Above: Gratz Fair returns for 151st year

GRATZ, Pa. (WHTM) -- Friday at the Gratz Fair meant it was time for seven high school marching bands to show off their 2025 field shows before coming together as one for a three-song set.

It's been a tradition at the fair for many years, bringing scholastic musicians from the valleys of upper Dauphin, western Schuylkill, and lower Northumberland counties together, as well as a band or two from the coalfields of northern Schuylkill County.

At midday, participating bands took to the track and performed the tunes of their 2025 field show in front of the grandstands.

Prior to the show, the Pine Grove Area High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps presented the nation's colors as the national anthem was performed.

Spectators on Friday were

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