Announcing the 2018 Oregon Truffle Festival
The 14th annual Oregon Truffle Festival offers an array of packages and events for every truffle connoisseur. Beginning January 24th with The Joriad™ North American Truffle Dog Championship, followed by the Eugene and Willamette Valley Truffle Country Weekend.
OTF 2019 continues February 15-17, exploring the taste of place during the Yamhill Valley Wine Country weekend. James Beard award winning chefs and some of the areas finest wineries will be featured throughout all 3 days of this festival weekend.
The Joriad™ North American Truffle Dog Championship:
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018- Time: 9:00am – Noon
- Location: Lane County Fairgrounds Large Animal Arena 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene
- Price: $12 Advance/$15 at the Door
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Eugene and Surrounds
A truffle extravaganza!
January 26, 27, 28, 2018
The 13th annual Oregon Truffle Festival has four elegant and unique weekend experiences to offer: The Epicurious, The Gourmand, The Truffle Growers All-In Adventure, and, back by popular demand, The Urban Forager. A la carte events include Thursday’s Joriad™ Truffle Dog Championship, Friday’s LCC Cooking Class, the 2nd annual Oregon Truffle MacDown, Saturday’s Grand Truffle Dinner, and Sunday’s Fresh Truffle Marketplace.
As always, there will be new events, new venues, and new faces to help us celebrate Oregon truffles, culinary tradition, and the best of Oregon wine.
Our 2018 host hotel is the remodeled Hilton Eugene. The Hilton provides free shuttle service to and from all Eugene airport flights. True to the spirit of the Oregon Truffle Festival, it is a dog-friendly hotel! Most Eugene weekend events are located in and around Lane County, Oregon.
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Yamhill Valley
The James Beard Legacy
February 16, 17, 18, 2018
Native Oregonian James Beard was a longtime champion of Oregon truffles and proclaimed them as equals to their more expensive and established European counterparts. As an ode to James Beard and his advocacy for Oregon truffles, the 2018 Oregon Truffle Festival’s wine country weekend will celebrate James Beard’s culinary legacy.
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