its 2017 debut, Crawfest hosted over 6,000 people to the free admission event, and in 2018 the crowd of over 10,000 marked the largest single day gathering in the park’s history. Concessions include Louisiana crawfish boiled onsite, a whole hog roast, smoked barbecue, and various other food, desserts, and drinks from a variety of…
Find out more »Spring Equinox/Ostara Celebration with Glow
Sweep away the dross. Balance the opposing forces within. Celebrate the arrival of Spring with a seasonal Spring Equinox celebration. With the arrival of March comes the promise of spring—and we have Ostara to celebrate. It's the time of the vernal equinox and it's a true marker that spring and warmer, sunnier days have come.  Menu: Spring Vegetables & Dips Burrata & Heirloom Tomatoes Baby Lettuces w/Mother Earth Green Goddess Lamb Chops w/Stinging Nettle - Spring Pea Risotto & Roasted…
Find out more »SOLD OUT 318 Restaurant Week Crawfish Crawl sponsored by Sam’s Town Casino
EMAIL UPDATE from Monday, March 16, 2020: Good afternoon 318 Crawfish Crawlers, With the new CDC guidance and shut down of the casinos in our state including our title sponsor Sam's Town, I have no other choice but to postpone the 318 Crawfish Crawl until a Saturday in May.  We will still be in crawfish season AND although our group does not have 50 participants, it puts us outside the eight week mark that has been suggested by the CDC for…
Find out more »Taste of “Lion Mountain” with Chef Niematulai Longstratt
Monday, March 16 update: For unforeseen circumstances we regret to inform you that A Taste of Lion Mountain has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to dining with you in the near future. Come experience a holistic dining experience with Chef Niematulai Longstratt of Sierra Leone, “The Lion Mountain” — the only place in West Africa where mountains rise from the ocean. Begin the evening with Taste Buds Airlines on an inspiring…
Find out more »April 2020
Loving this Cocktail
I love a good cocktail and I love Shreveport! -Jada Durden Join Jada Durden with Loving This Life Jada and Ajuna Moffett with Fatty Arbuckles as we take you on a monthly adventure throughout Shreveport by way of some delicious cocktails with Loving This Cocktail! Exploring Shreveport Through the Art of Spirits. Each month, guests at Fatty Arbuckle's will get to imbibe on a craft cocktail created by Jada and Ajuna that was inspired by a person, place, or thing…
Find out more »AAFSB Agency Crawl
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Find out more »Libations & Hip Hop
Come help Parish Taceaux and food and travel writer Jada Durden, Loving This Life!, celebrate the final volume of the wildly popular Libations & Hip Hop series. After an incredible run, it’s time to retire this experience to make room for others. Libations & Hip Hop is a fun-filled party environment where craft cocktails are expertly paired with Hip Hop songs. The final volume will feature DJ Rob Real, four cocktails, four drinks, and buffet style food. This will be a…
Find out more »Sails & Cocktails
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Find out more »Caddo Schools Student of the Year Banquet
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Find out more »Vision 2020: A Garden Club of America Zone IX Flower Show
Vision 2020: A Garden Club of America Zone IX Flower Show April 16, 2020 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Vantage Tower Lobby and Mezzanine 130 DeSiard Street • Monroe, LA 71201 Free to Public The Monroe Garden Study League, member of The Garden Club of America, is hosting a GCA flower show, Vision 2020 at Vantage Tower in historic Downtown Monroe. The flower show will feature Floral Design, Horticulture, Photography, Botanical Arts, and Conservation exhibits that celebrate visionaries of the…
Find out more »Bourbon and BBQ festival
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Find out more »ArtBreak
ArtBreak is an acclaimed, annual event showcasing the arts programs and artistic achievements of students in Caddo Parish and other regional schools. More than 50,000 students, parents, teachers and festival-goers from Northwest Louisiana participate in the week-long arts celebration at the Shreveport Convention Center, making it the largest student arts festival in the southern United States. ArtBreak features a variety of work from the visual, literary, cultural and performing arts, all of which is produced by K-12 students from Caddo…
Find out more »Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »Authors in April
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Find out more »May 2020
NWLA Heart Walk American Heart Association
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An Evening for Healers
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Find out more »Caddo Parish Schools Senior Recognition Banquet
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Find out more »Kegs & Corks
Promoting Local and Regional craft beer and wine Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here for more information.
Find out more »Chimpanzee Discovery Days
Every year, hundreds of visitors from all over the country come to Shreveport to visit Chimp Haven for an up-close look at the lives of the chimpanzee retirees. As a sanctuary, Chimp Haven is only open to the public four times each year, making each Chimpanzee Discovery Day a special event that visitors plan and look forward to for months. From observing chimp families in their forested habitats, to learning about life at sanctuary from a variety of interactive stations,…
Find out more »Brunch in the Wild
New for 2020, our Brunch in the Wild is an exclusive, one-of-a-kind experience for our most dedicated supporters. In addition to a tour of the sanctuary, guests receive access to a variety of behind-the-scenes activities that provide an unforgettable look at the Chimp Life. Afterward, guests will enjoy a beautiful seated brunch with views of Chimp Haven’s forested habitats and the chimps who call them home. Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here for more information.
Find out more »June 2020
Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »September 2020
Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »Highland Jazz and Blues Festival
The mission of the Highland Area Partnership, the 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that organizes the Highland Jazz and Blues Festival, is to highlight our Historic Highland neighborhood, create community camaraderie, and introduce people to the music genres of jazz and blues. Admission: Free Want to sponsor this event? Click here to learn more.
Find out more »DigiFest South
2020 dates TBD Interested in sponsoring DigiFest South? Click here for more details.
Find out more »Brunch in the Wild
New for 2020, our Brunch in the Wild is an exclusive, one-of-a-kind experience for our most dedicated supporters. In addition to a tour of the sanctuary, guests receive access to a variety of behind-the-scenes activities that provide an unforgettable look at the Chimp Life. Afterward, guests will enjoy a beautiful seated brunch with views of Chimp Haven’s forested habitats and the chimps who call them home. Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here for more information.
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October 2020
Chimpanzee Discovery Days
Every year, hundreds of visitors from all over the country come to Shreveport to visit Chimp Haven for an up-close look at the lives of the chimpanzee retirees. As a sanctuary, Chimp Haven is only open to the public four times each year, making each Chimpanzee Discovery Day a special event that visitors plan and look forward to for months. From observing chimp families in their forested habitats, to learning about life at sanctuary from a variety of interactive stations,…
Find out more »Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
Find out more »November 2020
Catahoula Wine Mixer
2020 date TBD Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here for more information.
Find out more »Chimpanzee Discovery Days
Every year, hundreds of visitors from all over the country come to Shreveport to visit Chimp Haven for an up-close look at the lives of the chimpanzee retirees. As a sanctuary, Chimp Haven is only open to the public four times each year, making each Chimpanzee Discovery Day a special event that visitors plan and look forward to for months. From observing chimp families in their forested habitats, to learning about life at sanctuary from a variety of interactive stations,…
Find out more »Chimp Chat & Chew
Eight times each year, an intimate group of chimp lovers is invited to take a closer look at sanctuary life at our Chimp Chat & Chew events. Event attendees enjoy lunch, a special presentation from a member of our animal care staff, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Chimp Haven, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. Chimp Chat & Chew events fill up months in advance, and many visitors plan special trips to Shreveport from all over…
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