Ebony Notes Co. Presents: WellnessFest 2026

Unlearn the "Strong Black Woman" trope. Join us for a day of radical rest, healing breakthroughs, and high-energy fitness.
About this Event

Ebony Notes Co. Presents: WellnessFest 2026

Boundaries, Balance, and Soft Living

Are you ready to lay down the heavy cape?

For generations, Black women have been conditioned to carry the weight of everyone else at the expense of their own well-being. We hyper-achieve, we over-extend, and we mask burnout as strength. WellnessFest 2026 is your permission slip to stop surviving and start softening.

Join LaDonna Welch, founder of Ebony Notes Co., alongside a powerful collective of national and regional mental health practitioners, wellness advocates, and beauty experts for a transformative, one-day holistic movement designed to pour entirely back into you.

From a peaceful sunrise yoga session on the riverfront to deep-dive clinical panel discussions on setting unapologetic emotional boundaries, this day is designed to redefine your relationship with rest and mental health wealth. Shop our highly curated, 20+ Black-owned artisan marketplace, connect with premium national sponsors, and close out the night at "Sweat after Dark"—an electric, late-night fitness masterclass, dance party, and mixer.

Choose your experience:

• General Admission: Access to the entire day’s continuous programming, marketplace, and evening fitness party.
• VIP Experience: Includes all general access plus premium front-row seating, a luxurious full-sized product swag bag, and an exclusive, intimate 1-hour catered brunch with our headlining speakers.
• A la Carte Passes: Standalone tickets are available for afternoon shopping or the "Sweat after Dark" finale only.

Step into your soft era. Secure your space today.

Event Highlights

• Holistic Flow: Off-site sunrise yoga, midday clinical and alignment workshops, and an evening fitness dance finale.
• Curated Marketplace: A hand-selected shopping experience featuring premier indoor retail vendors and outdoor food trucks.
• Premium Swag Bags: VIP tickets feature full-sized wellness products from our premium national partners.
• On-Site Certified Childcare: We are walking the walk with secured, professional childcare available as an add-on at checkout so busy moms can fully focus on their peace.

Call for Vendors & Food Trucks

Are you a wellness, retail, or service-based business looking to connect with an engaged, success-minded audience of Black women?

To protect the diversity and premium experience of our marketplace, WellnessFest 2026 utilizes a selective, juried application process. We strictly cap our space to 20 indoor vendors and 5 food trucks to eliminate internal competition and guarantee maximum visibility and sales for our partners.

• Indoor Retail & Service Spaces: $150 (Limited $100 Early Bird slots available)
• Outdoor Food Truck Spaces: $200 (Limited $150 Early Bird slots available)

If your brand aligns with our mission of Boundaries, Balance, and Soft Living, we invite you to apply. Spaces are highly limited and will close once categories are filled.

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Agenda

🕑: 06:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Sunrise Yoga at the Park
🕑: 09:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking & Marketplace Shopping Open
🕑: 11:00 AM
Opening Keynote & Panel: "Protecting the Peace: Boundaries, Balance,
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Exclusive VIP Intimate Speaker Brunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
🕑: 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Public Shopping Hour (Pass Required)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking & Marketplace Shopping
🕑: 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sweat after Dark