Tess Trotter, communications manager for organiser the Otago University Students' Association (OUSA), said just over 110 tickets remained unsold from the 5300 available.
That was good news for the event's finances.
''We expect that we will probably make a profit this year, which will be the first year we've made a profit.''
That was also good news for the future of the event, which would ''absolutely'' continue.
The thousands at the festival enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere.
Many types of food were on offer, from whitebait patties to meat pies, ice cream and more, with some of Dunedin's top restaurants selling from stalls.
There was entertainment for children, and seminars for adults on making beer and matching beer with compatible food.
Ms Trotter said any profit from the event would go back into the festival or other events the OUSA ran for students.
Numbers were up by between 800 and 1000 people compared with last year.
''I guess the festival's gained a bit of traction being in its third year.''
That was a result of mixture of different marketing techniques, and setting the date for the last day of exams, so students were free to go without worrying about studies.
''We actually had a lot of tickets sold out of town as well.
''We know there were a lot of people coming to Dunedin for the weekend, with the festival a highlight of that.''
There was also a wide variety of ages at the festival.
''It's quite neat, eh? The feedback has been phenomenal.''
