Event co-ordinator Simon Vare said they had been hoping for more "dreich" (grey and damp) weather tomorrow, to help provide "that beautiful Scottish atmosphere".
"Oh well, ya cannae control the weather.
"I guess we’ll just have to live with it, I suppose."
This year’s event marks the 50th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Dunedin and Edinburgh, and the Dunedin-Edinburgh Sister City Society has been working hard on it to promote the Scottish heritage and "feel" of Dunedin.
This year’s St Andrew’s Day Celebration in Dunedin’s Octagon also coincides with Scotland’s national day of celebration.
"Forty thousand Scots came into Dunedin from 1840, looking for a better life.
"This city was built by many of them and this is a good time to celebrate our Scottish heritage."
Mr Vare said, since 2007, the day had been marked with a celebration of Scottish culture, food, drink, music and dancing.
But over the past six years, the event had enjoyed a "renewed vigour", adding to its early beginnings with a wider range of traditional and contemporary activities for all ages to enjoy.
He said there would be everything from pipe bands and have-a-go Highland Games events to a speed-porridge eating competition, stone lifting and carrying, Highland dancing demonstrations and a host of more modern musical entertainment with "a Scottish twist", from 10am until about 3pm.
Highlights of the event will be a dramatic, captivating, haggis ceremony, led by Iain Seather, and Invercargill strongman Callum McConachy will be there lifting the "Stones of Manhood", as well as demonstrating the stone carry and giving advice and tips on lifting and other strongman activities.
There will also be Scottish treats, including Harraways oaty pancakes, haggis pies, shortbread, Nairns oatcakes/biscuits and Evansdale cheese, Cardrona whisky along with a special Dogstar brewery Scottish Ale — The Highland Fling.
For the full St Andrew’s Day experience, he recommended people wear some tartan or fly the flag of Scotland.
"A bit of tartan is always nice. It adds to the atmosphere.
"Wear a kilt — underwear is totally optional."
Mr Vare said the free event would go ahead rain, hail or shine.
And if you still want more after tomorrow, there will be a fundraising session for the Dunedin Edinburgh Sister City Society at Moons, in Princes St, on Sunday, from noon, featuring more live musical entertainment, a Blackies memorial haggis pie-eating competition, have-a-go bagpiping and drums, and a variety of Scottish food and beverages.
