convention center
food & wine festival
food & wine
festival
The ESSENCE Food & Wine experience will focus on empowering attendees to transform their culinary passions into thriving ventures. Through actionable insights and expert-led programming, attendees will learn how to launch and sustain food or culinary concepts, gaining the tools to turn their ideas into reality. This experience celebrates the richness of Black culinary traditions across the African diaspora, from New Orleans to the Caribbean to the African continent, while showcasing innovators redefining food and spirits. With an emphasis on education, wellness, and cultural storytelling, the stage challenges stereotypes about African-American cuisine and reimagines its role in the global food and wine industry.
DATE: JULY 4TH – JULY 6TH DOORS OPEN: 9:30A CST PROGRAMMING: 10A-4P CST LOCATION: ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CTR.
gbef hq
suede men’s experience
essence food & wine
festival
afropunk blktopia
essence gu kickback
essence community
corner
essence authors
essence wellness
house
beautycon
essence house
essence film festival
essence hollywood
house
evening concert series
new voices village
essence stage
soko mrkt
GU creators house
Immerse yourself into 20+ curated experiences that celebrate the brilliance of our culture—from music and art to wellness, style, cuisine, and commerce. At ESSENCE Festival of Culture®, every moment is designed to inspire, empower, and elevate.
The experiences
GET THE TICKET
july 3rd – july 6th, 2025
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#essencefest
Dining
Convention center
NEW VOICES
VILLAGE
GBEF HQ
The Global Black Economic Forum is dedicated to advancing economic opportunity, economic justice and economic freedom for Black and marginalized communities around the world through thought leadership, global summits, workplace training, leadership development, policy advocacy and litigation.
DATE: JULY 4TH – JULY 6TH DOORS OPEN: 9:30A CST PROGRAMMING: 10A-4P CST LOCATION: ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CTR.
gbef hq
suede men’s experience
essence gu kickback
afropunk blktopia
essence food & wine
festival
essence film festival
essence house
beautycon
essence community
corner
essence authors
essence wellness
house
essence hollywood
house
new voices village
evening concert series
essence stage
soko mrkt
GU creators house
The experiences
Immerse yourself into 20+ curated experiences that celebrate the brilliance of our culture—from music and art to wellness, style, cuisine, and commerce. At ESSENCE Festival of Culture®, every moment is designed to inspire, empower, and elevate.
GET THE TICKET
#essencefest
july 3rd – july 6th, 2025
made like this.
Dining
