Organiser for the past nine years Pauline Simpson estimated "several hundred" visitors browsed the more than 60 stalls during the course of the traditional five-hour fair.
She reported stallholders were "delighted" with the large numbers of shoppers, an increase she put down to the "perfect summer weather".
"It’s a lovely event both for our full-time and summer residents to enjoy, and to encourage extra visitors to come and see Kaka Point at its best. We’ve got stallholders and visitors from all over today, and it couldn’t be looking better."
Among those visitors was 7-year-old Lachlan Mason, of Invercargill.
"I had a sausage already but then Dad gave me another one. I’m pretty hungry because of all the walking around," he said.
Visiting Kaka Point for the first time and taking a ride in the pony-and-trap was Debbie Giles, of Waimumu.
Mrs Giles said she had brought her extended family with her, including children and grandchildren from Ashburton and Western Australia.
"We don’t have any family connections down here, we just heard it was lovely.
"We haven’t been disappointed — it’s got a nice feel."
Typically, the market day raised about $1500 for local "beautification" projects, Mrs Simpson said.
Proceeds from this year’s event would go towards new information panels for the town’s historic Molyneux Bay.
