Essence Festival in New Orleans' Superdome had issues. From scheduling to the Superlounges to the lack of a superstar, here ...

The City of New Orleans and the ESSENCE Festival are inextricably linked through our remarkable history and our steadfast focus on and commitment to culture, community, and economic inclusion.

While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert ...

For 55 years, the ESSENCE brand has proudly driven meaningful impact through intentional, locally rooted activations, and this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture is no exception. In partnership with ...

NEW ORLEANS — Essence Festival has officially come to a close. If the long lines at Louis Armstrong Airport are any ...

From concerts to food expos, a wellness house, and film creator talks, these are the can’t-miss events happening during ...

The festival will be held on July 3 through July 6 and will include many musical performances, including Boys II Men, Master P, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Babyface and more.

After a two-year absence brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the Essence Festival is planning its return to New Orleans next summer. “Given what we have collectively experienced over the last two ...

Essence brings a little church to the festivities and celebrates the gospel tradition — in a city where the Black church is the cornerstone of so many musicians’ foundations — with a gospel ...

At least part of the city’s economic growth is due to tourism; $5.5 billion in tourist revenue came into the city in 2011—and a portion of that sum comes from the Essence Fest. The festival ...

The Essence Festival of Culture plans to return to its longtime home of New Orleans in 2022. The multiday event, which was held virtually in 2020 and 2021, will be back to a live in-person experien… ...