The 2025 Joriad North American Truffle Dog Competition

Event Details

Attend The Joriad™ North American Truffle Dog Championship
Saturday, February 8th, 2025
Doors Open at 8:00am
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lane Events Center Large Animal Arena, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene
Tickets –  $20 In Advance $25 at the Door – 10 and under Free
No outside dogs allowed in the event space

Watch all sorts of dogs compete in The Joriad™ North American Truffle Dog Championship, the only competition of its kind in North America.

Trained truffle dogs are essential to a healthy and quality-driven truffle industry. In 2015, the Oregon Truffle Festival introduced an amateur competition to drive interest. Now, dogs of all sizes compete in this annual competition, the only one of its kind in North America. 

Hosted at Eugene’s Lane County Fairgrounds, tickets to the Joriad, named after Oregon’s state soil. The 2025 Festival continues the tradition of opening at the height of Oregon’s native truffle season with The Joriad™ North American Truffle Dog Championship. Truffle dog friends and fans come to cheer for the dogs and their trainers as they compete to find hidden truffle-scented targets. From Chihuahuas to Lagotto Romagnolos, dogs of all breeds are invited to compete in The Joriad, which is an amateur championship event. The Joriad’s first round welcomes spectators at the Lane County Fairgrounds in the morning, and the top five dogs go on to compete in a second and final round in the field which is not open to the public.