THE Junction Flava Festival was a huge hit, once again, with record crowds attending despite the heat wave.
While it was hot, hot, hot, event-goers kept cool thanks to the combined efforts of Village Bicycle and Shades Cafe and Wine Bar, who manned the bar and the Quenchers juice bar which helped keep everyone refreshed.
People were even riding the Quenchers’ bike to power their own smoothie or juice.
Event organisers said numbers were up 20 per cent on last year’s attendance, which is even more impressive given the weather.
Local restaurant offerings proved a big hit with the Canteen pulled pork sliders popular, along with Ipazzi’s tiramisu, Fiona’s Fancies chocolate mousse, Gelato Classico’s pannacotta gelato and the Seafood Market’s prawn skewers and freshly shucked oysters.
The return of the Waiter’s Race was a highlight of the day with the top honours going to Quenchers who took home the trophy and $100 cash.
