International White Truffle Fair of Acqualagna

The Italian capital of white truffle

When autumn arrives, the small village of Acqualagna, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, becomes the beating heart of one of the world's most precious gastronomic excellences: the prized white truffle (Tuber Magnatum Pico). The International White Truffle Fair is the most important event in central Italy dedicated to this product and one of the sector's international reference points. This is no coincidence: Acqualagna, in the Marche region, alone accounts for about two-thirds of national truffle production and is recognized as the true economic district of this precious tuber.

A large open-air market

The heart of the fair is the central Piazza Enrico Mattei, which for the occasion transforms into a large open-air market. Among the stands of truffle hunters and local companies, visitors can search for, smell, touch, and above all buy fresh white truffles just dug up, as well as an wide selection of typical Marche products: cured meats, cheeses, honey, oil, and wines from the Urbino hills. The atmosphere is that of a great village festival that attracts tens of thousands of enthusiasts and curious visitors from all over Italy and abroad every year.

Show cooking, tastings, and excursions

In addition to sales, the fair offers a packed schedule of events: show cooking with starred chefs and well-known figures from Italian cuisine, celebrity cooking with entertainment personalities, workshops for children, and guided tastings paired with great wines. Among the most popular experiences are excursions in the surrounding woods with the trifolau (truffle hunters) and their trained dogs, to discover the ancient art of truffle hunting firsthand.

A tradition spanning over sixty years

Now in its sixty-first edition, the Acqualagna White Truffle Fair is an event that has its roots in the 1960s and has grown over time to become a recognized brand in Marche's food and wine tourism. The event is part of the broader calendar of Acqualagna's truffle fairs, which also includes the summer black truffle fair in August and the prized black truffle fairs in winter, confirming the Municipality of Acqualagna as the authentic Italian truffle capital throughout the year.