We've been pretty busy this weekend - and it's been fantastic.
From family reunions to art exhibition openings, scholarship awards to plaque unveilings, market days to Earnslaw cruises, a re-enactment, the Chinese Village Theatre, a ball, the New Zealand Gold Panning Championships and a picnic, we have covered it all.
And we've enjoyed every second of it.
In Arrowtown the mood had already changed by Friday evening - there was an air of excitement as the road cones went out in an attempt to prevent parking in Buckingham St.
Vintage machinery parked outside the Fork'n Tap entertained those enjoying a Friday night drink, along with many holiday-makers who were enjoying an evening walk.
In La Rambla, Roost Mortgage Brokers' Mark Pullar left former Dunedin resident Holly Mathieson - now in London - lost for words on a pre-recorded Skype interview when she was announced as the winner of Roost's $10,000 "Do Your Thing" scholarship.
Ms Mathieson hopes to succeed as an international orchestral conductor and will put the money towards flights and tuition with two of the top conductors in the world, based in St Petersburg and Paris.
Across the road at the Lakes District Museum an exhibition over a year in the planning was opened in front of more than 100 people.
"Gold Is Where You Find It" features some rare and never-exhibited-before artefacts and artworks, from the Lakes District Museum, private collections and other museums.
It was the beginning of the Arrowtown 150 celebrations, which kicked into high gear on Saturday, with non-stop action.
Simultaneously, Glenorchy residents and visitors were marking 150 years of settlement at the head of the lake - in typical GY style.
In Arrowtown many had embraced the theme, dressing up for the occasion - two couples in their vintage finery looked somewhat out of place in Lost Cafe on Saturday morning, posing the question: what would those gold miners in 1862 make of us now?
While the New Zealand Army Band got the party started near the Library Green, it wasn't long before the thousands made their way across a temporary bridge to take in the action at the re-enactment of the discovery of gold.
A polished performance by the army band led the crowd to Butler's Green for the official opening ceremony, attended by Chinese Consul-general Madam Xiutian Tan, who later unveiled a plaque dedicated to the Chinese Village.
While many went home and had a well-earned cup of tea, others put their glad rags on and braved the rain to dance the night away at the Athenaeum Hall during the Gold Ball.
Yesterday, the weather came to the party again, allowing the New Zealand Gold Panning Championships, the Black Powder Club display, Jazz on the Green and the Town Meets Country day to go off without a hitch - despite the latter event being moved at the last minute into the grounds of Millbrook Resort, because of soaked grounds at Millbrook Corner.
In Glenorchy TSS Earnslaw cruises to the head of the lake - and around it - proved popular, visitors and residents making the most of the TSS Earnslaw Market Day on the waterfront.
In both towns last night, residents and visitors kicked up their heels - in Glenorchy the crowd dressed in period costume for the sold-out Glenorchy Heritage Dinner, while in Arrowtown there was a hoedown to rival all others at the Buckingham Belles Miners Night at the Athenaeum Hall.
The action continues today, including a cavalcade in Glenorchy and the official opening of two special projects at the head of the lake, a mock trial in Arrowtown and the burial of the Arrowtown 150 time capsule on the banks of the Arrow River.
The highlight for a group of men - and their partners - in both towns will undoubtedly be the judging of the beard-growing competitions - and the subsequent shave-off.
