Posted December 9, 2002, 5 p.m. e.s.t.

The fifth annual Festival of the Habano, Cuba's annual cigar party, is going to be held from February 24 to 28 in Havana. Habanos S.A., Cuba's exporter of cigars, is arranging the event.

The week, the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Trinidad brand, includes a visit to Cuba's tobacco fields in Pinar del Río; a tour of the El Laguito factory, the home of the Trinidad and Cohiba brands; a seminar; and the gala dinner at the Tropicana, where Habanos will name its Man of the Year.