{"id":49060,"date":"2025-09-07T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/49060\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:43:17","slug":"picture-special-oakfest-crowds-enjoy-day-of-non-stop-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/49060\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture Special: Oakfest crowds enjoy day of non-stop hits!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored Post<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakfield Park in Raphoe was pulsing with non-stop music and fun yesterday for the first day of Oakfest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The family frendly music festival drew crowds to the park for a day of rock, folk, dance and plenty of nostalgic hits.<\/p>\n<p>Headliners Wet Wet Wet had everyone dancing in the rain. Boney M, with founding member Maizie Williams at the helm, had the whole place boogying like there was no tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The day was packed with back-to-back performances on both stages featuring The Whistling Donkeys, Racey, Super Ceili, Davy K Project and the Shlacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDay 1 of Oakfest 2025 was nothing short of incredible \u2013 amazing music, brilliant energy, and the best crowd we could ask for,\u201d said Oakfest organisers.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that the music and craic start again today from 2.30pm!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the chance to enjoy an unforgettable day of the best tribute acts this Sunday. <strong>Last remaining single tickets are out now at: <a href=\"https:\/\/oakfieldpark.com\/oakfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/oakfieldpark.com\/oakfest\/ <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bringing the car? Don\u2019t forget to add car parking to your order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out Donegal Daily\u2019s Oakfest Day One photo gallery here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6546-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"1200\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6568-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"809\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6572-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6573-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"749\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6579-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6557-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"876\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6555-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6563-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6547-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"844\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6565-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"1200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6599-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1012\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-606563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Whistlin\u2019 Donkeys<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6582-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"967\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606575\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6612-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-606575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boney M<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-606577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6588-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"639\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Picture Special: Oakfest crowds enjoy day of non-stop hits! 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