Cirque du Lake

Cirque du Lake Join us every year for CIRQUE DU LAKE as we celebrate with our neighbors and friends the expansion of LAKE STREET'S DESIGN DISTRICT!

Cirque du Lake is a free to the public, family friendly street festival, featuring local artist vendors, live music and performances, art exhibitions and local food for all to enjoy and celebrate NW Louisiana culture. We plan to flood the 400 block of Lake Street with LOCAL ART, FOOD and LIVE MUSIC! Located in Downtown Shreveport, this event will be FREE and is appropriate for all ages. Come thirsty and be prepared to feast your eyes on some of the best talent this town has to offer!

We can hardly believe this past weekend just happened!Wow, thank you to every single person who came to Cirque Du Lake 2...
05/19/2026

We can hardly believe this past weekend just happened!

Wow, thank you to every single person who came to Cirque Du Lake 2026 and celebrated with us both Friday and Saturday, we are feeling so incredibly grateful to have such a loving and supportive community behind us.

Thank you to our sponsors and our many, many volunteers, without whom not one bit of this would've been possible. Thank you to the many friends of The Agora Borealis who are always jumping in to lend a hand or calm our nerves when things get a bit hectic but ultimately turn out just perfectly.

And finally, thank you to The Agora Borealis team, you all are the backbone of this entire experience, and I am so grateful to love and know each of you. đź’›

We know you’ll be wondering how parking will work today so, NO worries.Check out our maps here both for parking and to h...
05/16/2026

We know you’ll be wondering how parking will work today so, NO worries.

Check out our maps here both for parking and to help you find your way around the festival. Can’t wait to see you soon!

05/16/2026

The Street is Officially Closed for Cirque du Lake! Just a reminder Lake Street will be closed from Marshall Street to Jones Street Alley today from 10 AM until 9 PM. Can’t wait to see everyone at 2 PM for the festival!!!

Our VERY longtime friends from The Marlene Yu Museum are joining us at Cirque du Lake 2026, and we’re thrilled to have t...
05/15/2026

Our VERY longtime friends from The Marlene Yu Museum are joining us at Cirque du Lake 2026, and we’re thrilled to have this downtown Shreveport gem as part of the festivities.

Dedicated to the bold, nature-inspired work of renowned artist Marlene Tseng Yu, the museum fills a historic building with sweeping color, movement, and energy that celebrates the forces of the natural world.

Join us at Cirque du Lake 2026 on May 16th, from 2–8 pm on Lake Street in downtown Shreveport, to connect with the Marlene Yu Museum and so many more creative partners.

Want to learn more about the museum and its history? Click the link below:

https://www.marleneyumuseum.org/about-marlene-yu

Resonate with Cassie is bringing something truly special to Cirque du Lake 2026 and we cannot wait for you to get a firs...
05/15/2026

Resonate with Cassie is bringing something truly special to Cirque du Lake 2026 and we cannot wait for you to get a first-hand look.

Cassie McDaniel has spent years creating art from unusual and upcycled materials, and found her perfect medium in pine needle basketry, where her love of the natural world meets her passion for rescuing items from the waste stream and transforming them into beautiful, functional pieces.

She ethically harvests, processes, and dyes Long Leaf Pine needles and other natural materials, and her work has been shown at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, The Pioneer Heritage Center, the Louisiana Folklife Festival, and many venues around Shreveport.

We’re honored to share her art with you at Cirque du Lake 2026. Join us on May 16th from 2–8 pm on Lake Street in downtown Shreveport to experience Resonate with Cassie in person.

House of AnnaLisa is joining us at Cirque du Lake 2026 this Saturday, and we could not be more excited to share her work...
05/15/2026

House of AnnaLisa is joining us at Cirque du Lake 2026 this Saturday, and we could not be more excited to share her work with you.

Support them here:
https://dot.cards/houseofannalisa
https://houseofannalisa.geogalleries.com
https://www.instagram.com/houseofannalisa?igsh=MTJnMXYxZDM3dGFuaw==
https://www.facebook.com/share/14dkSXRyvbW/

About Karin Ebbesson:

This Louisiana-based photographer and multimedia artist moves fluidly between oils, acrylics, wood sculpture, drawing, and textiles to create vivid “dreamscapes” full of color, contrast, and emotion. Her pieces linger in the small details of nature and the beautifully imperfect parts of being human, revealing quiet moments, raw vulnerability, and the deep inner worlds we all carry. Come experience her work in person at Cirque du Lake on May 16th from 2–8 pm on Lake Street in downtown Shreveport and let her art pull you into its rich, emotional stories.

