Honduras Gets Its Spotlight: La Gran Cata 2027 Dates and Prices Set
Sign-Ups Are Live, and the Details Are Set
Back in August, we told you Honduras was planning a new cigar festival. Now it is real. Registration for La Gran Cata 2027 is officially open, and the dates, prices and lineup are confirmed.
This is a follow-up to that first story, so we will skip the basics and focus on what is new. If you have ever wanted to see where your favorite Honduran cigars come from, this is the update you have been waiting for.
AT A GLANCE
- La Gran Cata 2027 runs January 23 to 27, 2027, in Tegucigalpa and Danlí, Honduras.
- Price: $2,500 per person or $4,000 for a married couple sharing a room. Airfare is not included.
- About 150 guests are expected, so it will be an intimate first edition.
- Eleven companies take part, including Oliva, Plasencia, My Father and Rocky Patel.
- Register at lagrancata.com.
The Confirmed Dates and Prices
The festival is organized by CATAH, the Consejo de Artesanos del Tabaco de Honduras. It runs from January 23 to 27, 2027. Those dates replace the tentative January 22 to 25 window shared earlier.
La Gran Cata 2027 at a glance
| Dates | January 23–27, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Locations | Tegucigalpa and Danlí, Honduras |
| Organizer | CATAH |
| Price | $2,500 per person |
| Couples | $4,000 for a married couple sharing a room |
| Airfare | Not included |
| Expected guests | About 150 |
Registration covers the festival program, but you will need to book your own flights. With only about 150 spots expected, it pays to decide early if you are serious about going.
Who Is Taking Part
The list of companies is strong. It includes CLE Cigar Company, Gran Habano, JRE Tobacco, Maya Selva, My Father Cigars, Oliva, Oscar Valladares, Plasencia, Raíces Cubanas, Rocky Patel and Scandinavian Tobacco Group.
That is a lot of the brands you already smoke. And it gives guests a chance to meet the people behind them, face to face.
It is also a mix of big and small. You have global names like Scandinavian Tobacco Group next to family operations like Maya Selva and Oscar Valladares. That range shows how deep the Honduran cigar world really is.
What You Will Actually Do
This is a hands-on trip. Guests will tour cigar factories and visit the tobacco fields where the leaf is grown. There are welcome receptions, special dinners and cultural experiences along the way.
It all wraps up with a closing White Party. In between, you get time with the growers, rollers and blenders who make it all happen. That is the part you cannot get from a shop shelf.
Why Danlí Matters
Danlí is the center of Honduran cigar making. It sits in rich farmland near the border with Nicaragua, and many famous factories call it home.
For decades, Honduras has grown great tobacco and built great cigars. Yet it has not always gotten the credit it deserves. A festival rooted in Danlí helps change that.
Seeing it in person changes how you smoke. Once you watch a roller work, or walk a field of shade-grown leaf, every cigar from that region means a little more. That is the real gift of a trip like La Gran Cata.
It also puts money and attention straight into the communities that grow and roll the tobacco. Supporting the people behind the cigars is something we care about at Mardo, and this festival does exactly that.
Two Countries, One Trip
The timing is clever. La Gran Cata ends just before Puro Sabor, the big festival in Nicaragua. So a serious enthusiast could see two of the top cigar countries on one trip.
Just know that Puro Sabor needs its own registration. Signing up for one does not cover the other.
If you plan to do both, map it out early. Book flights with some room between the two events, and leave a spare day for travel. The border crossing between Honduras and Nicaragua is close to Danlí, but it still takes time. A little planning turns two festivals into one smooth trip.
It is also worth asking each festival about transport. Some events include ground travel between factories, and some do not. Knowing that up front saves you surprises later.
Not the First, But Aiming to Last
To be clear, this is not the first cigar festival Honduras has ever hosted. The country held Humo Jaguar in the past. What is new is the goal. Organizers want La Gran Cata to become a lasting yearly event, much like Puro Sabor in Nicaragua and Procigar in the Dominican Republic.
Mardo's take
- Honduras deserves its own spotlight. It has shaped premium cigars for generations, and La Gran Cata gives enthusiasts a direct way to see that heritage up close.
- Is it worth chasing? If you have the time and the budget, and you love Honduran cigars, yes. Small festivals like this one put you right next to the farmers and blenders. Pair it with Puro Sabor and you have a trip you will talk about for years.
- We are not sponsoring or attending, and we will not oversell an event that has not happened yet. But we are rooting for it. If it grows into an annual tradition, the whole industry wins.
Register and Explore Honduran Cigars
You can register, see package details and follow updates on the official La Gran Cata site. While you plan, explore the boutique cigars and Central American cigars we carry, many from the same makers on the festival list.
Taste the craft before the trip.
Explore the boutique cigars we carry at Mardo.
Browse boutique cigarsSo we will ask you: would you make the trip to Honduras for La Gran Cata, and would you add Puro Sabor to it? Tell us.
Mardo Cigars sells premium tobacco products intended for adults 21 and older. Please enjoy responsibly.
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