Attendees at the XXII Habanos Festival will enjoy a comprehensive five-day programme full of activities designed to explore the origin, production and various other aspects of the Habanos culture. This will be a week entirely devoted to the knowledge and enjoyment of Habanos and other exclusive products, in which attendants from more than 60 countries are expected. The Festival includes tours of plantations in Vuelta Abajo*, in the Pinar del Río* region, considered to be the best land in the world for growing tobacco, as well as visits to the factories responsible for producing this year’s biggest launches. Other highlights include three evenings of the best live music from renowned international artists, the finest gastronomy in Cuba, Habanos tastings and a wide range of beverages from different corners of the world.


XXII Habanos Festival 

The Trade Fair and, particularly, the Welcome Evening, will mark the start of the Habanos Festival on 24th February. The Trade Fair is the meeting and interchange point for professionals in the tobacco industry worldwide, exhibitors from other luxury goods manufacturers, as well as craftspeople, artists and manufacturers of smoking paraphernalia and gourmet products. The Welcome Evening, held in the Antiguo Almacén de la Madera y el Tabaco at the Havana port, will pay tribute to San Cristobal de La Habana brand for its 20 years, and to the city of Havana for its 500th Anniversary.


Cuban Cigars Habanos Festival

The XXII edition of the Habanos Festival will organise, for the third year in a row, the Habanos World Challenge, that tests the general knowledge of the Habano in its different production phases, -from how it is grown, produced and later enjoyed-, based on a series of challenges that aficionados from different countries will have to overcome throughout all the contest’s stages (competition rules published at www.habanos.com).
 
In the event the main novelties of the year will be presented, in addition to maintaining their traditional activities: Welcome Night; Tour of the best tobacco plantations, which on this occasion will be in the Party Zone in the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños; Visits to the most emblematic Habanos Factories; Trade Fair and Seminars; International Habanos World Challenge Competition which celebrates its third edition; Master Class of Torcido; Gala Dinner and Humidor Auction, among others.
 
The Gala Evening, will be an evening full of surprises with an outstanding musical line-up. The event will conclude with the Hombre Habano Awards and the traditional Humidors Auction, with all proceeds going to the Cuban Public Health System, as is customary.