LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Come to Wilmington, N.Y., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, to celebrate 25 years of Oktoberfest fun at Whiteface Mountain. And while you’re there, be sure to 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.

The 25^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.

Returning favorites include die Schlauberger, Spitze, Alpenland Taenzer, Schachtelgbirger and the 3 Alphorns. Guests can also look forward to Herbie and his Accord-A-Tones playing inside the Cloudspin Bar & Grill.

Plus Saturday’s fireworks, at 7:30 p.m., are presented by KOA Campgrounds in Wilmington.

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 gets 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 and Sunday, 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.

Saturday, Oct. 1

• 12-5:00 p.m. - Cloudsplitter Gondola Rides, authentic German food, beer & music, Adventure Zone activities, crafts and more.
• 5-7 p.m. - The SPATEN Games: challenge your friends to some traditional and other non-traditional beer drinking games and win prizes.
• 7 p.m. - Fireworks Show sponsored by KOA Holiday (*please note: ALL Oktoberfest ticket holders, including those with single day tickets, may enter the festival on Saturday night to enjoy the fireworks show for our 25th Anniversary)

Sunday, Oct. 2

• 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Cloudsplitter Gondola Rides, authentic German food, beer and music, Adventure Zone activities, crafts and more.

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

Photos from last year’s Oktoberfest can be found HERE.

-- 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.