Essence fest

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the ESSENCE brand with the ultimate global Black culture experience in New Orleans!

The ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented by Coca-Cola® continues to be home of Black joy, artistry, and resilience—bringing together the most iconic and influential voices in Hip-Hop, R&B, soul, funk, and gospel for an unforgettable Evening Concert Series. This is more than a music festival—it’s a movement. Secure your tickets now and join us in New Orleans, where Culture, Community, and Commerce come alive like nowhere else. Only at #ESSENCEFest.

I had so such fun at my very first Essence Fest! There was not enough hours in the day to do everything that I wanted to get done, but there’s always next year. And y’all will FOR SURE see me then 🤍

On site preparing for the Essence Festival in New Orleans #inspireandconnect #essencefest #eventdesign

Speaking at ESSENCE Fest, the entertainment powerhouse dropped all the gems and even shared an update on the status of the rumored 'Insecure' spin-off.

Essence Festival, the largest celebration of African American culture in the world, comes to New Orleans every July 4 weekend bringing life, fun and a fantastic party to our summertime here. With so many people coming and SO MUCH to do — seriously, have you read the line up? — we figured folks might need […]

The official dates for the 2019 ESSENCE Festival and details on how to get first access to early-bird ticket information have been announced.

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The My Black is Beautiful booth at Essence Fest this year was built with the next chapter in mind for both the platform and attendees.

Essence Festival drew nearly a half a million people who came to the city looking for fun and frolic, culture and community, education and empowerment.

Here is a set design from the Essence Fest Beauty Carnival stage which hosted many of the festival's engaging speakers!

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Let us count all the ways ESSENCE Fest is the ultimate gathering of love and appreciation for Black women.

@theghanaianamericandoll and her squad full of queens will surely be turning heads all weekend long at ESSENCE Fest! | A look at some of the fabulous squads who will be joining us for ESSENCE Festival 2018.

@djdimepiece and her stunning squad are coming through dripping in Black excellence for ESSENCE Fest this year!

The ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented by Coca-Cola® continues to be home of Black joy, artistry, and resilience—bringing together the most iconic and influential voices in Hip-Hop, R&B, soul, funk, and gospel for an unforgettable Evening Concert Series. This is more than a music festival—it’s a movement. Secure your tickets now and join us in New Orleans, where Culture, Community, and Commerce come alive like nowhere else. Only at #ESSENCEFest.

Check out our favorite style moments from Essence festival 2019!

An estimated 500,000 people came to the 2015 Essence Festival and every single one of them was fly.

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