Round Peg… meet the square hole.
Some things don’t fit into simple art, music, or food boxes.
For those things, there is…
It’s time to think outside the box.
The Beat Goes On
A festival within the festival highlighted by workshops, performances, and collaborations from some of Louisiana’s best percussionists! Featuring Stanton Moore (Galactic), Brady Blade (Lucinda Williams & More), John Hoffman (Primus), Nikki Glaspie (Prince, The Nth Power), and Sam Shahin (Naughty Professor), the Depot Stage will be alive with performances and collaborations that highlight the world’s oldest artform. Closing out the night is the award-winning TAIKOPROJECT, a traditional Japanese kumi daiko drum group based in Los Angeles, CA.
- October 3rd
- The Advocate Depot Stage
SQUONK
Squonk creates joyful, boisterous outdoor spectacles by fusing fantastical visual design, playful staging, and high-energy original music. Led by Co-Artistic Directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O’Hearn, Squonk presents Brouhaha, a riotous romp featuring the Squonkcordion, an enormous musical instrument the audience gets to play. The New York Times called Squonk “ingenious, hallucinatory and hypnotic.”
Squonk will be in residence and performing multiple times for the first weekend of the Revel to the East of the Depot Pavilion. Each performance is 30 minutes and is immediately followed by a free workshop where you can learn about their custom stage and props!
- Sept. 25th-28th, Multiple performances
- The Advocate Depot Stage
Lunch & Learn Series
Presented by the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, this free seminar series takes place daily at the Depot Stage, when admission to the Revel is also free. Topics & speakers to be announced soon!
- Thursdays and Fridays at 11:30 AM, Sept. 25 & 26 | Oct. 2 & 3
- The Advocate Depot Stage
Date Night
- September 26
- The Advocate Depot Stage
Free paint your partner activity beginning at 6:30 PM with music by DJ ReadyRoc. Stick around after and participate in the Silent Disco featuring 3 DJs!
Silent Disco
- Sept. 26th
- The Advocate Depot Stage
Free silent disco returns on Friday night! Check out a set of headphones next to the Depot Stage and switch between mixes of three amazing DJ’s performing live on stage.
Ages 8-16Youth Artist Exhibit
- September 27th only
- Discovery Maker Zone
Eight young artists are getting into the art fair game early! See their exceptional art on the first weekend of the festival and buy a piece to support thier talent and skill. Artists range from ages 11 to 16 years old.
Make and Take Activities
- Both Weekends
- Caddo Bros Tent in Art Alley
Make your own puppet out and design it yourself. This is a great activity for families and children.
Puzzle Hunts
- Both Weekends
- J. Bennett Johnston Visitor Center
Solve 6 puzzles to find the clues, use the clues to solve the meta puzzle! This is a free all ages activity and fun for families and groups. Click the badge above for more information.
Live Blown & Stained Glass
- All Dates
- Discovery Maker Zone
Make your own glass pieces with instruction from High Gravity Glassworks and Ed’s Emporium.
Movemint Bike Cab
Want to make your Revel entrance in style? Catch a fare from one of the 6-seater bike cabs as they cover downtown during Revel 49. Fitted with a speaker system, comfortable seats, and driven by the friendliest drivers, Movemint Bike Cabs can get you from your car to the front gate, from the DMZ to your parking spot, or from Gate 1 to the popular after party spot. Movemint Bike Cab drivers are friends of the festival, and will be ready to take you to your vehicle after a long day of Revel shopping or on an exciting tour of the downtown Riverfront.
- Both Weekends
- Festival Plaza & Downtown Shreveport