Founder's Day at J.C. Newman

On Saturday, May 3rd from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate the founding of the company (May 5) and the birthday of it's founder (May 26) by opening up the doors to their factory on a Saturday. Visitors can take a free tour of the factory, explore the cigar museum, peruse the factory store, or just celebrate outside by enjoying live music, food trucks, lawn games and more! The event and museum are free and will be open to the public for exploring for the entirety of the day, but we do ask that if you purchase a cigar, you smoke it outside in our designated smoking lounge – ashtrays will be provided! There is no charge for tours during Founder’s Day and all are welcome to join and experience the beauty of El Reloj. We will also be selling Sanchez y Haya cigars, a recreation of Tampa’s first cigar rolled in 1886, for a special throwback price of 5 cents each (limit 2 per person) with any purchase of $20 or more.*

To learn more about the event, please visit: https://www.jcnewman.com/el-reloj/founders-day/

Family Friendly Event Featuring:

• Free Tours of our El Reloj Cigar Factory
• Cuban Sandwich Eating Challenge featuring The Hungry Couple
• Lawn Games featuring Centro Asturiano de Tampa and the Tampa Baseball Museum
• Meet the Misfits of Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary Chicken and Rooster
• Local Food Trucks and Stands

• $0.05 Cigar deals all day
• Designated Outdoor Smoking Lounge
• MOSI children science experiment stations

Event Venue

J.C. Newman Cigar Company, 2701 N 16th St, Tampa, United States