Napa Truffle Festival delivers ultra-fresh American Périgord truffles, plus truffle dogs, a truffle film and one big free Marketplace.

Get them while you can. Truffles are a seasonal delicacy, and the Périgord black (winter) truffle, the most sought-after black truffle in the world, is at the center of the annual Napa Truffle Festival. These ‘black diamonds’, plucked from the ground between December through March, will be harvested domestically and offered ultra-fresh within hours throughout the festival weekend, rather than the days it takes to ship from Europe.

“Freshness is the holy grail of quality and flavor with truffles,” says Chef Ken Frank of the highly acclaimed La Toque restaurant in Napa Valley, and one of the country’s foremost culinary experts on truffles.

Most of the festival programs are sold out, but you will be able to purchase fresh truffles at the free Truffle Festival Marketplace throughout the festival weekend, where you can also sample the incredible flavors of the black truffle prepared in every fabulous way by the merchants of Oxbow Public Market. And, lucky you, truffle dogs will be making appearances (petting encouraged!).

For the ultimate culinary truffle experience, seats are still available for the Truffles & Wine Dinner at La Toque, featuring truffle dishes prepared by Michelin-star and master chefs from around the world. Each course will showcase the elegant flavors of black truffles, elevated by the chefs’ distinct styles and global influences, and perfectly paired with exquisite wines.

New this year is La Dolce Trifole: A Night of Film, Flavor and Furry Friends, which features an exclusive screening of Trifole, a soulful, visually rich film that follows a young woman who sets out with her aging grandfather’s loyal truffle dog to search for a legendary truffle while encountering mystical and authentic adventures along the way. Presented at the CIA-Copia and featuring truffle pizza, wine and everybody’s favorite truffle dogs.

Why dogs? Dogs are used for truffle hunting for their extremely acute sense of smell, which allows them to find the aromatic, underground fungi. They are also more controllable, less destructive to the environment (than pigs), and easier to train to locate ripe truffles.

Foodies can taste and learn more about truffles at the Napa Truffle Festival, January 16–19, 2026. The weekend includes experiential truffle programs, extraordinary truffle meals, truffle dog demos, and one big free Truffle Marketplace at the Oxbow Public Market, featuring ultra-fresh American Périgord truffles and exciting new truffle products for sale.

For more information www.napatrufflefestival.com