Christmas
36-Hour Seafood Marathon

Dust off your eskies – ÍøÆسԹϒs favourite Christmas tradition is back.


The 36-Hour Seafood Marathon sees ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market retailers open their doors for 36 hours straight, from 5am on the 23rd of December, to 5pm on Christmas Eve.


Let’s crunch the numbers:

  • More than 100,000 customers are expected to walk through our doors in these 36 hours. Don’t worry, extra parking is available at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Secondary College Blackwattle Bay, just across the water. All parking is charged at a $10 flat rate for the duration of the marathon, so you can take your time.
  • Over 350 tonnes of seafood is expected to be sold on site this Christmas. That includes 120 tonnes of prawns, and almost 70,000 dozen oysters.
  • Our six wet seafood retailers are only the beginning. We are a one-stop shop for all of your Christmas entertaining needs. Grab fruit, veggies, fresh bread, quality meat, cheese, wine, dry goods and more on your trip, and thank us later.
  • This year marks the 29th anniversary of the marathon!

 

The early bird gets the prawn! See you at the 36-Hour Seafood Marathon.

OPENING HOURS

Day

Hours
36-Hour
Seafood
Marathon		 5am Monday 23rd December
until
5pm Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
Christmas Eve OPEN until 5pm
Christmas Day CLOSED
Boxing Day OPEN (7am - 4pm)
New Year's Eve OPEN (7am - 4pm) 
New Year's Day OPEN (7am - 4pm)

 

Individual retailer hours may vary.

WHERE AND WHEN

Find us at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market, Bank Street, Pyrmont.

And don't forget there's extra parking at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Secondary College Blackwattle Bay, just 10 minutes walk away.

The Marathon runs from 5am 23rd December to 5pm 24th December. The quietest times to visit are between 5am-9am and 3pm-6pm on the 23rd, and between 12am-5am on the 24th. Historically, the first day of the Marathon is quieter than the second.

Check out the visitation graph below for a cheat sheet:

 

GETTING THERE

Remember to leave extra time for your visit, as this is an extremely busy trading period for ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market. 

If you are coming by car, the main ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market car park will be open, with limited parking available. Additional car parking will also be available at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus (opposite ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market on Bridge Road). 

To avoid traffic bottlenecks, try approaching SFM from one of these alternate routes:

Please note, due to the construction of the new ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market, pedestrians will need to cross onto the opposite side of Bridge Rd to access the current ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market site. Please cross at the allocated pedestrian crossings and always be vigilant of road traffic.  

Parking will be charged at a flat rate of $10, payable by card only.

For live traffic updates visit .

Visitors commuting by public transport can use bus services 501 and 389, which regularly depart from the city. The ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Light Rail also stops directly across the road from ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Fish Market. For route and timetable information visit www.transportnsw.info

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