Cigars International (CI) announced today that the their annual cigar event CIGARFest will go virtual for 2020. The event will be held Friday, October 16th and Saturday, October 17th and includes entertaining events, special guests, informative interviews and raffle prizes.
The event will be held love on the CIGARfest Facebook page, where cigar participants can join in and chat with cigar manufacturers. Interviews will also be uploaded to the Cigars International YouTube channel.
Steve McDevitt, director of sales and customer service for Cigars International, said, “We cannot put into words how disappointed we were in having to cancel CIGARfest 2020, and we couldn’t let the year go by without having a virtual event. Let’s face it, nothing can replace enjoying a cigar with friends, both old and new, in person. But we can get pretty darn close. Virtual CIGARfest 2020 will be the next best thing to the real thing, and we’re all ready to make this the premier virtual cigar event of the year.”
Guests will include representatives from Drew Estate, Oliva, Altadis U.S.A, Macanudo, CAO, Diesel, Quality Importers, Xikar, Rocky Patel, Perdomo, Room101, and Southern Draw. The company says the event will be will be fully interactive with cigar makers taking questions from the online audience. Live participants will have opportunities to win prizes during each segment. For more information about Cigars International’s Virtual CIGARfest 2020 and to see the full schedule of events, visit the Virtual CIGARfest 2020 Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CIGARfest.