Family Events - Shreveport Bossier, LA

"Extreme" IMAX
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
An unforgettable journey into the soul of adventure!
Date: Every day (Jul 10-Sep 6)

Accompany the world's best extreme sport athletes as they challenge the most intimidating forces of nature on earth. This thrilling film showcases the risk, adrenaline and humility of humans dwarfed by earth's untamed power and stunning natural beauty with the immediacy that only large-format film can provide.

Journey to Oahu, Hawaii, where world champions surf the biggest waves of their careers, then sail with legendary windsurfers through hurricane-strength wind and towering waves on the north shore of Maui. Join the world's boldest snowboarders for in incredible ride down some of the steepest, most magnificent peaks in Juneau, Alaska; experience the thrilling descent as skiers tackle a peak known as "The Temptress." Brave the elements alongside world-renowned ice climbers as they scale one of the most spectacular icefalls in the world - the Delphine Glacier in British Columbia - then feel the heat in Southern Utah as legendary rock climbers defy gravity and challenge vertiginous cliff waves.

More than a sport documentary or destination film, Extreme takes audiences on an inspirational journey to chronicle a great paradox of human nature: our willingness to face fear and risk to experience life's most dramatic rewards. Extreme shares an understanding of those who have made their passion a lifestyle and provides a unique glimpse into the relationship between nature and humanity.

Happy Hour Shakes
Cheeburger Cheeburger Shreveport
Enjoy 1/2 price yummy shakes daily from Cheeburger Cheeburger Mon.-Fri., 3-5pm.
Date: Every weekday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Ages: all ages Admission Fees: free music + 1/2 price shakes
Special Instructions: grab a seat at the soda fountain

Enjoy 1/2 price shakes daily from Cheeburger Cheeburger Mon. - Fri., 3-5pm.

 

About Cheeburger Cheeburger: Enjoy a fresh 100% angus beef hamburger, crispy onion rings and a shake at the soda foundatin or in old fashion diner seating at Cheeburger Cheeburger. It will not only bring back memories but make them too. Your kids will love the food, music and fun anytime and don't miss family night every Tuesday - free kids meal with purchase of an adult meal.

Kids Bowl Free this Summer at Holiday Lanes
Holiday Lanes Bowling
Kids Bowl Free all summer at Holiday Lanes. A special program you must sign-up to receive free bowling coupons.
Date: Every day (May 10-Sep 12)
Ages: 19 and under Admission Fees: Free
Special Instructions: shoe rental applies, several options available

Hey kids - come and have some free fun this summer!!!

This program is designed to give back to the community and provide a safe, secure, and fun way for kids to spend time this summer. Families register by going to http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/HolidayLanesLA

Each child, age 19 & under, will receive coupons valid for Two Free Bowling Games each day sent to their email address every Sunday morning during the program. (shoe rental applies - several options are available)

See website for all the awesome details!

"Racing Dreams" at The Robinson Film Center
The Robinson Film Center
A family-friendly documentary about kids who want to grow up to be Nascar drivers!
Date: Every day (Sep 3-Sep 6)
Ages: 6-17 Admission Fees: $4.75-$8.75
Special Instructions: For daily show times, call (318) 459-4122.

Racing Dreams is an award-winning coming-of-age story about three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR. Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, takes us into the lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association's National Series - widely considered the Little League for professional racing. Clocking speeds of up to 70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the year-long National Series that spawned many of NASCAR's top drivers. Inspiring and family-friendly, Racing Dreams won Best Documentary at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Rated PG.

Movies and Moonbeams: Bedtime Stories
Robinson Film Center
Movies and Moonbeams show a different film each month at different locations around Shreveport - Bossier.
Date: 09/03/2010 at 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: free screening
Special Instructions: bring a blanket!

A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. Rated G.

Starring: Adam Sandler

 

 

Downtown Shreveport Farmers Market
Shreveport Farmers Market
Buy and eat local - get fruits, veggies and more at the farmers market.
Date: Every Tues and Sa (Jun 1-Sep 30)
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: free

The Downtown Farmers' Market is a one shop stop to purchase fruits and vegetables from local farmers! Items sold at the market include herbs, plants, honey, baked goods, canned goods, fresh cut flowers, crafts and much more!

