Walk down Main Street on a Saturday in July and you will see the same murals you have walked past a hundred times. What you might not have noticed is that this summer's biggest festivals are all quietly pointing at them. The 2026 lineup in Cottage Grove is more connected than any year in recent memory, and once you see the thread, the whole calendar reads differently.
One story, three weekends
Here is the through-line most residents have not stitched together yet.