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Hard to believe, but the first day of school for kids in the Shreveport - Bossier City area is coming up FAST!
Looking for school calendars in and around our area? Check out our Back To School Guide with sections for each school district containing calendars, handbook links, supply links, uniforms and MORE!
Fun back to school events in Shreveport - Bossier City and the surrounding area? We've got you covered with our HUGE comprehensive calendar of area-wide events on our website HERE!
Need to know where to get your kid's back to school haircut or go back-to-school shopping in and around the Shreveport - Bossier City area? We can help!
We have it all, PLUS advice and tips for dealing with that first day anxiety, printables to make those first day pics special, and even ideas on what to pack for lunch!
Check it all out here and watch for MORE to pop up on our website, in our weekly newsletters AND across all of our social media accounts!
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School Calendars
Bienville Schools
First day for Bienville Schools: August 10
Bossier Schools
First day for Bossier Schools
August 6 - First day for students in grades 1st-12th
August 13 - First full day for Kindergarten
August 20 - First full day Pre-K
Caddo Schools
First day for Caddo Schools
August 10- First day for students in 1rst-12th
Kindergarten start date TBA via your child's teacher
Claiborne Schools
First day for Claiborne Schools:
August 4 - First day for students
DeSoto Schools
First day for DeSoto Schools:
August 6- First day for students all grades
August 3 - First day for students all grades
Webster Schools
First day for Webster Schools:
August 7 - First day for students in grades 1st-12th
August ? - First Day Kindergarten Registration
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✏️Back to School Events
✏️African American Celebration Parade Committee Back To School Supply & Shoe Giveaway
7/11 3:30-6:30pm
✏️New Love Restoration Church Backpack Giveaway
7/11 10am-12pm
✏️Back to School Backpack Giveaway & Uniform Swap - Restoration Church Stonewall
Details: 7/12 10:30AM
✏️Backpack Giveaway -Rice & Kendig
Details: 7/17 4-5PM
✏️DeSoto Parish Back to School Blastoff
Details: 7/18 10AM-1PM
✏️Family FUN Day - Rise Shreveport Giveaway
Details: 7/18 9-1PM
✏️Back to School Bash David Raines
7/18 10am-2pm
✏️Hood Challenge Back to School Giveaway
Details: 7/18 3pm
7/18 10-2pm
✏️Natchitoches Alligator Park FREE Weekend
Details: 7/18-19 10am-5pm
✏️Uniform & Supply Giveaway - Northpoint Community Church
7/18 - 12-2pm
✏️Gates & French Back2School Giveaway
7/19 5pm
✏️Back to School Bash - Buff Community Center BAFB
Details: 7/23 3pm
✏️ DeSoto Ministries Uniform Giveaway
Logansport 7/20-21 4-6:30pm
Mansfield/N DeSoto 7/25 11-1pm
Annual school uniform giveaway - Mercy's Closet
7/24 10AM-6PM
✏️Khaki Fair & Uniform GiveAway - The Highland Center Shreveport
Details: 7/24 5PM
✏️Alpha Media Backpack Giveaway
Details: 7/25 10am-12pm
✏️Back to School Health Fair & Giveaway
7/25 11-2pm
✏️ Back to School Backpack & Supply Giveaway
Safety Town 7/25 10am
✏️Grace & Friends Community Fest Supply & Uniform Giveaway
7/25 2-6pm Coushatta
✏️Mooretown Back 2 School Give Back & Kick Back
7/26 10-7pm
7/30 First Responders & Families ONLY Register at link
✏️Healthy BLUE Caddo Health Fair
Details: 7/31 10am
✏️Back 2 School Bash & Car Meet
8/1 2pm
7th Annual HTS Community Back-to-School Outreach & Resource Fair
8/1 10am-12pm
Common Ground Community Back-to-School Giveaway
8/1 9-11am
Kid Fresh Foundation Backpack Giveaway
8/1 11am-3pm
Sweet Trapp Shopp Community Giveaway
8/1 12-3pm
Michael Anthony & Friends Back 2 School Bash
8/1 11am-2pm
✏️Sabine Parish Back to School Rally & Giveaways
Details: 8/1 8AM-12PM
Details: 8/1 8am North Desoto School Campus
8/2 3-7pm
✏️ Friends of Devin & Caddo Parks Backpack Giveaway
Details: 8/2 10am-2pm TBA
✏️Risen Rock Back to School Bash
Details: 8/2 2-6pm
✏️Markevea's Learning Center School Supplies Giveaway
Details: 8/2 7PM-11PM TBA
✏️ Webster Parish School Board Back To School Bash
Details: 8/2 3-6PM
✏️ Back To School 6TH Grade Flight Camp - Elm Grove Middle School
Details: 8/3 930am
✏️ Back To School Uniform Giveaway - The Grace Closet Springhill
Details: 8/3 3-6PM TBA
✏️Back to School PopUp & School Supply Giveaway
8/8 11-1pm
✏️FOUND GUILTY OF A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR Supply Giveaway
8/8 4-6pm
Faithway Logistics Solutions Back to School Bash
8/8 11-1pm
✏️Back to School Explosion Supplies Haircuts Giveaway
8/8 9am-til out
✏️Back to School Bash - Natchitoches City Park
Details: 8/8 3PM-6PM
8/9 2-7pm
SporTran Drive-Thru Back to School Bash
8/9 9am-11am
✏️Annual Galilee Baptist Church Back-to-School Giveaway
8/9 9am-1pm
✏️SPAR Back to School Supply Giveaway Red River District
Details: 8/9 2-7pm
Celebrity Influencer Basketball Game & BackPack Giveaway
8/15 10-3pm
Know of a community back to school event in the area that we're missing?
Add it to our Macaroni Kid Shreveport Bossier Moms In the Know calendar now!
Back to school shopping
There's the big box stores, of course, but you can also support locally-owned businesses when doing your back to school shopping!
Here are some of our favorite places for shopping for school supplies and clothes in the area that are locally owned:
Shreveport Gymnastics - Shreveport (Uniforms & Embroidery)
Sports World - Shreveport (Uniforms & Sports)
Run a favorite locally owned business for back-to-school shopping you don't see listed here?
More tips to make this school year in the Shreveport-Bossier area a great one:
 FREE printables to make those first day of school pictures extra special! |  5 Teacher-Approved Tips to Make Back-to-School Time Great |
 Foods that Make the Grade: Bento Box School Lunch Ideas |
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Back to School Drive-thru Giveaway - Shreveport Community Church
Details: 8/3 10AM-12PM
Back 2 School Giveaway - Paradise Baptist Church
Details: 8/3 10AM-2PM
✏️Paradise Baptist Church Back To School Giveaway & Health Fair
Details: 8/9 10am-12pm
Back To School Giveaway - Help A Kid Out Group
Details: 8/3 10AM-2PM
Back to School Haircuts - Hair Galleria
Details: 8/3 12PM-7pm
Basketball Game & School Supply Giveaway - Green Oaks
Details: 8/3 1PM-4PM
✏️Back to School Bash - GracePointe Church
Details: 7/30 5:30PM-7:30PM TBA
