The 2017 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® provided an eventful weekend with numerous fun, inspirational, and thought provoking content for guests young and old. With more than 470,000 attendees in New Orleans during the Fourth of July weekend, access was granted to GlitterandGumbo.com to share with you some entertainment news and our favorite Essence Fest moments.
The annual 4-day Festival, which took place June 29-July 2, features entertainment, empowerment, and cultural experiences during the day and a state-of-the-art concert series with the world’s best performers each night.
With so many choices and only 24 hours in a day, it can be overwhelming at times for attendees to visit all of the activities in the Ernest N. Morial convention center alone. We met several first timers who were quite impressed and expressed eager sentiments of returning to the Essence Festival again next year. One Essence newbie stated, “I think this event is bigger than Coachella!”
It is no surprise that a record-breaking 4 billion social media impressions were visible to honor one of the nation’s largest live events. View a video montage below that highlights some of our unforgettable moments at The 2017 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola®.
