Sunflower Trail and Festival in Gilliam, Louisiana

June 15, 2024

In Gilliam, La. and along Highway 3049 north of Shreveport

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Arts and Entertainment Festival for All Ages

Arts and Entertainment Festival for All Ages

Come Out and Enjoy

  • *NEW* Exhibit of Local Vintage Tractors
  • *NEW* 19 x 53 ft Harvest Mural by Diane Long
  • Sunflower T-shirts for sale at the Village Hall
  • Crafts and art for sale by local artists
  • Arts and crafts activities for children
  • Music by local groups and a blues band
  • Photography Contest, photos displayed in the Gilliam Library

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!

Artists of all ages and skills are invited to submit artwork for a chance to be featured on the 2024 Sunflower Festival t-shirt! There will be a $200 prize and the winning art will also be showcased in the Gillam Museum for the Festival and featured in RRCHCA publications and on social media!

The Contest opens August 15, 2023 and closes November 3, 2023. 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.
  • James Country Store Restaurant
    12781 Main St., Gilliam
    Sandwiches, cold drinks and snack items.
  • D&I CafĂ© and Deli
    312 Caddo Street, Belcher, LA 71004

Come sample our local cuisine!


Trail Route

Find LA Hwy 3049

From downtown Shreveport, drive north on Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway. Just north of the casios, Clyde Fant veres 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.

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