LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (September 25, 2017) --- Come to Wilmington, N.Y., this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, to celebrate 26 years of Oktoberfest fun at Whiteface Mountain. The 26^th Oktoberfest, presented by Spaten, features adult Oktoberfest games, tall mugs of beer, delicious food, specialty vendors, adventure zone, fun for the entire family and great music.

Visitors to Oktoberfest can tag their favorite festival photos with #WFLPFallFests. Favorite tagged photos will be selected and featured as Whiteface Mountain’s “Fall Festival Photo of the Day” on www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

WHAT: 26^th Annual Whiteface Mountain Oktoberfest

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, 12-8 p.m., with fireworks at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

WHERE: Whiteface Mountain, 5021 Route 86, Wilmington, NY 12997

Special $35, two-day Oktoberfest tickets are available online, to persons 21 and over. These tickets give guests two days of festival admission, a ride on the Cloudsplitter Gondola, a commemorative one-liter stein and their first fill of Spaten beer.

Single day festival and gondola tickets are available online for just $20. Admission to the festival at the gate without the gondola, is $16 for adults, $10 for seniors, and free for youth 12 and under. Sunday offers Ski3 pass holders free admission.

Saturday, Sept. 30

• Noon - 2:00 pm - Drinking Games & Entertainment by Owen Benjamin and Jason Smith
• 12:30 pm - High Peaks Little Circus
• 3:30 pm - High Peaks Little Circus
• 7 pm - Fireworks show presented by KOA

Sunday, Oct. 1

• 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Cloudsplitter Gondola Rides, authentic German food, beer and music, Adventure Zone activities, pumpkin painting and more.
• 12:00 - 2:00 pm - Drinking Games & Entertainment by Owen Benjamin and Jason Smith
• Noon & 3 p.m. - High Peaks Little Circus

Media planning on attending and covering Oktoberfest, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA director of communications, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313 or email: 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.