LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Fall festival season is upon us and Whiteface Lake Placid is celebrating with Brewfest, Sept. 23, followed by Oktoberfest, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, and Flaming Leaves Festival, Oct. 7-8.

The festival season kicks off with the sixth annual Lake Placid Brewfest.  The premier brew fest in the Adirondacks features live music with Drunk in the Woods and as many as 60 brewers and hundreds of different brews.

Purchase tickets online for $45, and save $10, by logging on to http://www.whiteface.com/events/lake-placid-brewfest. VIP tickets are also on sale for $75 and include an exclusive one-hour sampling, from 3-4 p.m., Hors d’oeurvres, a souvenir gift and credential.

The festival season continues the following Saturday and Sunday with the 26^th annual Oktoberfest presented by Spaten at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y. The two-day, Bavarian style celebration features adult Oktoberfest games, tall mugs of beer, delicious food, specialty vendors, rides and fun for the entire family. Don’t miss Sunday’s fireworks beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Make sure to get the best deal and the best swag with the special two-day Oktoberfest ticket. Available online only and to persons 21 and over, this $35 ticket get you two days of festival admission, a ride on the Cloudsplitter Gondola, a commemorative one-liter stein and your first fill of Spaten beer.

Single day festival and gondola tickets, for both Saturday, noon- 8 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., are also available online for just $20. Admission to the festival, without the gondola, is $16 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for youth 12 and under.

The following Saturday and Sunday, The nation’s top ski jumpers soar off the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 90-meter ski jump, during the Flaming Leaves NYSEF K90 Ski Jump and 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships.   The two-day event is packed with family activities to include lawn games, craft vendors and chairlift rides up to the 120-meter ski jump. Plus, during Saturday’s NYSEF event enjoy live music with the Jonathan Newell Band, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m., followed by fireworks at 7 p.m.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media planning on attending and covering the fall festivals, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313 or email: jlundin@orda.org.

To find out more about all of the events and activities taking place on ORDA’s venues, visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Photos from last year’s Oktoberfest can be found HERE, Flaming Leaves Festival photos can be found HERE, while Brewfest photos are available 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.