Exclusive events

Welcome Night – Official Opening Ceremony
The 14th Habano Festival opens on the 27th of February with the traditional Welcome Night, which will be held in the National Theatre of Cuba, the Karl Marx theatre. This is an evening of cocktails and music with a performance of ECLECTIC-US by Augusto Enríquez and guests, combined with the sampling of the best cigars in the world.

Visit to Pinar del Río area
The plantation visit on the Tuesday will be to the famous Vuelta Abajo region, in the province of Pinar del Río. This area contains the perfect soils for growing tobacco and provides most of the tobacco used to make Habanos. It still amazes to see the entire process, from seed, to harvest, the curing, the rolling (for hand rolled cigars) and the packaging being done totally by hand.

Noche 520 Anniversario
Wednesday evening sees a tribute to one of the most exclusive brands of Habano cigars, a brand that was used for many years as a gift for Kings, Heads of State and Ministers, this is the Romeo y Julieta brand. This is currently one of the most highly appreciated brands being produced in Cuba. This evening, which will also see the presentation of the new Romeo y Julieta Petit Churchill, will commemorate the 520 anniversary of tobacco.

The Gala Dinner
The 14th Habano Festival will close its doors on the 02nd of March with the exclusive Gala Night, to be held in the Pabexpo. The evening’s program includes the presentation of the latest Habanos S.A. launch, the Romeo y Julieta Churchills Reserva. These Reservas have been aged and consists of a single production of a limited number of cases. Another of the highpoints of the evening will be the annual Humidor Auction. These are genuine, unique hand crafted works of art, made of cedar wood and containing an exceptional assortment of Cuban cigars.