Joining us tonight for some pre-Cirque du Lake fun?We can't wait to see you at our Literary Event and Artist Reception, ...
05/15/2026

Joining us tonight for some pre-Cirque du Lake fun?

We can't wait to see you at our Literary Event and Artist Reception, starting at 5pm at The Agora Borealis (421 Lake Street) with poetry readings, music and more.

We're so excited to have the Shreve Memorial Library Bookmobile with us tonight as well! For all those lovers of literature, this bookmobile brings the library directly to the community, offering books, audiobooks, and DVDs for all ages, plus the ability to request materials right from the vehicle.

They’re known for serving nursing homes, assisted living facilities, day cares, and folks with limited mobility, as well as popping up at fairs, parades, and summer reading programs, so it feels extra special to welcome them into our arts event space for an evening of stories and creativity.

The Agora Borealis is over the moon to be bringing Cirque du Lake back to the streets this year!We are so proud to be th...
05/15/2026

The Agora Borealis is over the moon to be bringing Cirque du Lake back to the streets this year!

We are so proud to be the host of Cirque du Lake 2026, and we cannot wait to fill Lake Street with art, music, makers, and magic for the Shreveport-Bossier and surrounding communities. This festival is a true labor of love, made possible by the incredible support of our friends, family, collaborators, and community who show up for local art again and again.

Join us Saturday, May 16th, from 2–8 pm in Downtown Shreveport (421 Lake Street) for an afternoon and evening of creativity, connection, and celebration at Cirque du Lake 2026. From all of us at The Agora Borealis: thank you for believing in this vision with us and helping keep the arts alive and thriving in our city.

If you're attending tonight's Literary Event and Artist Receptions starting at 5pm (421 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 7110...
05/15/2026

If you're attending tonight's Literary Event and Artist Receptions starting at 5pm (421 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101). Listen closely for the soothing sounds of Alan Dyson. They'll be the official musical talent for tonight's event, and we cannot wait to have them in our space.

About Alan:
Alan Dyson is an independent Louisiana singer/songwriter writing and performing iconic, artistic, original Indie/Folk/Americana. Leaning into the canon of American poetry and music, his work is a well-simmered gumbo of influences like William Faulkner, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and Leonard Cohen.

Dyson is a Southern artist motivated by the hypnotic Om of the cicada, the hum of road, and the mantra of familiar hymns permeating the piney woods of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana

Link to content songs/videos
https://www.reverbnation.com/alandyson

We’re thrilled to welcome ALL CAPS to Cirque du Lake 2026!ALL CAPS is the creative world of artist Alex Posey, who’s bee...
05/14/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome ALL CAPS to Cirque du Lake 2026!

ALL CAPS is the creative world of artist Alex Posey, who’s been drawing for as long as he can remember, starting with doodles in school notebooks and evolving into finely detailed works on quality Strathmore paper.

His pieces often center on animals and dinosaurs (with plenty of room for whatever else sparks his imagination), brought to life with carefully chosen graphite leads and fine line pens like Microns. If you’re into bold creatures, prehistoric favorites, or just beautifully detailed line work, you’ll definitely want to swing by his booth and see what he’s been creating.

Come discover ALL CAPS and so many other incredible makers at Cirque du Lake 2026 on May 16th, from 2–8 pm, with festivities happening along Lake Street in downtown Shreveport.

Zaq D Art Studio is bringing color, curiosity, and world-traveler energy to Cirque du Lake 2026. Zaq is an acrylic paint...
05/14/2026

Zaq D Art Studio is bringing color, curiosity, and world-traveler energy to Cirque du Lake 2026.

Zaq is an acrylic painter, photographer, and explorer who captures interesting and beautiful moments through the lens, then transforms them into vibrant paintings you can live with. He shares his work as it’s created, from striking canvas pieces to hand-painted treasures, and we’re so excited for you to experience his art in person at the festival on May 16th, 2-8pm in Downtown Shreveport.

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