There was no shortage of energy and fun times Friday at Jump, Jive and JamFest with more than 650 students converging on the downtown Texarkana festival.

Tonight, headliners Spin Doctors play with Texarkana’s very own Pilotdrift opening. During the day, there’s plenty of artistic fun, food, and music going on with bluegrass band Cherryholmes headlining the daytime roster.

JJJ Student Day action got youth moving and learning about everything from button-making to speed theater and balloon art to dancing.

At any spot in the Festival Square (the blocks bordere...