Essence Festival Lineup 2025. Attending the 2025 essence festival with us promises an unparalleled experience filled with cultural richness, entertainment, and community connections. Originally known as the ohio valley jazz fest in 1962, it has now blossomed to one of cincinnati’s premier.
Essence festival of culture 2023 has officially kicked off in new orleans bringing some of music’s most beloved black women artists to the city. New orleans rapper juvenile performs during the 2023 essence festival of culture at caesars superdome in new orleans on friday, june 30, 2023.