Shreveport &
Bossier City, LA

Shreveport-Bossier City’s December on the Red celebration is the center of the Holiday Trail of Lights. The sister cities offer bright lights and neon nights.

December on the Red begins on Thanksgiving and lasts throughout the holiday season. Our celebrations have the usual Christmas offerings including twinkling lights, holiday displays, and parades. But this wouldn’t be Louisiana if we didn’t add a little spice to the holiday season. With festivals, live performances, tours, and shopping, you’re sure to find everything to make your season bright. 

We kick off the season with flare and boom. Big boom from fireworks that is! The Saturday after Thanksgiving Rockets Over the Red dazzle the people lining the banks of the Red River. This fireworks display is the largest in the state and truly spectacular. The display is synchronized to music and can be seen and heard from both sides of the river, RiverView Park in Shreveport and the Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City.

We show our holiday spirit in grand style with festivals throughout our two parishes. The Christmas on Wheels Festival showcases beautifully decorated tree displays along side vintage automobiles at the Ark-La-Tex Antique and Classic Vehicle. Just a short drive to Vivian will take you to the Country Christmas Festival complete with a 5k run and parade. And what would the City of Roses be without roses? Christmasin Roseland is a walking tour of the Gardens of the American Rose Center. The entire garden is lit with bright, twinkling, colorful lights and huge, wooden Christmas cards made by area students. All kinds of entertainment perform during Roseland, from school bands to local musicians. Oh, yeah, and the big guy in the red suit will be there, too!
                        
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a huge, three-story pine tree, right? The Louisiana Boardwalk is a nearly half-mile long outdoor shopping outlet, complete with nearly 60 shops, 20 eateries, a Regal Cinema and a nightlife district. Every year the Boardwalk erects an ornate three-story tree.
           
Hop in the car and tour the many residential and businesses who deck the halls with brilliant light displays. The Southern Hills area of Shreveport has the Christmas in the Hills celebration. There is a parade, holiday street banners and more than 200 decorated and lighted outdoor Christmas trees for visitors to view. And while we are talking about parades, the Bossier City Chamber of Commerce sponsors a parade every year. The parade starts and ends at CenturyTel Center.

The Nutcracker has been a well-known Christmas story throughout the world. Annually, Shreveport’s Metropolitan Ballet brings the Nutcracker alive at the Riverview Hall in downtown Shreveport.

And hey, while you’re there you might as well head on over to ICE, a Red River Revel holiday event where folks can ice-skate outdoors.

So, come let Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana spice up your Yule-tide season! For more details and the official calendar of events, visit www.DecemberOnTheRed.com or call 1-800-551-8682.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, LA

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