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About ESSENCE Festival
Since its 1995 debut, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture has helped shape, define, and celebrate black music and culture. Held every July 4th weekend, the multi-day event initially was meant to be a one-time affair to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ESSENCE magazine. However, it turned out to be an incredibly impactful and empowering event, prompting its return the following year and subsequently evolving into one of the largest and most highly regarded annual festivals in the United States.
While you'll need to purchase tickets to catch the music at #essencefest, anyone can check out the free daily activities and panels held throughout the weekend which includes expert panels, workshops and shopping focused on beauty, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, and more.
This year marks the 30th birthday of the Essence Festival of Culture! The party with a purpose" always includes a stacked lineup of music's biggest names in hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, and gospel. Throughout the years, there have been many memorable performances and this year will be no different. Buy your tickets and come party with us for our dirty thirty!
This was my first official trip to NOLA and I loved Essence fest! Friday night was amazing - where else can you see 4 top performers like Brandy, LL Cool J, Jill Scott and Maxwell all in one concert!
Awesome event!!! The superdome was too cold though..way too cold!
Very entertaining. Got audience involved. Picked out specific people . e.g. You lady in the red outfit, His ability to make people feel special. He was a crowd pleaser. Very energetic.
Great festival in a fantastic location. Quality of sound was not always adequate as sometimes the band would cover up the singer's voice.
