As a sponsor for our eighth consecutive year, McDonald's gets the party started at the ESSENCE Music Festival^®. You know New Orleans is the place to be July 1-3, 2011. And McDonald's has so much waiting for you at The Convention Center.

Join us for the free concerts on the McDonald's Stage:

• Friday - Dru Hill
• Saturday - Doug E. Fresh, Monie Love, Big Daddy Kane,
  Kool Moe Dee
• Sunday- Blackstreet

Enjoy free samples from the McCafé^® menu (one per customer/ while supplies last):

• Friday - Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
• Saturday - Real Fruit Mango Pineapple Smoothie
• Sunday - Real Fruit Wild Berry Smoothie

And our Men of McCafé^® will include celebrity appearances by:

• Isaac Keys
• Lamman Rucker
• Hosea Chanchez
• Lance Gross

There will also be opportunities to win incredible prizes. No one brings the flavor to ESSENCE Music Festival like McDonald's. Don't miss a single moment!