Oktoberfest Graauw & Herfstparty XXL

Name: Oktoberfest Graauw & Herfstparty XXL
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Oktoberfest Graauw & Herfstparty XXL

took place · 23 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest Graauw & Herfstparty XXL, Graauw

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A two-day festival in a party tent at the VV Graauw football fields. Friday is dedicated to Oktoberfest, with the tent decorated as a small Munich featuring beer and live music. The 2026 Oktoberfest line-up will be announced later.

Saturday brings Herfstparty XXL, a dance night with classic hits. For 2026, Special D, Dune, Party Animals and QMusic Foute Party! are already confirmed.

Children up to and including 12 years old get free entry when accompanied by a parent or an adult (18+).

Line-up

QMusic Foute Party!

About: Special D

Hamburg DJ and producer Dennis Horstmann scored a European dance-floor hit with "Come with Me" in the early 2000s, earning a UK platinum record and the 2004 TMF NL Award for Best Dance International. His hands-up and eurodance style has kept him a regular fixture on the European club circuit ever since.

Peak position "Come with Me" in the UK Singles Chart (2004)

#10

Peak position "Come with Me" in the Dutch hit list (2003)

2000+

DJ sets and live shows worldwide

#15

Peak position debut album Reckless in the Netherlands (2004)

What's new

2025-01
Special D. released a new version of his classic "You" on January 17, 2025 as "You (2025 Mix)" via Mental Madness Records.
2025
"You (2025 Mix)" is available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, iTunes and Beatport.

Tour

Eindhoven

Tracks

Come with MeBreakthrough single from 2003, #6 in the UK and platinum there, #10 in the Netherlands

YouSingle from 2004, #18 in the Dutch Single Top 100; re-released in 2025 as "You (2025 Mix)"

Here I AmSingle from 2005, widely played on European dance floors

Home AloneSingle from 2003, #11 in the Netherlands

RecklessDebut album from 2004 on Kontor Records, #15 in the Netherlands

About: Dune

The Münster-based dance act Dune rattled European clubs in 1995 with "Hardcore Vibes" - nine weeks in the German Top 10 and a Dutch hit too. Since then Oliver Froning has taken the project to stages like Tomorrowland and Defqon.1, keeping the classic tracks alive for a new generation.

Peak position "Hardcore Vibes" in the German charts (1995)

Peak position "Rainbow to the Stars" in the Dutch charts (1996)

#10

"Hand in Hand" in the Dutch and German charts (1996)

#21

Peak position debut album in Germany (1995)

What's new

jul 2025
A new remix of "Hardcore Vibes" by OsTEKKe x John Dee appeared in July 2025 on YouTube.
mei 2025
In May 2025, an "Abgeht die Party Remix 2025" of "Hardcore Vibes" was released.
jul 2025
Dune performed at the Airbeat One Festival in Neustadt-Glewe, Germany in July 2025.

Tour

Eindhoven

Tracks

Hardcore VibesDebut single (1995), #5 in Germany and Dutch Top 10

Can't Stop RavingThird single (1995), featuring the characteristic high-pitched vocals of Tina Lagao

Rainbow to the StarsHit from 1996, #8 in the Netherlands

Hand in HandTop 10 in the Netherlands and Germany (1996)

Who Wants to Live ForeverOrchestral cover with the London Session Orchestra, #2 in Germany (1997)

About: Party Animals

Born out of Amsterdam's 1990s gabber scene, Party Animals have been filling dance floors across the Netherlands for nearly thirty years. Classics like 'Hava Naquila' and 'Aquarius' span generations, and the crowd still goes wild.

First three singles all reached number 1 in the Dutch Top 40 (1995-1996)

800+

Performances throughout the Netherlands and beyond

10.000+

Active members on the official fan website

20+

Members who were part of the group over the years

What's new

2025-01
Party Animals released a new version of 'Funny' in January 2025, a song written in the late nineties by Peter-Paul Pigmans (3 Steps Ahead) and re-produced by Jeroen Flamman.
2026-04
In April 2026, Party Animals were again on the program in Dokkum, one of the fixed recurring locations in their Dutch performance schedule.
2025-06
In June 2025, the group performed in Breda, as part of their ongoing schedule at Dutch party venues.

Tour

DokkumBreda

Tracks

Have You Ever Been Mellow?Debut single from 1995, number 1 in the Netherlands, gold

Hava NaquilaNumber 1 hit in 1996, gold - happy hardcore cover of the Israeli national anthem

AquariusNumber 1 hit in 1996, platinum in the Netherlands

AtomicTop 10 hit in 1997, also a hit in Hong Kong

FunnyNew version released in January 2025, produced by Jeroen Flamman

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