Vicki ‘‘Purple’’ Yarker-Jones promotes honey mead and the cause of bees at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON : Cheers to beer and food festival

Reuben Page (left) and Josh Preston, both of Auckland, went with a Miami Vice theme. : Cheers to beer and food festival

Beer festival patrons (from left) Jaime Ritchie, Gareth Manson, Nuu Vaeau and Ange Vaeau get into the spirit of Halloween. : Cheers to beer and food festival

Steve Collins gets a free haircut from Mia Sanders, of Harrington Vaughan Hairdressing Academy. : Cheers to beer and food festival

Bexy performs at the festival yesterday. : Cheers to beer and food festival

About 6000 people surged through the gates and covered the turf at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival. : Cheers to beer and food festival