In 2025, Australia’s regional truffle events include hunts and tasting experiences as we celebrate everything black gold from this month.
One of the largest events, Truffle Kerfuffle in Manjimup, Western Australia, is one\ hiatus this year with organisers believing several festival events need improving and fine-tuning. Don’t worry, it will be back better than ever in 2026.
Here’s a guide to how to get your truffle on this season:
Hunt for your own truffles in the Truffiere before heading to the restaurant to enjoy a memorable meal at Black Cat Truffles by Liam Downes on Howards Road in Wattle Flat. This Ballarat fine dining destination is the culmination of a dream for the Downes family of growing their own produce to showcase in paddock-to-plate cookery, as well as minimising waste and sourcing ingredients from the surrounding area.
Embark on a sensory journey where the magic of the season unfolds with a truffle hunt and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of truffle foraging, guided by expert handlers and their incredible truffle-hunting companions.
Following the hunt, indulge in the exquisite flavours in a truffle-influenced degustation and savour the unique and earthy notes of these culinary gems, expertly incorporated into each course.
Queanbeyan-Palerang:
Learn all about black and black perigord truffles as well as taste and devour them in the Queanbeyan-Palerang region this season. With its terrain, elevation and climate, the ground here is ripe for this prized fungus, which forms a symbiotic relationship with the roots of oak and hazel trees.
Here are four places in the region where you can hunt for truffles:
Near Braidwood, this is Australia’s only certified organic biodynamic truffliere. This small, family-run truffle farm produces high-quality dense truffle using only natural processes with the soil continually enlivened using biodynamic treatments.
You can visit Elvesgate for a Forage, Feast and Family experience, created with kids in mind.
Starting at 11 am with snacks on arrival before a one-hour hunt with truffle dog Billy, enjoy a delectable lunch finishing with dessert around 2 pm. Feel free to bring that special bottle of Chablis with no corkage to enjoy along the way.
Located near Sutton with more than 6 hectares of oak and hazelnut trees, this farm is open to the public every Sunday morning from 10 am during truffle season. These 2-hour events start with a walk through the grounds with the dog handler and truffle dog as you watch how they sniff out the aroma and mark the spot with their paws and how carefully the truffles are dug out.
Following the hunt is a demonstration of how truffles are washed and graded. Warm up with a cup of tasty truffle soup and snacks to give you an overview of how truffles are prepared and cooked.
In Oallen, 45 minutes from Braidwood, L’Air du Wombat is a truffle farm with self-contained accommodation that has been operating since 2007. Hunts happen every weekend in Winter from June to August as guests enjoy the serenity of a crisp Winter morning following experienced truffle dogs in the orchard in their quest to find this black gold.
You can dig your own truffles, pat the truffle dogs and take photos, along with purchasing and taking home the truffles you dig out of the ground. Warm up in front of the fire and enjoy a variety of sweet and savoury snacks, all loaded with truffle for your tasting delight.
Close to Bungendore on the southern end of the Lake George Basin, Turalla Truffles grows black perigord truffles and this year is hosting a series of pop-up events where you can taste a mouth-watering array of truffle dishes.
Following your truffle hunt, you will devour truffles prepared simply perfected from years of experience here in Australia and abroad. Think dishes like truffle gnocchi, pappardelle and crepes, while the truffle shot – chicken broth served with a truffle dumpling or home-grown forest mushrooms, topped with a shave of fresh truffle.
Embark on an adventure to Manjimup and Margaret River – the heart of one of the world’s most successful perigord truffle cultivation regions, located in Western Australia. Unlock the secrets of successful cultivation with a truffle tour to explore the premier farms in WA and gain invaluable insights from experts who have perfected the art and science of truffle farming.
You will experience in-depth workshops, hands-on truffle hunting and harvesting, farm tours, gourmet truffle, cultural and wildlife experiences and winery visits.
