Be a part of the nation's largest public assembly of artists and vendors at the ESSENCE Art & Marketplace Zone at the 2013 ESSENCE Festival in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Thousands of attendees will shop from our exhibit booths of original design and handcrafted art by artists like yourself. The Zone will feature fine art, fashion and crafts along with New Orleans cultural traditions, live art demos, celebrity booths and vendors from our ESSENCE Empowerment Experience. If you're interested in applying, click here.

Join our celebration of the best in New Orleans and Louisiana cuisine at the ESSENCE Food Zone at the 2013 ESSENCE Festival in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome. Sell your tasty and unique eats with thousands of Festival attendees from around the world. If you're interested in applying, click here.

We've got empowering conversations, music, food, fireworks and more in-store for our first and FREE ESSENCE Festival(TM) Family Reunion Day on Thursday, July 4th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and Woldenberg Riverfront Park. Kick off Festival weekend with a family-focused seminar, our music and food stages, the Kids Zone, cool prizes and a full day of fun. Let us know if you and your family are coming. Register here. 

Raise awareness and support for your local New Orleans, Louisiana-state, national community-based or non-profit organization at the ESSENCE Festival Community Zone in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The Zone will include booths displaying educational materials, membership sign up, health screening, fund-raising, healthy lifestyle awareness, college recruitment, the arts, culture and much more. If you're interested in applying, click here.

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