Calendar
FEB. 29–MARCH 4, 2016
18th Festival del Habano
Havana International Conference
Center, Havana, Cuba. Contact:
Habanos S.A., Web: habanos.com,
festivaldelhabano.com.
MARCH 6–10, 2016
TAA 48th Annual Convention
Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico. Contact: Tobacconists'
Association of America, Tel: (770) 597-
6264, Email: info@thetaa.org,
Web: www.thetaa.org.
MARCH 12, 2016
New York Pipe Show 2016
& 23rd Annual Pipe Convention
Wyndham Newark International
Airport Hotel, Elizabeth, N.J. Table
info, contact: Richard Esserman, Email:
resserman@unicefusa.org, Web: newyo-
rkpipeclub.com.
MARCH 16–18, 2016
TPE 2016 (Tobacco Plus
Expo International)
Las Vegas Convention Center,
Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: Reuter
Exposition Services, Tel: (203) 483-
5774, Tel: (203) 483-5774, Email: info@
reuterexpo.com, Web: tobaccoplusex-
po.com.
APRIL 8–9, 2016
19th Annual Triangle Area
Pipe Smokers Expo
North Carolina State Fairgounds,
Raleigh, N.C. Hosted by the Triangle
Area Pipe Smokers (TAPS). Friday, April
8, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. bus tour of the Duke
Homestead and Tobacco Museum
with Carolina BarBQ lunch; 6–8 p.m.
tobacco social at Ramada Inn. Saturday,
April 9, expo 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Contact:
TAPS, Tel: (919) 848-0685, Email: show@
tapsclub.us, Web: tapsclub.us.
APRIL 19–21, 2016
NATO Show 2016
Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.
Tobacco products and accessories
exhibition featuring all-new cigar
pavilion, seminars, awards dinner.
Sponsored by the National Associa-
tion of Tobacco Outlets, Tel: (866) 869-
8888, Email: info@natoshow.com,
Web: natoshow.com.
APRIL 30–MAY 1, 2016
Chicagoland Tobacciana Show
Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Ill.
Contact: Craig Cobine, Chicagoland
Pipe Collectors Club, porshcigar@aol.
com, Tel: (630) 236-6202, Web: chica-
gopipeshow.com.
MAY 9–11, 2016
TMA 101st Annual Meeting
Kingsmill Resort & Spa, Williamsburg,
Va. Tobacco Merchants Association
(TMA). Contact: TMA, Tel: (609) 275-
4900, tma@tma.org, Web: tma.org.
JUNE 14–15, 2016
EuroTab 2016
International Exhibition and
Convention Centre Expo, Krakow,
Poland. Pan-European retail tobacco
and distribution show. Contact:
Lockwood Publications, Tel: (212) 391-
2060, Email: info@eurotab.com, Web:
www.eurotab.com.
JUNE 15–16, 2016
Vapor Expo International
Donald E. Stephens Convention
Center, Rosemont, Ill. Web:
www.vaporexpointernational.com.
Contact: Reuter Exposition Services,
Tel: (203) 483-5774, Email: info@reuter-
expo.com.
JUNE 24–26, 2016
17th Annual Greater Kansas
City Pipe and Tobacco Show
Argosy Casino Hotel Spa & Casino,
Riverside, Mo. Contact: Greater
Kansas City Pipe Club, Carl
Staudenmyer, Tel: (913) 530-5528,
Email: cstaudenmyer@gmail.com,
Web: gkcpipeclub.com.
JULY 24–28, 2016
IPCPR 84th Annual Convention
and International Trade Show
Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las
Vegas, Nev. Contact: International
Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers
Association, Columbus, Ga., Tel: (706)
494-1143, Email: info@ipcpr.org,
Web: ipcpr.org.
AUGUST 18–19, 2016
Smoker Friendly Conference
& Tobacco Festival 2016
Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield,
Colo. Contact: Mary Szarmach, info@
smokerfriendly.com, Toll-free: (888)
751-2785 ext. 217.
AUGUST 26–27, 2016
NASPC Swap/Sell Show
Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin, Ohio.
Free to the public. Contact the North
American Society of Pipe Collectors,
NASPC@graphictouch.biz, Web:
naspc.org.
SEPTEMBER 16–18, 2016
InterTabac/InterSupply Dortmund
Westfalenhallen Dortmund, Germany.
34th International Trade Fair.
Contact: Nina Kapitan, Tel: +(49)(231)
1204-586, Fax: +(49)(231) 1204-678,
Email: mina.kapitan@westfalenhallen.de,
Web: inter-tabac.de.
SEPTEMBER 23–24, 2016
4th Annual Nashville Pipe Show
American Legion Post 88, Nashville
Tenn. Presented by the Southern Fried
Pipe Club. Artisan pipe makers and
vendors, smoking pavilion, live music,
food, silent auction. Contact: SFPC,
info@southernfriedpipeclub.com,
Web: southernfriedpipeclub.com.
OCTOBER 18–21, 2016
NACS Show 2016
Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by NACS, the
Association for Convenience & Fuel
Retailing, featuring a multi-segment
expo, new products preview room,
educational sessions. Contact: Bob
Hughes, Tel: (703) 684-3600, Email:
bhughes@nacsonline.com, Web: nacs-
show.com.
NOVEMBER 5–6, 2016
8th Annual West Coast Pipe Show
Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Las
Vegas, Nev. Hosted by Steve O'Neill
and Marty Pulvers. Pipe smoking per-
mitted. Contact: Steve O'Neill, Email:
steve@westcoastpipeshow.com, Web:
westcoastpipeshow.com.
JANUARY 16–21, 2017
6th Nicaraguan Cigar Festival
(Festival del Tabaco Puro Sabor)
Managua and Estelí, Nicaragua.
Produced by Nicaraguan Chamber
of Tobacco Growers (CNT). Factory
and field tours of a dozen leading
Nicaraguan cigar makers and tobacco
growers, social events, cigar pairings.
Tel: (505) 2270-0705, Email: info@
maximizaeventos.com, Web: nicara-
guancigarfestival.com.
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