Bossier City 1/2 Price Day
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
Sponsored by the Bossier City Council
Date: 09/05/2010 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm


Proof of Bossier City residency required to receive half-price admission for up to five family members. Does not apply to any other discounts or to IMAX films.

Family Fun Night @ Cheeburger Cheeburger
Cheeburger Cheeburger
Enjoy a Live Magician and Balloon Artist while you dine 50's style on fresh 100% beef hamburgers and golden fries with a shake.
Date: Every Tues
Admission Fees: 1 free kids meal with adult meal purchase

Live Magician -- Balloon Artist. Entertainment for the whole family while you enjoy a great meal together.

 

Enjoy a fresh 100% angus beef hamburger, crispy onion rings and a shake at the soda foundatin or in old fashion diner seating at Cheeburger Cheeburger. It will not only bring back memories but make them too. Your kids will love the food, music and fun at family night.

Terrific Tuesday
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
$3 Admission to Sci-Port
Date: The 1st Tues of every month
Ages: 0-99 Admission Fees: $3 - Caddo Residents Only

On the first Tuesday of every month, Caddo Parish residents enjoy $3 admission to Sci-Port's Discovery Areas, Space Center, and Space Dome Planetarium!

Please present your proof of Caddo Parish residence to the Visitor Services desk.

· During the school year, discount applies ALL DAY.

· Summer months (Memorial Day - Labor Day),
discount is available from 10 a.m. - Noon.

· IMAX tickets not included, may be purchased at discounted rate of $6 each.

Sponsored by Caddo Parish Commission.

Reruns Are Fun
Reruns Are Fun
Unique consignment sale for families including children's clothing, baby gear, and so much more!
Date: Every day (Sep 9-Sep 19)
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: free
Special Instructions: see website for more details

RERUNS ARE FUN AND HOMERUNS ARE FUN is an unique consignment sale for Shreveport Bossier families that includes childrens clothing items and baby gear and home and office furniture, decor, fixtures and outdoor items. Much of the inventory consists of brand name products - both new and previously owned. Previously owned items are in impeccable condition and only the "best of the best" are accepted for consignment.

 

The sale will be held at the former Service Merchandise Building located in Pierre Bossier Mall in Bossier City, LA.

 

RERUNS ARE FUN - Childrens Consignment Sale Dates:

Sept. 9 -10, 10am-7pm Receiving Items
Sept. 11, 10am-4pm  Receiving Items

Sept. 13, 6pm-till  Participants ONLY Sale

 

Sale will be Open to the Public: 

• Sept. 14, 12-6pm
• Sept 15-18, 9am-6pm
• Sept. 19, 1-6pm (HALF PRICE SALE)

*Receiving school uniforms and Halloween costumes.

 

Click HOMERUNS  for home and office decor sale details.

 

 

Red River Dragonboat Festival
Rotary Club of Shreveport
Dragon Boat Races at Riverview Park in Shreveport, LA.
Date: 09/11/2010 at 8:00am
Ages: Spectators of all Ages

Shreveport's Downtown Rotary Club presents it's 2nd annual dragon boat race fundraiser. The event will take place on the Shreveport side of the river. Dragon boat racing originated in Asia. Boats are similar to canoes, and a crew is made up of 24 paddlers and a drummer to keep pace.

The club's inaugural race in 2009 drew dozens of teams from throughout Louisiana and raised over $20,000 that was donated to the Caddo Parish School Board for technology needs.

 

Super Safety Saturday
Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier
Health & Safety Fair, Touch A Truck & Bike Rodeo. Bounce Houses, Food, Screenings & more!
Date: 09/11/2010 from 8:00am to 2:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: $5 per person, $20 for family of 4+, $5 unlimited jumping

Health and Safety Fair:

During the health and safety fair families will be able to learn about water safety, healthy food choices, study skills, internet safety, dental care, and pet care.

Touch A Truck:
The Touch-A-Truck will give kids the chance to see a police car, ambulance, fire truck, motorcycle, and a helicopter up close.

