Teran and Truffle Festival 2026 in Motovun

Updated October 18, 2026.

Sunday, 18.10. - Sunday, 18.10.2026.

Motovun hosts the Teran and Truffle Festival on 17–18 October 2026. Tastings in the main-square tent begin at noon on Saturday and 11am on Sunday.

Teran from Istrian wineries

Teran has been grown in Istria for centuries. The festival offers the chance to taste wines from several of today’s producers side by side.

Truffles from the Mirna valley

October is the season of white truffles in the woods around Motovun. Alongside truffle displays and tastings, the festival offers dishes made with them. The two-day event takes place on Andrea Antico Square.

Saturday 17 October: from truffle hunt to evening music

The morning activities take place in Kanal, at the foot of Motovun. The tasting tent on the main square, Andrea Antico Square, opens at noon.

• 10:00–13:00, Kanal: guided truffle hunt. Register for the truffle hunt.
• 10:00–13:00, Kanal: recreational hike along the ‘Paths of Teran’. Register for the hike.
• 12:00–20:00, main-square tent: exhibitors offer Teran wines, truffles, truffle products and other local produce to taste and buy. Chefs prepare dishes with truffles and Teran in a cooking show, with live music from Mistral.
• 14:00, old town: performance by the Puhac brass band from Čabar.
• 14:00–17:00, Kaštel Cultural and Educational Centre: children’s workshops in homemade pasta-making and painting.
• 16:00, main-square tent: truffle weighing and announcement of the festival’s largest truffle.
• 18:00, main square: performance by the brass band of the Italian Community of Buje.
• 20:00, main-square tent: evening music with Grooversi and DJ Hoky.

Sunday 18 October: tastings and children’s activities

• 10:00–13:00, Kanal: guided truffle hunt. Register for the truffle hunt.
• 11:00–19:00, main-square tent: displays, tastings and sales of Teran, truffles, truffle products and other local produce, plus a cooking show with truffle and Teran dishes.
• 13:00–19:00, main-square tent: live music from Mistral.
• 14:00–17:00, Kaštel Cultural and Educational Centre: a children’s corner with pasta-making, painting, creative workshops, performances and face painting.

Admission, parking and morning activity bookings

Festival admission and parking in Motovun are free on both days.

The truffle hunting demonstration is free, but you need to register. Groups leave every half hour on both days, from 10:00 until the final departure at 13:00.

Saturday’s “Paths of Teran” walk covers 11 kilometres on a moderately difficult route, with departures at 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00. The €30 fee includes a licensed guide, wine tasting with cukerančići biscuits, a lunch voucher for the main square and a shuttle bus ticket to the old town. Children under 14 can join free when accompanied by a parent. Places are limited.