Programs at a glance
Through a diverse and eclectic series of events, Scent Week shinse a spotlight on global perfumery practices in the context of Los Angeles' thriving perfume scene.
2025 Programs
Awareness: A Scent Rave from UFO Parfums
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
Saturday May 24 • 1:00pm – 9:00pm
Location shared upon RSVP
Free
UFO Parfums kicks off Scent Week with a daytime scent rave, “Awareness.” Join us to dance, accompanied by scents, a shop by Everybody.World, drinks from Tomorrow Amaro and - of course - amazing music.
Must RSVP: to ufo.awareness@proton.me
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
Sunday May 25 • 4:00PM – 6:00PM
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Free
Join us for an exhibition exploring the perfume formula as a cultural and aesthetic artifact. Presented in their entirety—from initial drafts to final compositions. Curated by Professor Urs Stäheli and IAO founder Saskia Wilson-Brown. Drinks generously provided by Tomorrrow.
A Trio of Olfactory Modalities
Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas
A Trio of Olfactory Modalities
Monday May 26 • 7:00 - 10:00pm
Location: 2346 Porter St, Los Angeles CA. 90021
Cost: $44.52
This sensory trio of vignettes features three acts: from a fragrant lecture on architectural aura, a surrealist scent-tagged auction of priceless goods, to a cake-piped pas de deux on a frosted human body in motion. With Halston Bruce, Hannah Marie Marcus, Kelly Delany and Meg Paradowski
Experimental Scent Summit
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
A Trio of Olfactory Modalities
Tuesday May 27 • 11:00am – 6:00pm
Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
$28.50 (in person) | By donation (online)
Now in its 6th edition, Experimental Scent Summit is designed to build community and learning in creative practices with scent. Through informal talks, round tables and workshops, practitioners can share expe
Tuesday May 27 • 11:00am – 6:00pm
Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
$28.50 (in person) | By donation (online)
Now in its 6th edition, Experimental Scent Summit is designed to build community and learning in creative practices with scent. Through informal talks, round tables and workshops, practitioners can share experimental, academic, and creative work in an open and unrestrained environment that facilitates collaboration and inquiry.
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
Tuesday May 27 • 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Scent Bar, at The Row
Free | No RSVP required
Our friends at Scent Bar in Downtown LA welcome Scent Week guests for an open house. Head down to LA's The Row, and join fellow perfume enthusiasts to meet (and greet!) perfumers curated by the Scent Bar team.
Open Hours at IAO
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
Reception and Open House: Scent Bar DTLA
Wednesday May 28 • 1:00PM – 5:30 PM
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Free | No RSVP needed
Drop by the IAO to learn about LA’s beloved non-profit olfactory arts space. Check out Unveiling the Essence, A Journey into Perfumery Formulas, peruse our library, and meet some of the IAO team. No RSVP necessary, just pop by!
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Wednesday May 28 • 7:30PM – 9:30 PM
Pacific Resident Theater
$76.54
Perfumers Lakenda Wallace and Rachel Binder (Sommelier, CMS) present an evening of potables, perfume, freshly picked fruit and flowers. A full sensory exploration of the connection between taste and smell through perfume and culinary pairings.
The Art and Olfaction Awards
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Thursday May 29, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Cicada Club
$55.00 to 70.00
Celebrate the finalists and winners, as the 11th edition of the Art and Olfaction Awards returns to the city where it all began: Los Angeles! At the swanky, glamorous Cicada Club.
Art and Olfaction Awards After Party
Feast of the Senses: Perfumed Pairings
Art and Olfaction Awards After Party
Thursday May 29, 10:00pm - late
Location TBA
RSVP info to come
Join the finalists, winners, judges, and all our friends for an after-awards drink. More information to come.
Scent Fair LA: Preview Party
Candle Workshop: Smells of LA
Scent Fair LA: Preview Party
Friday May 30 • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
$35.00
Join us for the special preview party celebrating Scent Fair LA, and be among the first to experience the various offerings at the fair, including a more intimate shopping experience, open bar, and music. DJ Pheelz from In Sheeps Clothing on the decks. Mezcal generously provided by Madre Mezcal.
Scent Fair LA: Day 1
Candle Workshop: Smells of LA
Scent Fair LA: Preview Party
Saturday May 31 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
Free with Museum Admission
Discover a selection of international, cutting-edge fragrance makers exhibiting and selling their work at Craft Contemporary's spacious courtyard.
Candle Workshop: Smells of LA
Candle Workshop: Smells of LA
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Saturday May 31 • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Craft Contemporary
$85.00
Join P.F. Candle Co. founder Kristen Pumphrey for a container candle making workshop. Kristen will walk you through creating a custom scent blend using premium fragrance oil reflecting the fragrances we find all around us locally, and then you will learn the hand pouring technique of candle making.
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Saturday May 31 • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
$85.00
Join P.F. Candle Co. founder Kristen Pumphrey to make hand-rolled incense cones - a meditative and aromatic project straight from her book, At Home with Fragrance. Kristen will walk you through a selection of plant and resin materials inspired by the natural landscape of LA and
Saturday May 31 • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
$85.00
Join P.F. Candle Co. founder Kristen Pumphrey to make hand-rolled incense cones - a meditative and aromatic project straight from her book, At Home with Fragrance. Kristen will walk you through a selection of plant and resin materials inspired by the natural landscape of LA and their olfactory benefits, and you will create a custom blend for your incense cones.
Exhibition Preview: Ether
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Exhibition Preview: Ether
Saturday May 31 • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
Free
Join us for a preview of Ether. Through olfactory-centric installations and artworks by 13 international and local artists, Ether investigates the convergence between a distinctly embodied sensorium and an equally distinct, yet disembodied quest to create meaning.
Scent Fair LA: Day 2
Incense Workshop: Smells of LA
Exhibition Preview: Ether
Sunday June 1 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Craft Contemporary
Free with Museum Admission
Discover a selection of international, cutting-edge fragrance makers exhibiting and selling their work at Craft Contemporary's spacious courtyard.
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
Sunday June 1 • 11:00am - 12:30pm
Craft Contemporary
$85.00
Maki Ueda leads a scent sachet workshop, where participants will sample scents of the ladies of the poetic novel of the Japanese court depicted in 11th century work "The Tale of the Genji". Then participants will create their own scent sachets.
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
Sunday June 1 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Craft Contemporary
$85.00
Maki Ueda leads a scent sachet workshop, where participants will sample scents of the ladies of the poetic novel of the Japanese court depicted in 11th century work "The Tale of the Genji". Then participants will create their own scent sachets.
Nose Candy Scent Swap
“The Tale of Genji” Scent Sachet Workshop, 2
Nose Candy Scent Swap
Sunday June 1 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Murmurs
$35.00
Have you ever been gifted a perfume that just didn’t suit you? Or blind bought a fragrance that left you with fragrets? The Nose Candy Scent Swap is your chance to finally turn that trash into Trésor!