The "Totara Tarts" were flaunting their raspberry tarts for the benefit of the thousands who revelled in the fun festival atmosphere, raising funds for Totara School.
They were joined by about a dozen other organisations and companies at the festival.
For the past five years, the swaggers have been one of the attractions, taking their names from the vagrants who used to wander North Otago a century ago.
The tarts first appeared last year.
"We aren't older, just more experienced," fellow tart Tracey Caldwell said.
The festival honours the tradition of welcoming in a successful harvest.
This year's theme was a community celebration of its harvest, a grand picnic with traditional games.
With the accent on family fun, the historic Totara Estate turned on something for everyone, with animals, including popular but worn-out puppies in the children's pavilion, to fine food, wine and beer for the adults.
One of the attractions was the reintroduction of the "Totara lamburger", recognising the estate's leading role in establishing New Zealand's frozen meat industry.
A long queue of people was waiting to sample the burger, created by Riverstone Kitchen's chef Bevan Smith.
This year the first 1000 people to the event received a picnic pack, which included a voucher for a Totara Lamburger.
Other attractions included the Totara Swaggers, who set up camp and swapped tales of life on the road.
Throughout the day, hawkers sold traditional farm fare and skilled tradespeople - blacksmiths, blade shearers, saddlers, woodworkers and cobblers - demonstrated their crafts.
Penny-farthings, horse and wagon rides, traditional children's games, storytellers, bush bands and roving minstrels kept the crowd entertained.
The day started with a traditional thanksgiving service at the estate granary at 10.30am and continued until about 4pm.
