REPORT: FIONA ELLIS / PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON
Fair co-owner Yani Alig said the day was about bringing back old-fashioned carnival fun. There were no mechanical rides, and some things were very old, such as the pivoting heads in the game of laughing clowns .
"They’re 100 years old — we restored them," he said.
A gyroscope, face painting and tug of war were among the other activities on offer.
Mr Alig and his wife, Terrene, named the fair after their Temuka shop. Dunedin was the second of about 30 towns in which they planned to hold it, with Cromwell next in the line-up.
On Saturday the turnout was "really good", and yesterday they were "overrun", he said.
