Terra Madre Salone del Gusto
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto takes place Sep 24 - 27, 2026 in Turin, Italy. The dress code is Casual and comfortable; you will be on your feet among market stalls all day. Free to attend; budget up to 60 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
Slow Food's flagship biennial brings thousands of small-scale farmers, herders and cooks from around the world to champion good, clean and fair food - and the 2026 edition, marking 40 years of Slow Food Italy, moves into Turin's most iconic central squares: Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Castello and Via Roma. It is a vast open-air tasting market wrapped around serious food-politics forums.
- When
- Sep 24 - 27, 2026
- Where
- Turin, Italy
- Dress code
- Casual and comfortable; you will be on your feet among market stalls all day
- Cost
- Free to attend; budget up to 60 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
- Weather
- 14 - 25C, generally pleasant early-autumn Turin
- When to book
- Book Taste Workshops when the programme publishes in summer - popular sessions sell out; Turin hotels 1 - 2 months out
- Getting there
- TRN (Turin Caselle), 30 min to the center
- Where to stay
- Principi di Piemonte (grand, steps from Piazza San Carlo), NH Collection Piazza Carlina (boutique on a quiet square), Hotel Victoria (charming value near Via Po)
- Official site
- https://2026.terramadresalonedelgusto.com/en/
How to attend
The central-Turin market areas are free or low-cost to enter; paid Taste Workshops, dinners and forums are booked in advance at the official site and the best sell out early. Fully open to the public and easily reached by train from Milan. Come hungry and carry cash for the producer stands.
Insider tip
Head straight for the Slow Food Presidia stands - tiny producers of near-extinct foods who came to Turin specifically to let you taste and talk.
Get inside Terra Madre Salone del Gusto
Booking matters here: book Taste Workshops when the programme publishes in summer - popular sessions sell out; Turin hotels 1 - 2 months out. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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