The 27th Annual Whiteface Mountain Oktoberfest is set for this weekend, Sept. 22-23.

Oktoberfest is a 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. Events will run Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm.

Returning musical 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. Saturday night fireworks will be held at 7 pm, presented by KOA Campgrounds in Wilmington.

Whiteface Mountain is located at 5021, Route 86, Wilmington.

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Photo of Whiteface Oktoberfest provided by ORDA.