After initially being rescheduled to the fall, EssenceFest 2020 has now been canceled
Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 20, 2016 in Los Angeles.UPDATE:
Initially rescheduled from its original July 2020 dates to later in the fall, the 2020 Essence Festival of Culture is now officially canceled and will return in 2021. The cancellation was announced Wednesday following New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s recommendation that “no large events take place in New Orleans in 2020” owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Essence will honor all tickets sold for the 2020 festival in 2021 and will also offer full refunds.
Late last month, Essence began providing resources and other tools to black communities impacted by the pandemic through its Essence of the Matter: COVID-19’s Impact on Black America digital platform. The platform’s next session, the Essence & New Voices Entrepreneur Summit, will take place on April 24.in New Orleans, Essence Fest 2020 announced late Friday that it will move"closer to the fall" instead, given the heightened concerns around the coronavirus.
"Based on developments over the past couple of weeks, including updates from our city and health partners, we are officially announcing that we will move the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture closer to the fall," reads a tweet from the event's account sent out just before 10 p.m. ET Friday.
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