Convent caravans and bare feet - Electric Picnic’s hidden gems

Along with the jam packed line-up of music acts at Electric Picnic, there’s always lots of hidden treasures to discover at the festival, from temporary glitter tattoo booths to the Father Ted style ‘Céilí in the Kitchen.’

With this year’s festival now at a close, we look back at some of the quirkier attractions at Electric Picnic 2026.

One particularly popular attraction at this year’s festival was the Oxygen Party Bar. Here, exhausted festivalgoers could take a break from all the action and get a literal boost of oxygen. People could get a hit of 90% oxygen through a nasal cannula, and the other 10% was made up of fruity flavourings. One of the staff in charge of the Oxygen Party Bar said that it was particularly popular with people this year, especially anyone suffering with hangovers, as it was a great natural energy boost.

For those who wanted to retreat from the madness and reconnect with nature, there was a new addition at this year’s festival which offered exactly that. Nestled in the heart of Croí, the new Barefoot Garden invited festivalgoers to take off their shoes and spend some time standing on the earth.

Despite the heavy rain creating mudslides in the campsites, the Barefoot Garden remained intact and still managed to attract a lot of people. One of these visitors included Kate Duffy from Vicarstown. A big fan of the new feature, Kate told us: “Just to be able to chill and relax. It’s calming and soothing, it was nice to be able to walk around it after the rain went away as well. It was just lovely.”

This barefoot zone was part of the Serenity Garden in Croí, which had lots of relaxing offerings such as meditation sessions, a firepit, natural artwork and quirky nooks.

One of the most enjoyable parts of the festival was the endless amount of eccentric and kooky nooks which you could stumble upon, some supplying great entertainment while others were merely a spectacle. These ranged from a caravan transformed into a whale to a haunted barn which played eerie music from a gramophone.

Walking through the Trailer Park, you might’ve spotted some nuns who had converted a caravan to make their own convent on wheels. At ‘Nun Of That Convent’, festivalgoers had a chance to confess their sins by placing a box over their head and kneeling in front of the caravan.

Then tucked away in the woods was ‘Granny’s House’. This little nook was modelled after an old fashioned home, with aged furniture, tasselled lamps and of course a big boxy television resting in the corner playing black and white shows. This cosy spot replicated the comfort of your granny’s house while in the chaos of Electric Picnic.

One of the most popular quirky features of the festival was undoubtedly the Inflatable Church where festivalgoers could wed in not-so-holy matrimony. Located beside the church was a big dressing room where brides and grooms could kit out for their big day as well as their bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Inside the inflatable church, crowds could squeeze in to cheer on the bride as she walked up the aisle to her betrothed and of course the priest who had more makeup on than clothes. The Inflatable Church is not a new feature of the festival, but it has a magnetic energy that draws people in year after year.