The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is back in Butler this weekend, celebrating the birthplace of the Jeep.The festival is so big that it has set the Guinness World Record for the largest Jeep parade.The Jeep Invasion took place along Main Street on Friday evening, with Jeeps lining the road through downtown Butler.The weekend will be filled with car shows and competitions, as well as trail rides and obstacle courses for drivers.”It’s just amazing, the Jeep community and what it does and what it represents and how it brings everything together and then gives back to the community. It’s really awesome,” said Sara Phillips, of Beckley, West Virginia.”It’s just a really great piece of history for Butler, and for the Pittsburgh area in general, so it’s to really celebrate that, and really educate people about the Bantam Jeep and what it meant to the war and to the future of the Jeep,” said Kim Janocko, with the Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association.Several roads are closed for the event and will reopen once the Jeeps have cleared out, around 10 p.m. on Sunday.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

BUTLER, Pa. —

The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is back in Butler this weekend, celebrating the birthplace of the Jeep.

The festival is so big that it has set the Guinness World Record for the largest Jeep parade.

The Jeep Invasion took place along Main Street on Friday evening, with Jeeps lining the road through downtown Butler.

The weekend will be filled with car shows and competitions, as well as trail rides and obstacle courses for drivers.

“It’s just amazing, the Jeep community and what it does and what it represents and how it brings everything together and then gives back to the community. It’s really awesome,” said Sara Phillips, of Beckley, West Virginia.

“It’s just a really great piece of history for Butler, and for the Pittsburgh area in general, so it’s to really celebrate that, and really educate people about the Bantam Jeep and what it meant to the war and to the future of the Jeep,” said Kim Janocko, with the Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association.

Several roads are closed for the event and will reopen once the Jeeps have cleared out, around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

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