The 2026 Piedmont Truffle Season Timeline
The legal hunting season, the 96th Alba fair and the weekend truffle market.
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
Legal hunting season
1 Oct to 31 Jan
1 October 2026
31 January 2027
Alba truffle fair
96th edition
10 October
6 December
Weekend truffle market
Sat and Sun only
open only on these weekends
Capodanno del Tartufo, the symbolic season opening, falls at midnight between 30 September and 1 October.
Fair market tickets cost 6 euro online, including entry to the MUDET truffle museum.