Wine Festivals in Croatia 2026

3 wine festivals, harvest celebrations, and food-and-wine events — with dates, tickets, and travel tips.

Worth Traveling For

Festivals worth planning a trip around.

Teran and Truffle Festival — Motovun

Every October, the hilltop medieval town of Motovun in Istria celebrates two of the world's great luxury ingredients together: Teran red wine and white truffles. The festival combines guided truffle hunts in the Motovun Forest (the world's densest white truffle habitat), competitive winemaker tastings, and a 11km recreational hike through the vine-covered Istrian hills. A uniquely Istrian experience that no other wine region can replicate.

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2026 Festival Calendar

All 3 festivals organised by month.

September(1 festival)

Istria Wine Run

21-23 Sept 2026Various (Istria), Croatia

October(1 festival)

Teran and Truffle Festival — Motovun

Motovun, Croatia

December(1 festival)

Pelješac Open Cellar Days

Potomje / Orebić, Croatia

Insider Tips for Croatia Wine Festivals

Teran and Truffle Festival — Motovun

Book the early-morning truffle hunt (6am start) — groups are small (6 people max) and you join a handler and truffle dog in the forest. The truffles shaved over Istrian pasta with a glass of Teran is one of the great food-wine pairings.

Pelješac Open Cellar Days

Rent a car — Pelješac is a long narrow peninsula with no practical public transport. The Dingač vineyards face south at 45-degree angles above the sea; walk down to the Dingač village overlook for the most dramatic vineyard view in Croatia.

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