LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Bring the whole family and celebrate the fall season during the annual Flaming Leaves Festival taking place at the Olympic Jumping Complex, in Lake Placid, N.Y., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9. And while you’re there, tag your favorite festival photos with #WFLPFallFests. Favorite tagged photos will be selected and featured as our “Fall Festival Photo of the Day” on www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

During the Flaming Leaves Festival, crowds take in Blues, brews and barbeque while the nation’s top ski jumpers soar off the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 90-meter ski jump, competing in the NYSEF K90 ski jump competition and 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships.

Flaming Leaves offers much more than Blues, brews and ski jumping. The weekend-long event has plenty of entertainment for all ages to include lawns games, skilled craft vendors and a combined chairlift and elevator ride up the 120-meter ski jump.  At the top of the 26-story tower, experience magnificent views of peak Adirondack Fall foliage as surrounding hills and mountains are highlighted by brilliant reds, oranges and yellows.

The Flaming Leaves music line-up kicks off, Saturday, at noon, when Mojo Dogs takes to the jumping complex’s stage for their first of two sets, noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m.  Soul Sky is also slated for two shows Saturday, the first from 1-2 p.m. and the second from 3-4 p.m.  

The music continues into Sunday with Funky Blue Roots, and more Soul Sky.  Funky Blue Roots’ first set is from noon-1 p.m. and then they’re back from 2-3 p.m.  Then Soul Sky follows with two more sets from 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m.

The annual Flaming Leaves Festival is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday.  Admission is $16 for adults and $10 for juniors and seniors.  Two-day passes are also available, $27 for adults and $16 for juniors and seniors. Save $2 when purchasing tickets on-line by visiting https://shop.whiteface.com/ItemList.aspx?node_id=429552https://shop.whiteface.com/ItemList.aspx?node_id=429552. Admission is also free when you buy the Olympic Sites Passport for just $35.  

For more information about the Flaming Leaves Festival, log onto http://www.whiteface.com/events/flaming-leaves-festival or www.facebook.com/Lakeplacidevents and for more information about on all of ORDA’s Olympic venues, visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday
10 a.m. --  Festival Opens
Noon -- Trial Round of Jumping
12 - 1 p.m. -- Live Music with Mojo Dogs
1 - 2 p.m. -- Soul Sky
1 p.m. -- NYSEF K90 Ski Jump
2 - 3 p.m. -- Live Music with Mojo Dogs
3 - 4 p.m. -- Live Music with Soul Sky

Sunday
9:30 a.m. -- Trial Round of Jumping
10 a.m. -- Festival opens
11 a.m. – U.S. Ski Jumping Championships
Noon - 1 p.m. -- Live Music with Funky Blue Roots
1 - 2 p.m. -- Live Music with Soul Sky
2 - 3 p.m. -- Live Music with Funky Blue Roots
3- 4 p.m. --  Live Music with Soul Sky

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media planning on attending and covering Flaming Leaves, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313, or Email: JLundin@orda.org.

PHOTO: From the 2015 Flaming Leaves Festival can be found HERE. Photos courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid.

-- 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.