Napa Truffle Festival 2025 in Napa Valley, CA

Truffles are among the world's most luxurious foods, and Napa Valley, being the epicenter of America's fine dining, celebrates these aromatic fungi with the annual festival. Napa Truffle Festival takes place every January at Westin Verasa, located in the Oxbow District, famous for its vibrant food scene.

Napa Truffle Festival Events and Activities

Napa Truffle Festival features celebrity chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants in North America and Europe as well as truffle growers and scientists. The festival's host chef is Ken Frank, the only American who participated in the Fiera Internazionale Tartufo Bianco D’Alba in Italy. World-class cuisine is the main attraction of the festival. However, visitors can also learn a lot about gastronomy, history, truffle hunting, and harvesting.

Schedule

The festival kicks off on Friday at 9 am at Westin Verasa Napa with the Scientific Truffle Grower Seminar and concludes up to 5 pm at a working truffle orchard near Yountville. Fresh Truffles for Sale is available from 9 am to 1 pm in the Westin Verasa Lobby, offering limited supplies of fresh truffles. Festival Marketplace is open from 5 pm to 7 pm at Oxbow Public Market, with free admission.

On Saturday, quests can visit the Truffles & Wine Dinner featuring a reception from 6:30 pm to 7 pm, followed by dinner from 7:30 pm to 11 pm at La Toque. You can also attend Wild Mushroom Foray from 8:30 am to 10:15 am and from 10:30 am to 12:15 pm, Fresh Truffles for Sale, and Festival Marketplace from 11 am to 3 pm.

On the festival Sunday, visit Dig Truffles? Foodie Experience with Raymond from 9 am to 3 pm, starting at Westin Verasa Napa and concluding at Raymond Vineyards. Wild Mushroom Foray takes place from 8:30 am to 10:15 am and from 11 am to 12:15 pm in a forest in Napa County. Fresh Truffles for Sale and Festival Marketplace is available from 11 am to 3 pm. On Monday, Festival Marketplace is open from 11 am to 3 pm at Oxbow Public Market, with free admission.

Festival History

Napa Truffle Festival was founded in 2010 by the American Truffle Company. It features truffle orchard tours, dog training at Napa Valley vineyards, truffle lunches and dinners at local wineries as well as tastings and fresh truffles for sale at Oxbow Public Market. Interactive truffle exhibits are available at the Westin Verasa Hotel and Culinary Insitute of America (CIA-Copia). Foodies from all over North America flock to the festival to smell and taste various species of truffles.