AshFest 2021 at Nice Ash Cigars in Rochester, New York, featured live music, a pig roast dinner, local beer and a raffle with $3,000 in giveaways. That happened as the 200 patrons checked out the 12 on-site vendors and started smoking the 15-20 cigars given to everyone with an admission ticket. Plus, special guest Rocky Patel walked the grounds greeting and smoking with attendees, some of whom proudly donned t-shirts proclaiming “I smoked a stick with Rocky at AshFest 2021.” The event is a charity festival that raises funds for veterans’ outreach to provide all kinds of assistance to veterans. This year, AshFest doubled its donation from previous years.
