2024 Schedule of Events

Saturday | September 28, 2024

All day around town — Specials at Participating Businesses
9:55am to 10:00am — Opening Ceremony with Greetings from Mayor Solesbee & Councilor Merryday
10:00am to 10:00pm — Cottage Grove Oktoberfest Hours of Operation
10:00am to 10:00pm — Vendors Open for Business
10:00am to 10:00pm — Biergarten, Provided by Coast Fork Brewing
10:00am to 4:00pm — South Valley Farmers Market
10:00am to 4:00pm — Kids Activities with Sprouts at the Market
10:00am to 12:00pm — Live Music on the Main Stage: Eugene Highlanders
12:00pm to 12:30pm — Grape Stomp with Mayor Solesbee
12:00pm to 6:00pm — Art & Sip; Wine Tasting, Art, and Vendors inside the Cottage Grove Armory
12:30pm to 2:30pm — Live Music on the Main Stage: The Huckleberrys
2:30pm to 3:00pm — Coloring Contest Winners Announced
3:00pm to 5:00pm — Live Music on the Main Stage: Llorona
5:30pm to 7:30pm — Live Music on the Main Stage: Alder Street All-Stars
6:57pm — Sunset | Lights On
8:00pm to 10:00pm — Live Music on the Main Stage: Loose Ends
9:30pm — Last Call at the Biergarten

About the Bands

Loose Ends

Loose Ends is a Lane County based variety band covering your favourite rock and country tunes from the 60s to current and occasionally throwing in some great songs you may not have heard in a while! This band is comprised of a group of players with a broad expanse of experience in many genres that focuses on musicianship and tight harmonies. So whether you need a band for a private party, corporate event or local bar gig, we’ve got you covered! We are constantly adding new material and we are here to show you a good time so come out and don’t tie down those Loose Ends!

Artist Website: https://looseendsmusic.com/
Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/looseends
Additional Social Media Link: https://www.instagram.com/looseends09

Llorona

Marietta Bonaventure, Ricardo Llamas, Tim McLaughlin and Jeff Hurt combine their talents to bring you ghost stories, tales of love and loss, truths and dreams at the crossroads of traditional Mexican and contemporary styles. It’s a beautiful and haunting experience of an enigmatic category that might best be called ghost folk.

Artist Website: www.lloronamusic.org
Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/musicallorona
Additional Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/lloronamusic/

The Huckleberrys

The Huckleberrys play Americana music, a mix of songs we love from all the artists we grew up with – from Patsy Cline to Elvis to Johnny Cash, and even some Beatles thrown in .. Original songs from The Huckleberrys included!! Add in some bad jokes, the bubble machine, and you have The Huckleberrys of Cottage Grove ….

Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheHuckleberrysCG/

Alder Street All-Stars

With each performance Alder Street manifests a new battle between the forces of traditional twang and rock ‘n roll. Rooted in acoustic instrumentation, they lash out with soul-laden vocals, lightning-infused solos, and a driving rhythmic core. They also go on eclectic jaunts into tango, folk, and funk.

Having played around the Pacific Northwest for over 15 years, their rough-hewn roots have given way to tight song arrangements which give way to occasional instances of band-wide jams.

Artist Website: alderstreetband.com
Social Media Link: facebook.com/alderstallstars

The Eugene Highlanders

They bring history alive. Hear the Great Highland Bagpipes and Scottish drums… come along with the Eugene Highlanders! Founded in 1952, they are the oldest Pipe Band in the Pacific Northwest and are amazing to see and hear up close and in person. They’ll be here to open the festivities and kick things off as only they can!

Social Media Link: https://www.facebook.com/EugeneHighlanders/