KTBS 3 Independence Day Festival

Sponsored By:

City of Shreveport City of Bossier City Eldorado Casino Resort Shreveport Kirby D. Kelly Attorney

 

SHUTTLES

Drop off upper level of Crockett between Market & Spring

Pick up from Mall St. Vincent (by Dillard's)

Shuttles run from 4:30pm-10:30pm

PROHIBITED ITEMS

  • No personal fireworks
  • No pets allowed
  • No glass bottles allowed
  • No weapons
  • No personal pop-up tents allowed

 

Fireworks launch at 9:20pm from a barge in the middle of the Red River. Boats must be moved from the area by 7:30pm or they'll be towed. Boat launch gate will be locked at 8pm.

Independence Day Festival Events

Friday, July 3rd:

Dark-Movies & Moonbeams "Space Cowboys" @ Riverview Park

Saturday, July 4th:

8:30am - Firecracker 500 run begins at Mall St. Vincent

Noon - SPAR Cheerleading Group performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Appearance by Shreveport-Bossier Captains Mascot @ Louisiana Boardwalk

2:30pm - 4:00pm - Chocolate Crocodile's "Monster Apple Eating Contest" @ Louisiana Boardwalk

  • Contest #1 - 2:30pm - 3:00pm:  Children's Contest
  • Contest #2 - 3:00pm - 3:30pm:  Local Media Contest
  • Contest #3 - 3:30pm - 4:00pm:  General Public Contest      

4pm - Streets close (Shreveport)

  • Clyde Fant from Stoner to Milam
  • Crockett from Market to Clyde Fant
  • Commerce from Milam to Crockett
  • Lake from Spring to Union Pacific lot

4:30pm - 6:00pm - Ben Jenkins performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

4:30pm - 10:30pm Shuttle Service to & from Mall St. Vincent to Festival Plaza

5pm - Jennifer Dowd Vocal Concert @ Riverview Park

5:45pm - Robert Ivey & Crossroads perform @ Riverview Park

6:30pm - The Aces Band performs @ Riverview Park

6:30pm  to 9:00pm - Emma Meeks Band performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

7pm - Percy Sledge & The Aces Band perform @ Riverview Park

8:15pm - Ken Kreft reads the Declaration of Independence @ Riverview Park

8:30pm - Centenary Summer Concert Band performs @ Riverview Park

9:20pm - Fireworks

9:45pm to 11:00pm - Emma Meeks Band performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

 

Children's Area

Temporary Tattoos

Patriotic Blow Paintings

Star Spangled Sparklers

Hats Off to America

Bossier Arts Council @ Lousiana Boardwalk in the grassy area next to the hotel

  • Face painters
  • Bossier Fire Department repelling demonstrations from ladder truck
  • Event t-shirt sales
  • Inflatable

Louisiana Boardwalk

  • Under the bridge
    • Water gun tag inflatable
    • Water basketball game
  • Roving Clowns/Balloon Artists
  • Fortune Tellers

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