A year-round destination, Lake Placid hosts an abundance of exciting events throughout the year. With world-class sporting events at Olympic venues, festivals, elite-level equestrian competitions, and a Holiday Village Stroll weekend, there's something for everyone!
Ride the longest coaster in North America! The Cliffside Coaster follows the path of Olympic history. The coaster puts you in the driver’s seat of the 1980 Olympic Sliding Track for a ride where you control the speed through sharp corners, cliffside banks and long winding track. Experience the inspiring…
The Gallery @ LPCA is proud to showcase, highlight and celebrate the best that an artist has to offer in the annual Open Juried Art Show. For more information on this event click here!
Mark your calendars for the weekend-long, Bavarian-style celebration with authentic music, dancing, food and beer—rated one of the 5 Must-Visit Oktoberfests in North America by SKI Magazine! For all of the details click here!
Originally started in 1970 as a marathon run from Paul Smiths to Lake Placid, this family-friendly race has evolved into a beloved annual event featuring the beautiful Olympic Village of Lake Placid and some of the most breathtaking fall scenery in the Adirondacks. Each year an average of 550 athletes gather together…
The Lake Placid Film Festival is proud to celebrate the community of film industry amateurs, professionals, and just plain movie buffs, with award-winning shorts screenings, cutting-edge feature-length films, educational seminars, mixers, receptions, tributes, directors, producers; and you: all wrapped in the mystical, magical village of Lake Placid, NY. Join filmmakers,…
Get ready for the highly anticipated opening of the FIL World Cup Season at Mt Van Hoevenberg on December 8. As Lake Placid proudly hosts the first of nine FIL tour stops, including the World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, don’t miss your opportunity to join the crowd and experience the…
The 2024 Empire State Winter Games is a multi-day sports event hosted in Lake Placid, New York, from February 1-4, 2024. The Games will bring together athletes from across New York state and beyond to compete in over 30 winter sports events For more information and/or to register click here!
This ski jumping meet will bring the very best athletes to the Olympic Jumping Complex, a venue that has been modernized and updated in recent years by New York State for international competition.
The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup will decide its overall titles at this event!
Lake Placid is the home of the ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship, and each year the best teams in the Eastern College Athletic Conference come to the 1980 Herb Brooks arena to claim the top spot and move on t the NCAA DI Championship For more information click here!
Join us for the once in a lifetime opportunity to spectate a total solar eclipse from the beautiful Adirondacks. The direct path of the eclipse passes mere miles from the Mirror Lake Inn making Lake Placid one of the best places to take in this celestial phenomenon. Click here for…