MacKID Festival Spotlight: 26th Annual Sunflower Festival & Trail

Time to grab the camera, sunscreen & hat, and take the kids out to see the sunflowers in full bloom!

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June 14, 2025

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

It's time for the 26th Annual Sunflower Festival & Trail!

Come Out and Enjoy

Crafts and art for sale by local artists

Arts and crafts activities for children

*NEW* Exhibit of Local Vintage Tractors

*NEW* Harvest Mural by Diane Long

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

The Veterans Memorial in Belcher

Crossroads Museum in the Gilliam Library

Delicious local foods available at several vendors

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 Artwork will be awarded $200 and 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.

D&I Café and Deli

312 Caddo Street, Belcher, LA 71004

Trail Route

Find LA Hwy 3049

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.