The bar was transformed into a skateboard park with handrails, grind-boxes, kicker ramps, benches, banked ramps and whatever else just happened to be lying around for the skate jam competition.
The event attracted about 20 top skateboarders from around the country, including Nick Bright (23) and Geoff Campbell (21), of Dunedin, who wowed the crowds with grinds, ledges and flip tricks.
Oamaru skater Will Hine was named the winner after doing the best tricks and won $1000 worth of prizes.
Pub general manager Stu Munro said the skating competition was inspired by the predominance of skateboarders around the University of Otago. About one student in 10 was involved in skateboarding, he said.
"It seems like a good promotion.
"All the skaters were very serious.
"It's a skating competition and people will fall over, but not because they're intoxicated."