Introducing Bantam+ Where Jeepers Tell Tales!

INTRODUCING BANTAM+

Tell us your favorite Jeep stories and you could be #BantamFamous! Who doesn’t love talking about their Jeep? Where you got it, adventures you’ve taken, mods you’ve made, its name – we want to hear all about it! Simply make a short video on your phone, post it on your social pages and tag us. Then we’ll check it out! We’ll post our favorites in our Bantam+ YouTube playlist and tell other Jeep owners all about it so they can watch your Jeep tale too. Plus, your video will be featured at the 2021 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival and you’ll be entered to win a great prize package!

Each month between February and May, we’ll post four different questions. Pick your favorite question and record a :30 - :60 second video on your phone. This is meant to be super simple – no need to edit, add music or create anything special. We just want to hear from you!

Click here to view our YouTube Channel!

HERE’S HOW TO SUBMIT:

• We know you like to be creative but we need to make sure your video meets all the silly rules on social channels. So try to remember to turn your phone sideways when you film. Don't hide behind your Jeep - we want to catch a glimpse of you too!

• Just like when you are crawling over rocks, make sure you or whoever you grabbed off the street holds the phone slow and steady!

• Jeep owners can talk for hours about their Jeep but we just need :30 - :60 seconds. We know it's hard, but please try!

• Share your video on your Facebook, Instagram and/or TikTok account and tag us @Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival (Facebook), @BantamJeepFest (Instagram) or @BantamJeepFestival (TikTok). That way we can grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!

FEBRUARY VIDEO SUBMISSION QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR JEEP:

• What do you love most about your Jeep?

• Tell us about your favorite Jeep memory?

• Explain how/where you got your Jeep.

• Describe how you take it out and play with it?

WHAT IF YOUR VIDEO GETS CHOSEN?

If we choose to feature your video, it will be shared on our YouTube channel, Facebook and Instagram, PLUS the videos will be played at the 2021 Festival! All selected videos will also be entered into a drawing for a Bantam prize package! We can’t wait to hear your Jeep stories!

2021 Registration: Available Now!

It's time! Bantam 2021 registration is now LIVE!

Join us June 11-13, 2021 and celebrate our 10th annual Festival!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

In addition to the our 10th Anniversary Parade & Jeep Invasion, and all of your Festival favorites, you can also look forward to a brand new trail opportunity on our newly purchased property! Don't forget to sign up for the Bantam Property Trails during your registration! Offered in 3-hour sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, these new trails (green, blue and black skill offerings) will give you a totally different experience at Bantam. We received great feedback from our Bantam 9.5 TrailFest participants and we're excited to share this fun new Jeep activity with you!

We're also excited to unveil our 2021 event t-shirts! We are offering three designs this year which can be purchased during your Jeep registration, or in our online store. The fun designs include a Commemorative shirt listing all 10 year's dates, our Festival shirt (all roads lead to Bantam), and our Jeep Parade shirt (shown below).

We are also fortunate to be able to partner with BF Goodrich again this year and will be raffling four raffles of tires (only 250 tickets sold per set). You could be driving home from Bantam with a brand new set of tires worth more than $1,000!

As a reminder, if you rolled over your registration from 2020, you don't have to register again - all of your volunteer and participant details were saved and you're all set for Bantam!

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Coming Soon: Bantam 9.5 TrailFest on Oct. 2-4!

We know you've been patiently waiting to see what we have been planning for you for October 2-4. We're excited to finally share the details plus other exciting Bantam news!

The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association recently purchased more than 230 acres of property near Coopers Lake Campground that will be used for off-site trails during the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. We are excited to offer this new opportunity to our Bantam fans! But you don't have to wait until next June to experience our new trails. We will be hosting Bantam 9.5 TrailFest on October 2-4 on our property, giving TrailFest participants the very first chance to try out our new off-road trails!  

