Inaugural Loxfest Will Take Place At South Street Seaport

"Loxfest, a salmon-themed tribute to New York City's historic relationship with cured fish, will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Held at South Street Seaport's Pier 16 (89 South Street), this area was home to Fulton Fish Market for nearly two centuries, before the business relocated to the South Bronx in 2005. FultonFishMarket.com, the contemporary extension of New York's historic Fulton Fish Market and the nation's largest online seafood retailer is organizing this unique food festival along with local vendors from all five boroughs."

"Lox, a staple of New York's culinary scene, is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish in which salmon is cured with salt and sugar. Lox typically isn't smoked, but smoked salmon is often r Loxfest aims to honoring lox "in a way that only New York purveyors can" in one single day. Confirmed participants offering lox-centric dishes, both traditional and completely creative include 19 Cleveland, Cafecito Social, Cheech's, Fan Fan Doughnuts, Gertie, Grillo's Pickles, Peck Slip Social, Hole In The Wall, The Paris Café, Tompkins Square Bagels, Zucker's Bagels and Smoked Fish, and Chef Crystal Hammonds, private chef to athletes including the Knicks' point guard Jalen Brunson."

Loxfest will take place October 11, 2025 at Pier 16 in South Street Seaport, returning seafood-focused activity to the historic Fulton Fish Market area that relocated in 2005. FultonFishMarket.com is organizing the festival with vendors from all five boroughs. The event will celebrate lox—salmon cured with salt and sugar—and will feature both traditional and creative lox-centric dishes from bakeries, delis, restaurants, and private chefs. Confirmed participants include Tompkins Square Bagels, Zucker's Bagels and Smoked Fish, Fan Fan Doughnuts, Grillo's Pickles, and Chef Crystal Hammonds. The festival aims to highlight community, craft, and New York culinary tradition.

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