With the help of our friends at the National Library, we’ve dug through the archives and put together a retrospective of Webstock photos. For those new to Webstock, we hope it will give an idea of what to expect, what to wear and how to behave.

Enjoy! And all photos copyright of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Fashion shows have long been a part of Webstock

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=7806&l=en]

Sometimes attendees get excited

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=20425&l=en]

Sometimes they get really excited

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=36196&l=en]

And unfortunately we sometimes need to call the police

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=87251&l=en]

We encourage a certain dress standard at Webstock

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=101376&l=en]

The Who played at an early Webstock

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=59432&l=en]

This isn’t actually from Webstock, but Tash is getting married later this year and used the Town Hall for bridesmaid practice

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=43351&l=en]

Apple pie baking competitions have always proved popular

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=6052&l=en]

The traditional square dance to end Webstock

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=61882&l=en]

There’s always intense competition for our prizes

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=51411&l=en]

Some people get carried away

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=54326&l=en]

Really carried away

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=45995&l=en]

The night before Webstock

[Original photo: http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=16531&l=en]

Special thanks to the National Library Twitter Team.