I totally forgot Essence Fest was even coming up until I saw someone post about it on Instagram and instantly felt behind.

Attendees file into Essence Fest's daytime activities in 2024. Video: Chelsea Brasted/Axios Essence Fest returns to New Orleans July 3-6, with events throughout downtown and inside the Ernest N.

The ESSENCE Festival Of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® curates each experience to reflect the interests and passions of Black audiences worldwide. Releasing the lineup in phases allows each moment ...

Essence already knows she can do it all — and as a new chapter in her life begins, the 25-year-old influencer is ready for the world to learn that, too. Though she’s now based in New York City, ...

This July, Davido’s performing at Essence Festival of Culture 2025 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, which is a major milestone ... There’s honestly so much to learn from Davido’s gamble on ...

DJ Ms. Eclectic, host of Good Vibes with Ms. Eclectic on WAOK, sits down with the dynamic Co-Owner and Head Chef of Crescent City Kitchen to celebrate the restaurant’s one-year anniversary in Atlanta!

Hip-hop legend Mia X will be joined by The Original Pinettes Brass Band — an incredible collaboration that's played French ...

Derrick Freeman’s Soul Brass Band headlines a Free Fridays concert at Tipitina’s. Local R&B, soul and funk group Vegas Cola ...

The Essence Festival of Culture will keep attendees busy, but people still need to eat. Here are 20 Black-owned New Orleans ...

The Essence Festival of Culture will keep attendees busy, but people still need to eat. Here are 20 Black-owned New Orleans ...

While musicians like Jill Scott, Maxwell, Master P and GloRilla rock the Caesars Superdome each night during the Essence ...

On Sunday, Dupri will lead a tribute to Jones as part of a new “Essence Flowers” series at the festival. The show will ...