In the Christmas Grotto were Mrs Claus with (back row) Linda and Martin Cole, of Waimate with their grandsons (front left to right) Marshall, 8, Hudson, 11, and Fletcher Blair, 15. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Strawberry performers Briar Craig, 15 (left), and Kayla Proudfoot, 16, have fun with stilt walker Mr Heaphy. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Timaru Army Cadets Georgia Winter, 14 (left), and Lena Bosscher, 14, helped with parking control. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Elizabeth Hamilton, 6, of Waimate in front of the North Otago Highland pipe band at the Waimate Strawberry Fare.  : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Naiomi Walton, 10, of Duntroon attempts the climbing ladder while her family watch on. Naiomi said her favourite thing at the fare was the ‘‘butterfly lady’’ Rainbow Rosalind and the dancing. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Yohan Celab, 6, of Waimate enjoys the snappy traps, that she said she also saw on Youtube,  at the Carnivorous Plant Nurseries stall. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Waimate Berries stall helpers Colby Lane, 11 (left) and Taiga Mahu, 12, hold the last punnet of strawberries at Waimate Strawberry Fare. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Performer Rainbow Rosalind brings bubbles to the fare much to the delight of the children. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival

Jeanette Reid, of Oamaru, won her knitted friend in a raffle at the Women’s Institute stall. : Town jam-packed for fruity festival