The Chicago Pipe Show takes place from May 1 - 4, 2025. Each ticket includes access to the Pipe Show, May 3 - 4 (Saturday and Sunday). A four-day pass to the Smoking Tent, May 1 - 4 (Thursday - Sunday). $24 in drink tickets are included. You can attend over 8 pipe & tobacco culture seminars that are all included in the ticket price.

Don't have much time? Just curious about pipes or our boutique cigar emporium? Well, our FREE Sunday-only ticket is the one for you. This ticket entitles you to admission to the showrooms and the smoking tent on Sunday May 4th, but does not include any drink tickets. You can still help out the show, though, by buying refreshments from the show's pop-up bars. 100% of every dollar spent at these bars goes toward our fees paid to the hotel. You can also help the show by bidding on the items at our silent auction.

Get added to the 2026 pipe making 101 seminar waitlist. You will be notified when the 2026 class become available for purchase.

Get added to the 2026 pipe making 201 seminar waitlist. Intermediate 201 attendees are required to have completed the beginner course in 2025 no exceptions. You will be notified when the 2026 class become available for purchase.

The awards dinner takes place on May 3, 2025 at 7pm. The Entrée include Grilled Kansas City Strip Steaks, Herb Roasted Breast of Natural Chicken, and Lemon Baked Lake Superior Whitefish. Illini Soup: Sweet Corn and Leek Bisque (Vegetarian). Salads include: leafy greens, sliced ripe tomatoes, and cucumbers with a buttermilk dressing or herb vinaigrette, chilled asparagus with lemon dressing. Side: lake county green beans with toasted almonds, and roasted fingerling potatoes. Desserts: berry and rhubarb buckle, and red velvet cake with orange cream cheese icing.

The Cigar Rolling workshop takes place May 1 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the special events smoking tent. This is a hands on rolling seminar led by two professional cigar rollers. A professional roller will roll your first cigar. You will roll the other 2 cigars on your own. Each attendee will walk away with 3 cigars in total. * A full general admission pass is required to attend this event.

Friday, May 2nd 2025 3pm-5pm. Watch the Battle of the Briar in the competition room as the live audience! This year's competitors are Nathan Davis, Silver Gray and Ping Zhan. The show will be hosted by Jeff Gracik and Steve Fallon (The Pipe Stud).

This is a 2 day workshop starting April 30th 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Pipe making workshop featuring Jeff Gracik from J Alan Pipes. Students will receive hands on instructions from America's top pipe makers such as Alex Florov, Jared Coles, Nate King, Stefan Cashwell, and Kevin Foster. Each student will work with a fraised briar stummel (roughly shaped and drilled by machine) that has been fitted with an acrylic mouthpiece. Students work step-by-step with detailed, hands-on instructions and demonstrations by our team of professional pipemakers to refine and finish their pipes over the two days of the class. * A full general admission pass is required to attend this event.

This is a 2 day workshop starting April 30th 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Pipe making workshop led by Jeff Gracik from J Alan Pipes. This class is designed for our 101 class graduates who would like to level-up their skills. These intermediate level students will begin with pre-drilled pipe kits and learn to work from a pattern to shape and finish pipes. Instruction will cover basic pipe design and function to enable the students to continue to practice their skills at home. * Intermediate 201 attendees are required to have completed the beginner course in 2024 no exceptions. * A full general admission pass is required to attend this event.