Food festivals in Turin worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Turin worth planning a trip around, by month.
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto returns to Turin 24 to 28 September 2026, marking the 16th edition and Slow Food Italy's 40th anniversary. Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Castello host the global biodiversity exchange.
Focus: Slow Food, global biodiversity
CioccolaTo is Turin's chocolate festival on Piazza Vittorio Veneto: 60 exhibitors, 15 Maestri del Gusto selected with Slow Food. The 2026 edition ran Feb 13-17.
Focus: Chocolate
The Alba White Truffle Fair runs weekends from Oct 10 to Dec 6, 2026, an hour south of Turin. World Truffle Market in Cortile della Maddalena, Alba.
Focus: White truffle (Tartufo Bianco d'Alba)
Salone del Vermouth runs Feb 21-22, 2026 at the Museo del Risorgimento in Turin, the 3rd edition celebrating 240 years since vermouth's 1786 invention in Turin. A Fuorisalone week of off-site events runs Feb 16-22.
Focus: Vermouth and aperitivo culture
Bagna Cauda Day, the annual celebration of Piedmont's anchovy and garlic winter dip, takes place across two late November weekends at participating osterias.
Focus: Bagna cauda