WILMINGTON, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2018) --- Ranked by SKI Magazine as one of the five “Must-Visit Oktoberfests in North America,” the Whiteface Mountain Oktoberfest is scheduled for September 22-23 at the Olympic Mountain. Oktoberfest is a great way to celebrate the beginning of the autumn season and the winter season ahead with tall mugs of beer and festival fun for the entire family.

Returning favorites include die Schlauberger, The Adlers, Alpenland Taenzer, and The Three Alphorns. Guests can also look forward to appearances by the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center, performances by the Little Circus, face painting and balloon animals by Merriloons the Clown, exhibitions by the Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen and a paint your own pumpkin station. Don’t forget, Saturday night fireworks, at 7 p.m., presented by KOA Campgrounds in Wilmington.

WHAT: 27^th Annual Whiteface Mountain Oktoberfest

WHEN: Saturday, Sept, 22, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE: Whiteface Mountain, 5021, Route 86, Wilmington, N.Y, 12997

WHY: Oktoberfest is a great way to celebrate the beginning of the autumn season and the winter season ahead with tall mugs of beer and festival fun for the entire family.

Media planning on attending Oktoberfest, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA director of communications, cell: 518-637-6885, e-mail, JLundin@orda.org.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.