Thousands of festival goers flocked to Wallingford last weekend for the town’s biggest event of the year.
BunkFest is an annual three-day celebration of music, dance and poetry.
Colin Dalton, aged 71, has helped organise every edition of BunkFest for the last 21 years.
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He said: “BunkFest went really well this year. There was a great atmosphere and we had loads of people come down.
“The town of Wallingford just loves it. It is the biggest party of the year and the whole community gets involved.
“We had 488 volunteers, who between them helped out for over two thousand hours at the festival.
“The festival is free access so we couldn’t do it without them.
Mr Dalton continued: “The directors of BunkFest would like to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, contractors and local businesses supporting us.
“Without them, BunkFest could not go ahead.
“And of course, we would also like to thank the public for turning up.”
The festival began on Friday, September 1 and ran through until Sunday, September 3.
Headline acts on the main stage included six-piece band Molotov Jukebox, guitarist Laurence Jones and Fleetwood Mac-tribute-act Fleetwood Bac.
All saxophone band Sax Bandits also took to the stage for a 30-minute set.
The band plays pop and rock songs, often at the request of the bandmembers themselves.
Band founder, Rob Digweed said: “We were joined by a live rhythm section of pro musicians especially for this performance, which included bass, drums, guitar, and even a sousaphone!
“We had a superb reaction from a large audience and the Metallica song in particular was really well received with people talking about it afterwards.
“This was a truly memorable performance for both the audience and the saxophonists who took part.
“We are always looking for new members to join our band, whether they are learners or returners.”
30 dance teams also performed around the town over the course of the weekend.
Additionally, a number of local businesses, including craft company WdWrKs had stalls at the festival.
BunkFest began in 2002, but it started out as a 50th birthday party attended by around 400 people in a pub garden.
Mr Dalton organised a small music festival for his friend Bob Wyatt’s birthday, who was the then landlord of the Cross Keys pub on High Street.
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The pair set up a marquee, stage, and bar in the pub garden with help from friends Dave Newson and Jo Clyde.
“Afterwards, Bob said to me and Dave and Jo, ‘let’s do it again’”, said Mr Dalton.
“We told him we couldn’t celebrate his 50th birthday every year, so we needed a different focus.”
The group all shared a love of folk music, and realised there were no festivals nearby that celebrated the genre. “We decided that should be the focus of our festival,” he added.
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