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Category Archives: Announcements
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival Achieves Guinness World Record
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival has made it into the record books – the Guinness World Records to be exact. Festival organizers announced that Guinness World Records has officially awarded the record for largest parade of Jeeps to the Festival.
$20,000 Raised to Preserve Bantam Heritage
The Festival’s goals are to raise funds to put Butler on the worldwide map as the “birthplace of the jeep,” attract overnight visitors to ButlerCounty and preserve the history that remains of the American Bantam Car Company. Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau President Jack Cohen announced that Festival proceeds of $20,000 have been deposited [...]
2012 Festival Plans Underway
Our Planning Committee is finalizing plans for the 2012 Festival. We have great ideas in the works that we think you’ll be excited about. Check back soon – we hope to have new information posted before Thanksgiving! Participant registration will begin a few weeks later!
Get Your 2011 Festival Video Today!
Now you can relive the excitement of the inaugural Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Our new video includes highlights of the event, the entire Faces & Places show produced by Armstrong that features the Festival, plus footage of the entire Jeep Parade as the jeeps leave Butler County Community College.
Dates Set for 2012 Event
You’ve heard all about it, seen the pictures and watched the videos! Whether you journeyed to Butler and helped make history or you couldn’t make it to our inaugural event, mark you calendar now and make plans to attend the 2012 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival on August 10-12. Visit our “Where to Stay” section and [...]