Chocolate Travels: 2018 Essence Festival Dates Announced

 

 

Time Inc.โ€™s (NYSE:TIME)ย Essence today announcedย the official dates for the 2018 Essence Festivalยฎ presented by Coca-Colaยฎ, which will take place from July 5 โ€“ 8, 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Limited advance tickets for the 24thย annual eventโ€™s nightly concert series will be available starting August 10 at 10:00am ET.

On the heels of a record-breaking 2017 Festival, the highly anticipated event is expected to feature a diverse, all-star roster of musicians and speakers for its nightly concert series and daytime empowerment programming respectively. The 2017 โ€œparty with a purposeโ€ drew over 470,000 attendees and featured first-time performances byย Diana Rossย andย Chance The Rapper, plus keynote conversations withย Ava Duvernay, Mary J. Blige, the cast of the critically acclaimed film โ€œGirls Tripโ€ โ€“ย Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hallย andย Tiffany Haddishย โ€“ and many more.

Festivalgoers can start planning their โ€˜girlโ€™s tripโ€™ and weekend getaways by visitingย Essence Festivalย for a recap of the 2017 Festival, information about advance ticket sales, the latest news about the Festival and to sign up for Festival-related newsletters.

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