Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in 15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui. Photo / Lewis Gardner Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui. Photo / Lewis Gardner Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Whanganui's biggest party is now less than a week away and organisers say that Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, writes Liz Wylie. The streets, river and skies will be alive with the sights and sounds of decades past as Whanganui welcomes a stunning array of machines, performers and costumes that celebrate the city's exciting past for the three-day weekend.