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Arts and Entertainment Festival for All Ages
Come Out and Enjoy
*RETURNING* Exhibit of Local Vintage Tractors at the old Linda Lay Church site
19 x 53 ft Harvest Mural by Diane Long
2024 Sunflower T-shirts for sale at the Village Hall
Be sure to see the Library / Museum! Selling prior year T-Shirts, Cookbooks, Heritage books
Crafts and art for sale by local artists
Arts and crafts activities for children in the Gilliam Methodist Church
Music by local groups and a blues band
Photography Contest, Art Contest - winners to be displayed at the Sept Heritage Tour
Be Sure Not to Miss
The Sunflowers blooming bright along Hwy 3049 and in Gilliam
Dixiemaze Farms - 9596 Sentell Rd, Dixie. Open 11-5
Ryans Farms in Dixie
The Veterans Memorial in Belcher
Lynn Plantation Commissary - 11580 Hwy 3049
Crossroads Museum in the Gilliam Library
Delicious local foods available at several vendors
Sunflower Festival T-Shirt Design Contest!
Photographers and Artists of all ages and skills are invited to submit their work into the Sunflower Photo/Art Contest. The Contest is opened now and closes August 2, 2024. Winning Photos and Artwork will be displayed at the Sept Heritage Tour. The artwork will be featured on the 2025 Sunflower Festival T-Shirt! Artwork must be original! Each artist may submit one design. Click Here for Rules and Entry Form.
Food Vendors
There will be several food vendors at the festival, offering a variety of yummy choices.
Featured Food Vendors are:
Main Street Restaurant 12807 Main Street, Gilliam Enjoy delicious food in one of the old brick store buildings.
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James Country Store Restaurant 12781 Main St., Gilliam Sandwiches, cold drinks and snack items.
From downtown Shreveport, drive north on Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway. Just north of the casinos, Clyde Fant veers to the left and changes name to Grimmett Drive. From Grimmett Drive turn right onto LA Hwy 3049 (Dixie Shreveport Road).
Enjoy the Trail
Turn right at Old Dixie Gin and Sentell Road and drive the loop around the levee. Sentell Road circles back to Highway 3049 at Cornerstone Baptist Church, just north of Dixie. This drive features several sunflower varieties, and a field of wildflowers. Sunflowers along the Trail are expected to be in full bloom.
