And in her second year as the co-ordinator, her fifth year working on the fete, she has tweaked the layout to spread the stalls more throughout Harbour and Tyne Sts, and if the sun does its part and shines on the annual street party that draws a crowd of up to 5000, as expected, Ms Mcmillan just might enjoy it.
The avowed music fan has booked music she is excited about for this year's fete, on November 19.
``I do know what I like in a fete even though I'm always too busy on the day to enjoy it,'' Ms Mcmillan said.
``I like a good variety of music, I don't necessarily like strictly Victorian music. I like showcasing what the country has to offer.''
The Network Waitaki-sponsored fete this year will feature Li'l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine, of Christchurch, on the Tyne St stage.
And New Zealand singer-songwriter Rachel Dawick, now London-based, would return to the fete after performing in Oamaru in 2015 to sing her ``songs of pioneering colonial New Zealand'' with a new album.
Steampunk and Victorian costume competitions, stone sawing, beard and moustache competition - ``all the great classics'' - would return.
Stall co-ordinator Ingrid Cole said that with nearly 100 stalls booked, the fete had hit its target of at least 80, but space allowed a maximum capacity of 130.
She had sought out new vendors this year including Boulders Leather, custom leatherwork from Hampden; Transylvanian chimney cakes; and Khadil (pronounced ``cuddle'') Dolls. The Christchurch fabric doll-maker uses an old-fashioned foot-treadle Singer sewing machine and would give demonstrations on the day.
Ms Mcmillan said that although the fete was ``a nice size as it is'', ``we want to be on the main loop'' of summer fairs and craft markets.
Rather than seeking out vendors, she wanted the fete to be receiving applications for stalls at the next fete as soon as this one finished.
The proceeds of the fete go to the newly established Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust Legacy Building Fund.
The fete, which runs from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, raised about $20,000 last year.
