Truffle market, sensory workshops, show cooking and the world auction at Grinzane Cavour castle. All around, the Langhe wine hills in autumn dress: the most magical time to visit.
On now · until Sunday 6 December
International White Truffle Fair
10 October – 6 December 2026
October – December 202658 days
10 Oct – 6 DecToday is day 18.
The world capital of truffle celebrates its king.
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Patron saint festival In 287 days
Feast of Saint Lawrence
📅 Every year, on 10 August
On 10 August Alba celebrates Saint Lawrence, its patron. But the month the town waits for is October: the White Truffle Fair, born in 1928, and the Donkey Palio.
While you're in Alba
Places to see before or after the feast. All 6 places in Alba →
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
Vittone's church in Alba, with its unfinished brick front.
Palazzo Comunale di Alba
Alba's fourteenth-century town hall, with a Macrino panel in the council chamber.
Palazzo di Giustizia
Alba's courthouse, built as a wooded hill by Gabetti and Isola.
Palazzo Marro
Alba's medieval tower-house, built on the podium of a Roman temple.
Continue the Alba guide
What to see 6
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena · Palazzo Comunale di Alba · Palazzo di Giustizia and 3 more
Where to stay 24
24 places to stay · top rated: Palazzo Finati 9.6 · Hotel Casa Pavesi 9.6
Events & festivals 2
On now: International White Truffle Fair, until Sunday 6 December
Getting there
Nearest airport: Torino Caselle, 64 km away
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