Cardi B, Patti LaBelle and Brandy & Monica have been tapped as headliners for Essence's Festival of Culture 2026, taking place from July 3-5 at New Orleans' Caesars Superdome.
In addition to the aforementioned headliners, Latto and Kehlani are scheduled to perform as part of the first wave of artists announced for the event. Cardi B and Latto will be making their Essence Festival of Culture debuts, while LaBelle will return after previously gracing during several iterations including the inaugural festival in 1995.
Those performers will be featured during Essence Festival's evening concert series. By day, programming at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will highlight filmmakers debuting new work, authors engaging with audiences and entrepreneurs discussing their vision. Daytime programming will include Essence Food and Wine Festival, Afropunk Blktopia, Essence Authors, Beautycon: @EssenceFest Edition and more.
Tickets for Essence Festival of Culture are on sale now.
Last year, the festival made news after Lauryn Hill arrived to perform around 2:30 a.m. for a nearly empty stadium. Organizers took responsibility for the late start after the festival faced delays for the entirety of the day.
In a statement defending her post-midnight performance, Essence Festival wrote, "Family is family and around here we protect our own no matter what the people have to say…. Let's be very clear— We don't play about Ms. Lauryn Hill. Not for clicks. Not for headlines." They wrote that Hill "arrived on schedule, stepped on that stage, and delivered the kind of performance only a legend can."
"The delay? Not hers. We will take that. The moment? One for the books. The legacy? Still unmatched."
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