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Barolo village church and vineyard hills of the Langhe in Piedmont
Megan Mallen, CC BY

Piedmont

Piedmont’s food festivals: the Alba white truffle fair, Slow Food’s Cheese in Bra, the Langhe wine hills and practical tips for an autumn trip.

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Food festivals in Piedmont

Wide pedestrian avenue lined with flowers and church towers in the town of BraDavide Papalini, CC BY-SACheeseSep 17 to 20

Cheese in Bra

Slow Food’s cheese event in Bra, Piedmont, held every two years: the 2027 edition runs from 17 to 20 September, across the town.BraView
Case of white truffles from Alba laid on grey clothKent Wang from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SATruffleOct 10 to Dec 6

Alba International White Truffle Fair

Alba’s white truffle fair, weekends from 10 October to 6 December 2026: truffle market, tickets, wine tastings and how to buy a truffle.AlbaView

Cities and towns in Piedmont

Elegant arcaded buildings and café terraces on Piazza Michele Ferrero in AlbaAvisadehh, CC01 listing

Alba

Alba International White Truffle Fair
Wide pedestrian avenue lined with flowers and church towers in the town of BraDavide Papalini, CC BY-SA1 listing

Bra

Cheese in Bra

Map of Piedmont

Food festivals in Piedmont, month by month

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Piedmont, in north-west Italy, is the region of Turin, of the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato hills, and of the Alba white truffle, Tuber magnatum Pico. Truffle hunting in Italy, the practice of searching for truffles with a dog, is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Two of the region’s food events are in this guide. The International Alba White Truffle Fair is held every weekend from 10 October to 6 December in 2026, with a truffle market, cooking shows, wine tastings and folklore events around the old town of Alba. In Bra, to the west, Cheese, the cheese event of Slow Food and the City of Bra, is held every two years in September: from 17 to 20 September in 2027.

When to go

The truffle harvest in Piedmont opens on 1 October and closes on 31 January, which is also when the local restaurants serve it fresh. October and November combine the fair with the first months of the harvest, and they are also the months when hotels in the Langhe fill up first. Alba is linked to Turin by the SFM4 regional train, and the nearest airports are Turin Caselle and Milan Malpensa.