The festival, at the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, will feature a steam-drawn train, vintage cars and traction engines. Two of the centre’s 1930s British aircraft will be flown.
Maeva Smith, who runs the festival with her husband Colin Smith, said the Fox Moth and Tiger Moth planes got their names from English aircraft pioneer Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, who was also a keen entomologist.
Mrs Smith also said they picked the last weekend in February to run the festival to commemorate the first cross-country aeroplane flight in New Zealand, which flew from Invercargill to Gore, on February 20, 1914.
Motocross rider Stuart Ewing would also be there to perform stunts, weather permitting, she said.
The festival runs from February 22-23 and is charging $5 for adults. Children are free.
Pilot Ben Morrison said he would most likely be flying the yellow Tiger Moth this weekend as it is the "most fun" to fly.
He also said he might not take the Fox Moth as it’s a more confined space and more "weight restricted".
"Because everyone back in the 1930s was smaller ... we didn’t have McDonald’s back then," he said.
Also to check out at the c entre is a new exhibition of works by multidisciplinary artist Lana McMillan.
A lover of "all things crafting", she runs a "Supergrans — Back 2 Basics" workshop in Gore, teaching a broad range of crafts and other life skills.
Hers diverse range of crafting skills are on display in the exhibition, which also features paintings, delicately felted works and even handmade soaps.