Celebrate Bantam’s 9.5 years at TrailFest, which will be for a limited number of Jeeps. The full weekend of activities gives you the chance to join your Jeep friends from Bantam for a weekend of colorful trail riding, thousands of dollars in prizes and other local fall fun. 

Bantam 9.5 TrailFest will be offered as an inclusive package — all registered Jeeps will be able to participate in all TrailFest trail rides. In addition, drivers and passengers are all included in one package price. Since the new property is located near Coopers Lake Campground, you can return to your favorite restaurants and places to stay. 

Registration will be available in mid-August.

If changing regulations cause us to not be able to execute TrailFest, or a minimum number of Jeeps do not register, TrailFest will be cancelled and 100% refunds will be provided. 

The TrailFest Package is $110 and includes:

• Friday, October 2 - Bantam’s 9.5 Miles of Jeep Waves Caravan

• Friday, October 2 - Jeepers Creepers Night Crawl (Stock)

• Saturday, October 3 - TrailFest Trails Session (4 hour AM or PM session)

• Saturday, October 3 - Scenic Trail Ride (Stock)

• Saturday, October 3 - Vendors (free admission and open to the public)

• Sunday, October 4 - TrailFest Trail Ride (either green, blue or black trails)

• Entry for driver and all passengers

Optional add-on’s to the TrailFest package:

• In addition, we're excited to announce our first Bantam Bash where you can win thousands of dollars in prizes. Bash events are a Western Pennsylvania tradition for volunteer fire departments, and we are partnering with the local Unionville Volunteer Fire Company for this raffle. One $30 ticket gives you 25 chances to win $12,500 in amazing prizes including two sets of tires, $300 in gift cards for gas, accessory lighting for your Jeep or truck, a winch, a Jeep Grizzly cooler, tube doors, a $500 gift certificate for powder coating and much more. There will be other great items to win in addition to those printed on the ticket. Ticket includes all-you-can-eat food, beer and soft drinks. You do not need to be present to win and you must be 21 years old to attend. Tickets will be available for purchase in your TrailFest registration and in our online store. The Jeep Scrambler drawing and the three BF Goodrich Tire Set drawings from our cancelled 2020 Festival will also be held during the Bash.

• Bantam 9.5 TrailFest shirts will be available only through pre-registration (pick up on-site at vendor area on Saturday) and will not be sold on-site. $20, $25 and $45. 2X and larger sizes have an additional charge.

Click the button below to read more about each TrailFest activity

Read More About TrailFest

Click here to view the Bantam Bash Prize List

Don't forget! - You can help us support our Non-Profit Partners by purchasing 2020 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival shirts in our online store! Since we weren't able to have the June Festival this year, these organizations are missing out on important funds to support people in Butler County. Proceeds from 2020 Parade & Festival Shirts ordered through Aug. 30th will be donated to our Non-Profit Partners that help us execute the Festival! We'll look forward to announcing how much we are able to donate to our partners thanks to your support!

Purchase 2020 Shirts & Help Non-Profit Groups

We all enjoy having something collectible...something that is rare or reminds us of an unusual time. Here is your chance to add to your collectible collection and help some great non-profit groups in Butler County.

We have quite a few of our 2020 Parade and 2020 Festival shirts remaining. And we have quite a few non-profit groups that we partner with to execute the Festival. These organizations help with parking, merchandise, admissions, traffic control and other important tasks. In return, we make donations to their groups. Those donations have totaled more than $81,000 between 2016-2019.

Since we can't have the Festival this year, these organizations are missing out on important funds to support people in Butler County. And that's where you can help. Between now and August 30, we will donate the proceeds of our 2020 shirt sales to our partner organizations. So, not only will you have a cool shirt for the "Festival that didn't happen", you will help our non-profit partners continue doing good things in the birthplace of the Jeep. It really does feel good to do good, so order your shirt in our online store today! Prices include shipping and handling and are limited to the sizes currently available. We'll look forward to announcing in September how much we are able to donate to our partners thanks to your support.