Essence Music Festival Tickets

Essence Music Festival ticket prices have fluctuated slightly over the past few years. The cheapest ticket price for Essence Festival was $250 in 2015 and 2017, while 2014 saw the highest average ticket price of $382. You can expect a weekend pass to Essence Music Festival to cost between $250-$300 every year.

What began as a one-time concert in 1994 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine has become the largest annual event to honor African-American culture in the United States. The four-day festival, running this year from June 30 to July 3, has hosted some of the biggest names in R&B, soul, gospel, blues, hip hop, and jazz, including Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, The O’Jays, Janet Jackson, En Vogue, and Mary J. Blige. Essence Fest, as it is sometimes known, takes over New Orleans’ Central Business District as local stores offer arts, crafts, books, and other products created by African-Americans. The Essence Festival also offers a series of free daytime seminars and community-oriented events at the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center focused on black entrepreneurship and empowerment, but every night is capped off by marquee headliners taking the stage at the world famous Superdome. The Essence Festival is a unique blend of business savvy and booming talent that encourages African-American independence and drive, all followed by four decades worth of some of the most recognizable names in pop music. Score with TicketCity - the place to go for Essence Festival tickets.