Every year in Santiago, the week builds toward one moment. Factory tours are done. The white shirts are pressed. The room fills with collectors who know that by the end of the night, someone is going home with a piece of cigar history.

The Friday Night Auction at the ProCigar Festival has always been more than a fundraiser. It is the grand finale. It is where rare blends surface, private vaults open, and humidors appear that were never meant for store shelves.

In 2026, ProCigar is raising the stakes by turning that signature event into a hybrid experience that blends global online access with the electricity of a live gala in Santiago.

For collectors, it means no longer watching from the sidelines. For bidders in the room, it means the energy just doubled.

Here is the official press release…

Procigar Festival 2026 Introduces Hybrid Online & Live Auction Experience

ProCigar proudly announces an exciting evolution of its annual charity auction as part of the Procigar

Festival 2026, introducing a hybrid format that combines the global reach of an Online Auction with

the prestige and energy of the Live Gala Dinner Auction.

ProCigar’s Annual Auction remains one of its most important fundraising initiatives, supporting key

social and community programs while reinforcing the association’s commitment to protecting and

promoting the global reputation of Dominican premium handmade cigars.

A Collection of Exclusive, One-of-a-Kind Lots

The 2026 ProCigar Auction includes a carefully curated selection of unique collector’s items and cigar

experiences created specifically for this edition of the Festival. Each lot represents the highest level

of craftsmanship, innovation, and storytelling from ProCigar members.

Highlights include:

• Espejo de Litto by La Flor Dominicana, a collector’s masterpiece featuring 150 cigars and

three never-before-released blends: Origins, Litto’s Revolution, and Futura, telling the story of

the brand’s legacy through rare tobacco expression.

• Founder’s Reserve Blue Label by PDR Cigars, a limited 6.5 x 52 Toro blend using tobaccos

aged more than eight years, presented in a premium mahogany and Spanish cedar humidor

designed as a collector’s piece.

• The Year of the Horse Masterpiece Humidor by Davidoff (Tabadom Holding), a refined

artistic creation containing 88 exclusive cigars produced solely for this masterpiece,

reflecting Davidoff’s tradition of blending art and luxury.

• Carlos André – Pace by Arnold André, a bold “Made in Germany” humidor with patented

storage engineering and a distinctive asphalt exterior, created as a true one-of-one collector’s

statement.

• Carrillo – Adventure Around the World by Casa Carrillo, a premium cow-leather travel

humidor containing 180 cigars, including the first limited edition of Battleborn, produced

exclusively for this auction in two unreleased vitolas.

• Fuente Fuente OpusX, by Brizard & Co. – Maccarrone – ST Dupont, presented by

Tabacalera A. Fuente. A one-of-a-kind Fuente Fuente OpusX cabinet humidor, designed by

Cyril Brizard and presented by Tabacalera A. Fuente, was created in collaboration with

leading luxury artisans and has never been commercially released. It includes 120 Double

Corona cigars from an exclusive historic release drawn directly from Arturo Fuente’s private

vault—never before available to the public.

• VegaFina Selection Humidor by Tabacalera De García, containing 200 cigars selected

from VegaFina’s four signature lines.

• María Victoria Palma (MVP) by Tabacalera Palma, a unique legacy humidor created for

the company’s 90th anniversary, inspired by the iconic 1924 Dodge Brothers “María Victoria”

truck.

• Family Creed: Fuerte Sol by La Aurora, a deeply symbolic collector’s humidor crafted from

Saman wood and containing 122 exclusive cigars in a never-to-be-released Belicoso Box

Press vitola.

• Horses and Tobacco by De Los Reyes Cigars, a one-of-one mahogany humidor featuring

120 specially blended cigars in celebration of the Year of the Horse 2026.

• CAO Selection Luxury by General Cigar Dominicana, a premium caoba wood humidor

created with Dominican artist Juan Carlos Fondeur, containing 120 exclusive cigars made

only for this auction.

The Procigar Official Humidor 2026

One of the most anticipated centerpieces of the auction will be the Procigar Oficial Humidor 2026,

handcrafted by HumidifGroup and designed by Dominican artist Laura Franco, inspired by the

iconic White Dinner Party of the Procigar Festival.

This extraordinary collector’s humidor features an immersive artistic design covering every surface

and includes twelve individual compartments, each personally autographed by a ProCigar member.

Inside each compartment are ten exclusive cigars from their respective factories, creating a unique

symbol of unity, craftsmanship, and shared pride within the Dominican cigar industry.

Auction Timeline

The Online Auction will open on Friday, February 13, 2026, in the evening, and will close on

Thursday, February 19, 2026, in the evening.

The online auction will be accessible worldwide through ProCigar’s official auction platform:

https://auction.procigar.org/

Following the online phase, the Live (in-person) Auction will take place on Friday, February 20, 2026,

during the Gala Dinner, starting at 9:00 p.m. (Dominican Republic time), at the Centro Español de

Santiago.

Bidders worldwide will participate through a state-of-the-art platform featuring real-time bidding

updates, multimedia presentations of each lot, and multiple bidding options, including the

opportunity to transition into the live auction through designated ProCigar representatives via phone

or video call.

About PROCIGAR

Founded in 1992, PROCIGAR unites the leading cigar manufacturers of the Dominican Republic under

a shared commitment to excellence and authenticity. With decades of expertise and passion, the

association promotes the prestige of Dominican tobacco and ensures its continued recognition as a

symbol of quality and distinction worldwide.