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Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, and New Edition will headline the annual festival taking place in New Orleans from June 30-July 3. Here's how to score tickets or watch online for free.
Big Easy, Small Budget. Zesty seafood, live music, and elegant architectural gems converge in New Orleans. The city was battered in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, but has made a comeback.
The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, celebrating 30 years of entertainment, networking and thought-provoking conversations. NEW ORLEANS […]
Its cover story, “Dear New Orleans,” is a love letter to the people, places and spaces of New Orleans, company executives said. Mayor LaToya Cantrell thanked Essence for the longstanding partnership, which has had a more than $300 million economic impact on the city and state and given the New Orleans global recognition.
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell said this year's “We Love Us” theme was appropriate. “This whole ‘We Love Us’ theme brought us together to build communities,” she said. The festival's impact on the city and state has surpassed $300 million, with more than 500,000 people visiting since 1994.
Wanga said New Orleans is the true “headliner” for the festival, which offers free daily workshops in the convention center and ticketed nightly concerts with big-name artists at the Superdome.
In 2006 it was held in Houston, Texas, due to Hurricane Katrina's effect on New Orleans, and the 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A spinoff iteration of the festival was held in Durban, South Africa in 2016. In 2013, Solomon Group became the producer of Essence Festival, [8] and MSNBC broadcast the event live. [1] [9 ...
Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication's 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations ...