The Great Smoke 2026: 20 Years! The Greatest Show On Earth – America’s Great Cigar Event!

The Great Smoke 2026, The Greatest Show On Earth, will bring the celebration to South Florida AND into your living rooms!!

The country’s biggest and best cigar event returns once again with a with the LIVE IN PERSON EVENT and VIRTUAL BROADCAST event. The Great Smoke 2026- The Greatest Show On Earth will prove once again to be the biggest and best of them all. If you can’t make it in person (the ultimate experience), you can still purchase a VIRTUAL ticket and not only receive all the goodies, special offerings, and promotional deals, but also enjoy the LIVE experience from the comfort of your own home! Michael Herklots will be reprising his role as VIRTUAL host for the epic event, broadcasting live from the TGS on site studio and joined by our returning co-hosts, Kim Keeny and Paul DeGrocco in the field.

Adding more fun to the party every year, The Great Smoke 2026 features a whopping FOUR DAYS of pre-event parties, afterparties, and of course, the main event itself. For those making the trek to the Sunshine State, get ready to experience all the greatest show on earth! Get lost in a fun filled afternoon of cigars, food, drinks, great performances, and all the great legends from the cigar industry! Whether attending in person or virtually, all attendees will receive identical TGS PartyPacks! Virtual attendees will receive their Party Packs shipped to their location a couple of weeks prior to the event. Live attendees will receive their packs on the day of the main event, with ONE BIG TWIST…NO MORE TICKET BOOKS! That’s right! This year you will receive a custom package TGS SWAG BOX that will contain ALL OF YOUR EVENT CIGARS INSIDE UPON ENTRY! No more long lines and spending time collecting your Event Cigars. The Great Smoke 2026 main event will be held at South Florida Fairgrounds, allowing enough space for cigar enthusiasts, cigar manufacturers, and all of the epic activities that The Great Smoke has become known over the years.

The Red Meat Lover’s Club Pre-Event dinner returns in 2026 with Guest Manufacturer Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Cigars. As always. this year’s dinner with garnished with assortments of tasty starters served with Big Top flair. As always the Red Meat Lover’s Club will be serving up copious amounts of mouthwatering tasty red meat for dinner. Prepare yourself an insane assortment of meats and sustenance as far as the eye can see! Don’t be a rookie and fill up early, this is a marathon, not a race!  Tickets must be purchased separately from The Great Smoke admission.

Whether you plan on attending the pre-event parties, the afterparty, everything in between, or simply enjoying the afternoon from afar, be prepared for an experience that will long not be forgotten!

The Great Smoke 2026 Event Schedule

THURSDAY MARCH 12

• Whistle Pig Whiskey Tasting (TICKET REQUIRED)

• Kick Off Party with Rafael Nodal of Altadis USA (OPEN EVENT)

FRIDAY MARCH 13

• Friday Night with Nick Melillo of Foundation Cigars (OPEN EVENT)

• Red Meat Lover’s Dinner with Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (TICKET REQUIRED)
  Be the first in the country to try the new RML Spicy Beef Stick!

SATURDAY MARCH 14

• Tailgate Party hosted by Drew Estate(OPEN EVENT)

• The Great Smoke Main Event (TICKET REQUIRED)

• The After Party with Rick Rodriguez of West Tampa Cigar (OPEN EVENT)

SUNDAY MARCH 15

• Farewell Brunch hosted by Oliva Cigars (TICKET REQUIRED)

LOCATION ADDRESSES

YOU MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO ATTEND.