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2025 Kickoff Dinner with Mack Brown
Monday, August 18 | Shreveport Convention Center | Doors Open at 6 PM
Mack Brown is a college football legend – a College Football Hall of Famer, two-time Coach of the Year and BCS National Champion – and will be the featured speaker at the 15th Annual Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner on Monday, August 18. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a cocktail hour and dinner buffets will open at 6:15 p.m. The program will begin at 7 p.m. with a Q&A to conclude. Purchase tickets by clicking the button below!
Rally on the Red
FOUR FREE EVENTS ON INDEPENDENCE BOWL EVE!
Four Events Listed Below ⬇️
Night Before the Game | Louisiana Boardwalk & East Bank District | FREE
The Rally on the Red, presented by Cardinaux Wealth Advisors, Heard, McElroy & Vestal and Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, gets local and traveling Independence Bowl fans ready for game day with four free events for fans of all ages the night before the game. The Mardi Gras Preview Parade begins the night at 6:30 p.m. – flowing through the Louisiana Boardwalk and East Bank District. Following the parade’s conclusion, the two school marching bands play in a Battle of the Bands at 7:15 p.m. in the East Bank District Plaza. After the two bands duke it out, there is a fireworks show at 7:45 p.m. Culminating the night at 8 p.m. is a free concert in Hurricane Alley in the East Bank District!
Mardi Gras Preview Parade
Night Before the Game | 6:30 PM | Louisiana Boardwalk & East Bank District | FREE
Get an early taste of what is to come during the Mardi Gras season! The Mardi Gras Preview Parade kicks off the night. The parade features floats from a variety of local Mardi Gras Krewes and the two university bands and spirit squads! The parade begins in the Louisiana Boardwalk and flows through the Boardwalk and the East Bank District, ending at the East Bank Plaza.
Battle of the Bands
Night Before the Game | 7:15 PM | East Bank District Plaza | FREE
Right after the Mardi Gras Preview Parade, the two university marching bands and spirit squads go back and forth in a Battle of the Bands in the East Bank District Plaza! Local fans and fans of both schools gather right around the bands and cheer on their squads!
Fireworks Show
Night Before the Game | 7:45 PM | East Bank District | FREE
Following the Battle of the Bands, there is a fireworks show right behind Hurricane Alley in the East Bank District. The show will be visible all throughout the East Bank District!
Free Concert
Night Before the Game | 8 PM | Hurricane Alley in the East Bank District | FREE
Culminating the Rally on the Red, presented by Cardinaux Wealth Advisors, Heard, McElroy & Vestal and Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, is a free concert in Hurricane Alley in the East Bank District!
FCA Breakfast
Bowl Week | Riverview Hall | FREE
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Breakfast is presented annually for the participating teams and their coaching and administrative staff. Hosted by the NWLA FCA Chapter, this event annually hosts more than 500 guests, offering breakfast and featured speakers who give their testimonies.
Independence Bowl Foundation
425 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Suite 360, Shreveport, LA 71106 | P.O. Box 6834, Shreveport, LA 71136
318.221.0712 | 888.414.BOWL | [email protected]