Essence Festival! June 30 - July 5, 2022

The Essence Festival, known as "the party with a purpose", is an annual music festival which started in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate Essence, a magazine aimed primarily towards African-American women. It is the largest event celebrating African-American culture and music in the United States. Locally referred to as the Essence Fest, it has been held in New Orleans, since 1994 except for 2006, when it was held in Houston, Texas due to Hurricane Katrina. It features artists simultaneously performing on a main stage as well as four standing-room only superlounge stages.

Essence Festival - 2 Weekends: June 25-27 & July 2-4! Live Loud!

Essence Festival of Culture - A Virtual Experience! The Essence Festival is going digital again this year with two back-to-back weekends of music, entertainment, empowerment and culture on June 25 to 27, and July 2 to 4, 2021. Can't miss content includes powerful daytime interactive sessions from trailblazing leaders and star-studded evening concerts. Two back to back weekends of thoughtfully curated panels, workshops, demos and activities just for us to uplift and support living out loud!

Essence Festival of Culture - A Virtual Experience! 7/2 - 5/2020

Essence Festival of Culture - A Virtual Experience! This year’s second weekend of the Essence Festival continues digitally with music, entertainment, empowerment and culture on July 2 to 5, 2020, streaming on ESSENCESTUDIOS.COM.

Enjoy music sets from some of your favorite festival artists as the explosive evening concert series goes digital! Catch the #ESSENCEFEST all-star lineup in performances to benefit and celebrate Essential Heroes, Black-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs. Catch your Hollywood faves in Q&As and be the first to see exclusive sneak peeks of the hottest upcoming releases! Get the tools you need to invest in yourself and makes strides in entrepreneurship, career, and personal finance. Plus, get the latest on the 2020 candidates, the issues that matter most, and why your voice counts! Kickstart your path to recovery with meditation, conversations, workouts, and tutorials designed to boost your mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Step inside a virtual beauty sphere with top brands, makeup artists, hair stylists, skincare experts and more! Stream live tutorials and get expert tips to accentuating your own flawless beauty with products and brands that are making a splash across the globe. Tune in for Sunday worship featuring powerful words of praise and legendary Gospel performances.

Enjoy the Essence Festival - a benefit series to receive, sustain and thrive!