What to eat and see at the Canberra Truffle Festival 2016

June 18

Wild on Truffles: Start with a truffle market stall, then guests receive 15g of truffles to use on their lunch over three courses, guided by truffle experts. $120. Pialligo Estate. See trufflefestival.com.au

June 23

Veuve Clicquot Truffle Dinner: A six course truffle degustation matched to Veuve Clicquot champagne at the Hyatt Hotel in Yarralumla. 7pm. $210. Book 6270 1234 or canberra.park.hyatt.com.

June 24

Truffle and Wine Dinner: Five courses and canapes based around black truffles from The Truffle Farm at Majura. With matching wines. $180. See podfood.com.au

June 25-26

Truffle weekend: Head to Braidwood for a weekend of truffling, including special guest chefs, lots of food, fungi lectures, fun for kids, and field trips to hunt truffles.

June 30

Truffle Gala Dinner: A four course truffle degustation with matched local wines. Hear from the growers about the industry and the coming season. All in the surrounds of the Arboretum. 6.30pm. $112.50. See gingercatering.com.au

July 4

Pulp Kitchen: A seven course truffle degustation matched to local and European wines. $110-$155. See trufflefestival.com.au

July 7

Kids Class: Children will learn to make their own handmade pasta with a fresh truffle sauce at 3 Seeds Cooking School in Fyshwick. Don't forget an apron and covered shoes. $66 and $20 for lunch guests. 11am. See 3seeds.com.au

July 9

Truffle Workshop: Purchase a truffle which will be used to make your own truffle infused butter, cream, brie and truffled chicken breast. Afterwards, sit down to a truffled veal lunch. $160. See 3seeds.com.au

July 11

Truffle Masterclass: Marble and Grain in Braddon will host a truffle masterclass with food tasting matched to Mount Majura wines. 6pm. See trufflefestival.com.au

July 23

Truffle cooking class: Head to Le Tres Bon in Bungendore for a cooking class of French food with truffles, followed by a long table lunch. 10.30am. $150. Book on 6238 0662

July 28

Caviar and wine: Seven courses of truffles, caviar and wine at a special, indulgent dinner at C Dine Bar on the Kingston Foreshore. $250. Book on 6239 5299.

July 30

Sagra Markets: Italian and Sons will host a truffle markets in the laneway behind the Braddon restaurant, where you can buy fresh truffles and eat handmade truffle pasta with a glass of wine. 10am-2pm. Free entry.

Italian dinner: Stay at Italian and Sons for a six course tasting dinner with truffles and matched wines. 6pm.

July 31

Truffles - Scents and Sensibilities: Join Rodney Dunn, from the Agrarian Kitchen, and Dr Roger Haden from Le Cordon Bleu for a Food and Words event including talks, a truffle lunch from Sean McConnell and a signed copy of Dunn's The Truffle Cookbook. Hotel Hotel. $255. See foodandwords.com.au

All season

Truffle Hunts: Hunts will be held every weekend at Macenmist Black Truffles, Turalla Truffles near Bungendore, Blue Frog Truffles near Sutton and Tarago Truffles near Tarago.

Truffled beer: BentSpoke Brewery in Braddon will pack their hopinator with fresh truffles to infuse into the beer.