ABOUT US

Born from passion. Built for Community.

The story

It began with a question. Why is the world’s most powerful sense the least celebrated?

Fragrance moves through memory, identity, and emotion in ways that nothing else can, yet it had never had a stage worthy of its depth. ScentXplore was the answer. In 2019, it gave a growing global community something it had long searched for: a room, a city, a weekend where the connection finally felt different.

Then 2020 arrived. While the world shut its doors, ScentXplore opened another. What could have been a pause became a world first, and a breakthrough: a global audience, no borders, no limits.

Eight editions later, the conviction hasn’t changed. The scale has. And the world is paying attention.

THE FIRST NICHE FRAGRANCE CONVENTION
IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

“Fragrance is an invisible force, a universal language and a time machine of emotion and memories. ScentXplore is where we come together to explore this extraordinary power that connects us all.”

Max Forti - ScentXplore Founder

A platform for the art of scent.

WHAT WE ARE

ScentXplore is an annual multi-day convention dedicated entirely to the art of niche and independent perfumery. Each edition convenes the most compelling fragrance houses in the world – established names and emerging voices alike –  under one roof, in New York City.

It is a space unlike any other where collectors encounter the brands they have long admired, where founders sit across from the people who wear their work, and where fragrances that exist beyond the reach of mainstream retail finally find the audience they deserve.

Rigorous in its curation. Uncompromising in its standards. Built on the belief that scent, at its highest level, is an art form worthy of serious celebration.

previous editions

Every edition is shaped by the people who show up – the founders who travel across the world to share their work, and the enthusiasts who understand that scent, at its highest level, is an art form.

2019
NEW YORK CITY

ScentXplore 1st Edition.

2020
DIGITAL EDITION

The world moved online.

2021
DIGITAL EDITION

Still online. Still limitless.

2022
NEW YORK CITY

The return. It earned its place. 

2023
NEW YORK CITY

The awards begin.

2024
NEW YORK CITY

The vision expands.

2025
NEW YORK CITY

The standard raised.

2026 – Coming Soon
NEW YORK CITY

See you in November.

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

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8th Edition · November 5–7, 2026 · New York City

November 5–7, 2026 · New York City
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