J.C. Newman Founder's Day Celebration

FREE TOURS OF OUR EL RELOJ CIGAR FACTORY

CUBAN SANDWICH EATING CHALLENGE FEATURING THE HUNGRY COUPLE

LAWN GAMES

BALLOON ARTISTS

MEET THE MISFITS OF YBOR MISFITS MICROSANCTUARY CHICKEN AND ROOSTER

LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS

$0.05 CIGARS

MOSI CHILDREN SCIENCE EXPERIMENT STATIONS

DESIGNATED OUTDOOR SMOKING LOUNGE

Join J.C. Newman Cigar Company for its fourth annual ‘Founder’s Day’ celebration at its historic cigar factory, El Reloj, in Tampa, FL.

On Saturday, May 18th 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 its founder (May 26) by opening up the doors to their factory on a Saturday. Visitors can take a free tour of the production areas, purchase an item from the factory store or just celebrate outside by enjoying live music, food trucks, lawn games and more! The event and museum is 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! Be sure you are following us on Instagram to get 10% off your purchase in our museum and factory store. 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.*

J.C. Newman’s main parking lot will be closed for the event but parking will be available and free in the other J.C. Newman owned lots in the El Reloj district. They will be marked with event parking signs. If you are using a GPS to get to the event, we recommend utilizing one of the addresses for our overflow parking lots below:

1509 E Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL 33605

1601 E Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL 33605

1530 E 15th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

*while supplies last

Host or Publisher J.C. Newman Cigar Co.