Bike Rodeo:

Throughout the day Safety Town Deputies will be having bike rodeos where children will learn about bicycle safety.

Admission: $5 per person, $20 for a family of four or more, $5 for unlimited jumping in jump houses

Additional Information: Go to www.jlsb.org or call 221-6144.

* Children will need to bring their own bicycle and helmet, if they have one or both.

** Sign up for the race at http://www.sportspectrumusa.com/ or at Sports Spectrum.

HOMERUNS - Home & Decor Consignment Sale
Reruns Are Fun
Home consignment sake for "in-style" gently used furniture and home decor.
Date: Every day (Sep 14-Sep 19)
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: free
Special Instructions: see website for more details

HOMERUNS is a consignment sale for your "in style" and gently used furniture and home decor.  This addition Reruns Are Fun has been beneficial to all involved.  Bring your "not needed anymore" couch OR bedroom furniture OR dining table OR painting OR mirror OR any home accessory. Anything (furniture and accessories) you would have in your home, we'll take --- EXCEPT appliances (no televisions or computers either) and mattresses/pillows.

 

Consigning with HOMERUNS is the same as RERUNS ARE FUN (children's consignment sale). If you consign with both sales, (RERUNS ARE FUN AND HOMERUNS) you'll pay ONLY ONE PARTICIPANT FEE and receive one check.  The only difference is the HOMERUNS receiving date, HOMERUNS participant sale and HOMERUNS limited sale dates.  The 1/2 Price Sale concludes BOTH sales on Sunday, September 19. 

 

Please remember, only those who have placed items in the HOMERUNS Sale will be invited to shop at the HOMERUNS Participant Only Sale!  HOMERUN Participants will receive a pass when they drop off their items.

 

Come shop for that much needed piece you've been needing for your home!  Time is limited!  

 

HOMERUNS Sale Dates:

Sept. 14, 4-8pm Receiving

Sept. 15, 9am -8pm Receiving

Sept. 16, 6pm -till  Participant ONLY Sale

Sept. 17-18, 9am-6pm Open to the Public

Sept. 19, 1-6pm  Half Price Sale

 

Living Well EXPO - A Healthly Northwest Louisiana
LSU AgCenter
Living Well Expo: A Free Expo for Moms --- Family Meals, Parenting, Track Spending, etc.
Date: 09/14/2010 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: free

Educational programs on Food, Family and Finance.

 

Topics: Snack Attack, Quick & Easy Dishes, Happy Meals, Diet & Nutrition Myths, In One Ear and In the Other, Positive Parenting & Encouragement, Is My child Safe on the Internet, Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate, Track Your Spending, Credit Cards: What You Need to Know, Growing Green Instead of Spending Green.

 

It's open to the public and a FREE event. Come get some great tips while the kids are in school.

 

Click here to LIVING WELL EXPO FLYER.

TNT EXPRESS: FREE Trolley Tour
artspace
TNT EXPRESS an Explosion in Arts & Culture
Date: The 3rd Th of every month (Jun 17-Nov 18) from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: FREE

This FREE Trolley Tour Explodes Downtown with Arts and Cultural starts at artspace and stops at Barnwell's Hot Jazz On The Red; LA State Exhibit Museum (Neil Johnson Photography Exhibition); and Robinson Film Center.

Family Friendly environment with great music, arts and history!

"All Aboard!' the TNT Express; the FREE Thursday Night Trolley tour which rolls through Downtown Shreveport every third Thursday of the month, taking visitors to downtown art, cultural and science attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites

Movies and Moonbeams: Wall-E
Robinson Film Center
Movies and Moonbeams show a different film each month at different locations around Shreveport - Bossier.
Date: 09/17/2010 at 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages

Wall-E
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Rated PG.

Starring: Animated, with the voices of Fred Willard and Sigourney Weaver

 

Fine Arts Market
Louisiana Boardwalk
Check out local artist's work at the Louisiana Boardwalk under the Texas Street Bridge.
Date: The 3rd Sa of every month (Apr 17-Dec 18) from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Ages: All

2:00 pm Port Belly Project Belly Dancers will perform!

