The Fab List: 25 Times Celebrities were Spotted at Essence Festival!

With a 72 hour countdown before Essence Festival 2016, we here at FashionBombDaily are waiting with anticipation for the festivities to begin! Every year, thousands of people flock to the great city of New Orleans, where seafood, jazz music, elixirs and fun in the sun abound!Kahlana-Barfield-Brown-Solange-Knowles-Essence-Festivalbrandice henderson wouri vice claire sulmers verizon essence festival fashion bomb daily 3.1 phillip lim

As a budding fashion and beauty writer, I knew that Essence Festival would be the place to be. Fashionados about and celebrities congregate, pose for the camera, and ultimately enjoy the very ‘essence’ of being a beautiful black Queen (and King!)

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Over the years, we’ve seen snapshot after snapshot of concert performances, on the scene street style, and vibrant imagery of celebrities going to and fro.june-ambrose-2012-essence-music-festival-style-refresh-topshop-floral-border-shirtusher have we truly achieved our independence leather jacket essence music festivalCommon essence day party 2014 essence music festival

Nonetheless, Essence Festival is where it’s at, with this year’s performances consisting of Kendrick Lamar, Andra Day, Bad Boy and so much more!Weekend Instagram Hot! or Hmm…- The 2015 ESSENCE Festival, Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn & more!

Let’s check out 25 times we saw celebrities at Essence! Let us know, are you heading to the NoLa festivities this year, and if so, who are you excited about seeing?