Essence Festival of Culture 2025 Partner Update

PSA: Last Weekend to Secure Exclusive Essence Room Rates!

Monday, June 2 is the final day to access exclusive ESSENCE rates for the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture®. Room blocks at over 20 participating New Orleans hotels are currently open for reservations. To secure the best rates for the weekend, visit essencefesthotels.com. Discounts are first come, first served and only available through this weekend. Don't miss out!

Single Day Tickets On Sale Now! Single day tickets are officially live! From Jill Scott's "A Philly Jawn" featuring Patti LaBelle + Jazmine Sullivan, to special performances by Erykah Badu, Babyface, The Isley Brothers, GloRilla, Muni Long and Summer Walker - the legends, icons and disruptors are all headed to New Orleans, July 3-6. Grab your tickets before your favorite seats are gone. It's Time to Plan! Book your room, lock in your "boots on the ground" meet-up spot and pack the fit for Sunday's "We Wear White" Night. Witness history with Master P's last show in his hometown and catch the Essence Flowers tribute to Quincy Jones, presented by Jermaine Dupri, featuring Tyrese, Robin Thicke, AL B SURE, XSCAPE, McLyte, The Pharcyde, Mobb Deep and SWV. Whether you're vibing with Boyz II Men's harmonies, Maxwell's artistry, Buju Banton, Donell Jones, Leon Thomas, NAS or Davido's global beats, you're part of something bigger than entertainment - you are celebrating CULTURE. Get Your Ticket Now Stay Tuned More announcements and details on the reimagined Superlounge experience in the Superdome, the expanded roster of Black businesses in SOKO MRKT, creators in GU Unbothered Creator's House and the New Voices Health Innovators Hub featuring emerging Black health and wellness startups, are on the way. #EssenceFest25 #MadeLikeThis

ABOUT ESSENCE Festival of Culture always brings the biggest and best names in Hip-Hop, R&B, soul, funk, and gospel to the Evening Concert series lineup. Buy your tickets NOW for the music, and join us for the party as we celebrate Culture, Community and Commerce, only at #essencefest in New Orleans! The multi-day ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrates the CULTURE, delivering on its promise of loving us, bringing joy and creating space for community and commerce in New Orleans every 4th of July weekend, for the past 30 years. Originally a one-time affair to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine, this multi-day experience will commemorate 55 years of the magazine that has changed people's lives. Black Culture comes to life in experiences beyond the Evening Concert Series, including SOKO MRKT™ celebrating emerging Black businesses; empowering conversations on multiple stages with the Global Black Economic Forum; a special edition of Beautycon™, Essence Authors; AFROPUNK and its kaleidoscope of Black futurism; Suede (The Men's Experience); a culinary exploration of the diaspora at Essence Food & Wine Festival; and community activism in the Community Impact Hub. We Love Us. Let us show you how!

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