Preparations are underway for what organisers expect will be the biggest Vintage Fair in Wellington's history.
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"The preparations are going really well, we're looking forward to a really big day this year," said organiser Emily Falson.
The fair will begin on Saturday when the town parade arrives in the main street at 10am.
Vintage trucks, tractors, cars and other vehicles will parade throughout the town, led by the town band, in honour of long-serving Vintage Fair committee member John Edwards who sadly passed away last year.
"John was a great man who started this whole thing and he passed away a month or so ago so we knew we had to give him a proper send-off," Ms Falson said.
On Sunday, the fun will begin at 8am from the Wellington Showgrounds, with a variety of familiar activities and attractions returning alongside some new twists.
"We've got some vintage entertainment that we're going to keep under wraps until the day, so that should be a fun surprise."
The proceedings will feature a 'best-dressed' competition for men, women and children with prize money for those that are judged to have come in their best vintage outfits.
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"We're giving away $100 to each man and woman who wins best dressed, and we have $25 to hand out to four of the best dressed kids," Ms Falson said.
"It's a family day, we're trying to encourage people to bring their families along."
While the fair has been running for over four decades according to Ms Falson, this year will be the first to see the addition of a tractor pull contest, thanks to funding from Infigen energy.
"We've got our inaugural tractor pull, we're very lucky because Infigen have thrown us a heap of cash so that we can have the necessary equipment all day long and we've got about fifteen entries so far which is huge for us and for something that is a first for the vintage fair."
People can also anticipate a 'steampunk' workshop being run in conjunction with Wellington Arts, with it's own competition and prizes attached and the return of Paul Kirk's live reptile show.
This year, the organisers have stepped up their efforts to get people involved through social media, and are seeing promising results that could mean a nice windfall for the town if everything goes to plan.
"We had around 5000 people last year and we could go up to 7000 this year. We've been doing a lot of marketing stuff on Facebook and this year we're getting a lot of attention from people all over New South Wales, especially from people planning on spending the night which is great for the town."
"We know it's going to be a very, very big day," Ms Falson said.