2010 Market Dates: April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18

"Be The Dinosaur" Traveling Exhibition
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
Dinosaurs are stomping into Sci-Port!
Date: Every day (Sep 24-Dec 31)

Dinosaurs are stomping into Sci-Port in a whole new way! Be the Dinosaur: Life in the Cretaceous gives visitors the chance to go beyond looking at dinosaur fossils and actually have the opportunity to become a dinosaur! Explore the mysteries and theories of dinosaur behavior in an environment so detailed that digital winds carry virtual odors and photorealistic flora grow and have their own nutritional values. Visitors will also have the opportunity to find and communicate with others in their herd, cooperate in defense, use their sense of smell to find food and other animals, cool off in the chill waters of a jungle stream and embark on several different adventures!

Star Party
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
Evening with the stars is sure to enchant!
Date: 09/24/2010 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Admission Fees: $3 for Members; $5 for Non-Members

Use Sci-Port's large telescopes or bring your own to check out the Moon, Saturn and other heralded constellations, stars and planets "hanging" in Shreveport's skies. Sci-Port staff will be on the Windham Family Rooftop Terrace to guide visitors on an out-of-this-world celestial journey. A full complement of activities and presentations - both inside the Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium and out - will bring you back down to Earth with stellar Sci-Port fun. Whether you're a curious newbie, a passionate astronomer or somewhere in between, this evening with the stars is sure to enchant. "May the Force be with you" as you explore the dark side!

$3 for Members; $5 for Non-Members
Call (318) 424-8660 for reservations.

Corn Maze @ Country Fun Farms
Country Fun FArms
Cornfield Maze, Pig Races, Pumpkin Patch, Cow Train, Hayrides, Pumpkin Blaster and the Haunted Maze.
Date: Every Su, Mon, Fri and Sa (Sep 25-Nov 20)
Ages: All Ages

FARM FUN: The Jumpy Thing, Cow Train*, Corn Cannons*, Hay Ride, Duck Races, Horseshoe Pit, Pumpkin Patch, Corn Box, Pig Races (3 races a daily), Pumpkin Blaster, and more!

HAUNTED MAZE: We Haunt on Friday and Saturday nights after dark.

 

FIELD TRIPS: School Field Trips are available Monday through Friday. Cost is $6 per student. Teachers & chaperones are
FREE.

HOURS (September & October):
Friday: 4:00 p.m. to Midnight
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to Dark

HOURS (November):
Friday: 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to Dark

 

SPECIAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY EVENTS
Upon arrival at Country Fun Farm, check postings for availability and times for the following activities. (Not all activities will be featured each day.)

* Face painting between 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
* Ice cream makin' ($1.50 per serving*) at different times
* Butter Making
* Cake Walk (11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:30pm)
* Story Telling & A Clown
* Sack Races, Stick Pulling, Wheelbarrow Race, and more!

 

 

National Seat Check Saturday
Carkeys, Safety Town, NHTSA
National Seat Check Saturday!
Date: 09/25/2010 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: FREE

Free carseat checks on Saturday, September 25th from 9 am to 12 pm at Safety Town.
Come celebrate National Child Passenger Safety Week with us!

Pumpkin Patch @ Country Fun Farm
Country Fun Farms
Take a hayride to pick your own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch!
Date: Every Mon, Fri and Sa (Sep 25-Oct 30)
Ages: All Ages

PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKIN!!!

 

Pumpkin Patch Opens Sept. 25th

* Pick a small one to blast from our Pumpkin Blaster!
* Pick larger pumpkins for decorating or carving in our Carving Tent
* Mini-Pumpkins: $1.50 each*
* Larger Pumpkins: $7 each*

* Plus Sales Tax

 

We have acres of pumpkins growing on the farm. Ride the hayride and pick out the perfect pumpkin from the vine! (This activity closes at dusk. No runs will be made to the Pumpkin Patch after dark. Pumpkin sales limited to available stock.)

 

Harvest & Heritage Tour
Date: 09/25/2010
Admission Fees: Free

The Harvest & Heritage Tour is a self-guided driving tour, home tours, churches, cotton gins, country store, museum and cotton fields.