Christmas
36-Hour Seafood Marathon

Dust off your eskies – Sydney’s favourite Christmas tradition is back.


The 36-Hour Seafood Marathon sees Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney Fish Market, Bank Street, Pyrmont.

And don't forget there's extra parking at Sydney 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 Sydney Fish Market. 

If you are coming by car, the main Sydney Fish Market car park will be open, with limited parking available. Additional car parking will also be available at Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus (opposite Sydney 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 Sydney Fish Market, pedestrians will need to cross onto the opposite side of Bridge Rd to access the current Sydney 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 https://www.livetraffic.com/.

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

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