{"id":779361,"date":"2026-03-17T00:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=779361"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:51:44","slug":"the-2026-essence-festival-of-culture-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/17\/the-2026-essence-festival-of-culture-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Essence Festival of Culture Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.coca-cola.com\/us\/en\/offerings\/coca-cola\/essence-festival-of-culture<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.coca-cola.com\/us\/en\/offerings\/coca-cola\/essence-festival-of-culture-local<\/a>
\nLimit one (1) Entry per person per day and per Market.
\nPrizes: Grand Prizes (2, 1 per Market): A 4-day\/3-night trip to the Essence Festival of Culture\u00ae in New Orleans, LA from July 3, 2026 to July 6, 2026 (“Event”) for winner and two (2) travel companions. Trip includes round trip economy air transportation for winner and two (2) travel companions from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to New Orleans, LA, three (3) nights hotel accommodations (standard room, triple occupancy) in a Sponsor-specified hotel for winner and two (2) travel companions, a $350 Sponsor-specified ground transportation gift card for the Grand Prize winner, $3,000 total awarded in the form of three (3) Sponsor-specified virtual prepaid cards to be used as follows: $1,000 for spending money or to offset taxes for the Grand Prize winner and $1,000 spending money for each of the two (2) travel companions (although it is awarded to the Grand Prize winner who has the discretion to use it as they wish), and Sponsor-selected tickets to the Event for three (3) nights for winner and two (2) travel companions. ARV $11,135.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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