点评:This was or 2nd time at the Essence Festival . We were here before in 2015. It was a very beautiful weekend to see all the beautiful people having fun with no incidents. It is so much going on for Essence, it’s hard to do everything. We arrived on Friday about 3 to our hotel. We were going to the concert which started at 6, so we only had time eat before the concert. Attention Ladies! There is a very very strict bag policy at the Superdome. Either you have a clear plastic purse or your purse size must fit in a box . Security lays your purse on a small rectangular box about the size of a DVD box. If your purse fits any part bigger than the black box, you’re denied entry. So many people including my wife was denied entry. Her purse was less than a half of an inch over, I walked back to the hotel, just to drop off her purse. The concert started a hour and 30 minutes late. I think it was because too many floor seats was empty. The concert was awesome but it finished at 2:00am, so you didn’t have time to get to clubs or parties unless you went straight there. I think most clubs close at 2-4am. Day 2 - We hit the convention center and did a party later.
If you want to take advantage of the free stuff and don’t want to wait in the longest lines, get there early. They had sooo much free stuff out bags where about to break at the end of the day. Lots of free, beauty, make up, and hair care products.
There were also some free samples of Coke, snacks, and food. There we several celebrities spotted and some had booths where they were promoting their products and you could take pictures. There were hundreds of Urban businesses there to purchase products from. Many of them were offering discounts. There were many large Beauty companies, Target, Coca Cola, Mc Donald’s, and so many more all giving away free stuff. DJ’s and seminars around every corner. Free concerts by popular performers on different stages. There was about 95% all women there but they did have a men’s area where they had pool tables, dominoes, spades, and other popular games to keep the guys occupied. There was also a large food court where you can buy food and a bar too.
There were so many things I didn’t mention or get to see. Download the Essence App to get all the information on what’s happening.
We hit the convention center again on the last day to shop and get more free stuff. Bring an extra bag to check for the free stuff on your flight home.
We also did the concert on the last night and they had a surprise guest Lil Wayne, he performed all his hits and stole the show.
The concert finished with Megan Stallion at about 1:30am.
If you’re going to the concert, don’t pre buy tickets to any parties because you will get there very late if you see the entire concert. Most of the celebrity’s parties are expensive.
Essence is fun even if you don’t go to the concerts.
Come just to go to the convention center and party at night.
It was nice to hangout with my beautiful people without any drama!
I will return for 2024!
翻译:这已经是第二次参加精华节了。我们2015年曾来过这里。那是一个非常美丽的周末,看到所有美丽的人们都玩得很开心,没有发生任何事故。对于 Essence 来说,事情太多了,很难把所有事情都做完。我们周五下午三点左右到达酒店。我们要去听六点开始的音乐会,所以我们只有在音乐会前才有时间吃饭。女士们请注意!超级圆顶体育场有非常严格的行李政策。您要么有一个透明的塑料钱包,要么您的钱包尺寸必须适合放在盒子里。保安将你的钱包放在一个 DVD 盒大小的长方形小盒子里。如果您的钱包适合比黑匣子更大的任何部分,您将被拒绝进入。包括我妻子在内的很多人都被拒绝入境。她的钱包只有不到半英寸,我走回酒店,只是为了放下她的钱包。音乐会晚了一个小时三十分钟才开始。我认为这是因为地板上有太多座位是空的。音乐会很棒,但在凌晨 2:00 结束,所以你没有时间去俱乐部或聚会,除非你直接去那里。我认为大多数俱乐部在凌晨 2 点至 4 点关门。第二天——我们去了会议中心,后来举办了一场聚会。
如果您想享受免费的东西并且不想排最长的队,请尽早到达。他们的袋子里有太多免费的东西,一天结束时就会破裂。很多免费的美容、化妆和护发产品。
还有一些可乐、零食和食物的免费样品。在那里我们发现了几位名人,其中一些有摊位,他们在推销他们的产品,你可以拍照。有数百家城市企业可以从中购买产品。他们中的许多人都提供折扣。有许多大型美容公司,塔吉特、可口可乐、麦当劳等等,都在免费赠送东西。每个角落都有 DJ 和研讨会。受欢迎的表演者在不同舞台上举办免费音乐会。那里大约 95% 都是女性,但他们确实有一个男性区域,里面有台球桌、多米诺骨牌、黑桃和其他流行游戏,让男性有事可做。还有一个大型美食广场,您可以在那里购买食物,还有一个酒吧。
有很多事情我没有提到或没有看到。下载 Essence 应用程序以获取有关正在发生的事情的所有信息。
最后一天我们再次来到会议中心购物并获得更多免费的东西。多带一个行李,以便在回家的航班上检查免费物品。
昨晚我们还举办了音乐会,他们邀请了一位令人惊喜的嘉宾 Lil Wayne,他表演了他所有的热门歌曲并抢尽了风头。
梅根·斯塔林 (Megan Stallion) 的演唱会于凌晨 1:30 左右结束。
如果你要去听音乐会,不要预先购买任何派对的门票,因为如果你看完整个音乐会,你会很晚才到达那里。大多数名人的聚会都很昂贵。
即使你不去听音乐会,Essence 也很有趣。
来这里只是为了晚上去会议中心参加聚会。
很高兴能和我美丽的人一起出去玩,没有任何戏剧性的事情!
2024年我会回来的!