About 1250 people turned out for the 10th anniversary It! Bay of Islands Food and Wine Festival on Paihia's Village Green on Saturday, headlined by 1980s-themed band Automatic 80s — but it was high-energy acoustic covers band White Chapel Jak that really stole the show.
![Craig Cave warms up the crowd with Bay of Islands band Craig Cave and the Bad Excuse. Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SRA5HNWFL5M3TL44FPRWPOQQB4.jpg?auth=104b77f20edfb8e53b56bce6eb5120770c25c4b0957f4bb93b61af9071ee608a&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true)
![Horsin' around: When organisers asked MC Toast Te Kani if he'd be prepared to wear a costume, he said yes before asking what kind of costume they had in mind. Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5SMCS24V5S4ZCPNUFH5KQBWZAA.jpg?auth=e983bf3859ee91136569b0189addc7dacbbeaa5ffed45bfc93534b2dc1614ea3&width=16&height=27&quality=70&smart=true)
![Contestants (including, from left, Janet Hargreaves of Whangarei, Jo Duff from Ngunguru, and Dani Wilson of Auckland) wait for starter's orders in the kina-sucking contest. Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MDKEC22WCDTFV2UT5THSAGXF7U.jpg?auth=205383bc600ce6506a0dacd31109c5e1466b007219f3dd11d330ee97067b3e1f&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![A kina-juice-splattered Shaun Cave, from Whangarei, tied for first place in the kina-sucking contest with Kenneth Waaka of Kaikohe (with his hands on his head). Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTVHIW5PHZJDZZINQSWOPMUQ5E.jpg?auth=59925b79fcca6953a329eebf108552ad839f7ea45c5f2e9dcb9be7a34d581dee&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)