The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival isn’t content with its 2011 Guinness World Record for the largest Jeep parade, so festival organizers are out to break that record this coming summer in Butler.

Festival director Patti Jo Lambert said Tuesday that she hopes to attract more than 2,500 Jeeps to Butler for the festival on June 12-14. The annual festival celebrates the Jeep and the fact that Butler is the birthplace of the vehicle.

That many Jeeps in one parade would more than double the current record set three years ago, when Butler welcomed 1,100 Jeeps in the first year of the festival.

Lambert said festival organizers want to break that record on June 12 when the parade will start at Butler County Community College and end in downtown Butler.

Organizers plan to set up the parade in two waves because Butler can’t handle that many Jeeps in one place at one time. The plan is for 1,300 Jeeps to continue north through the city, while the remaining 1,200 Jeeps would stay behind for the Jeep Invasion street party in downtown as has been done in the past.

Two anniversaries that will coincide with next year’s festival are the impetus for trying to set the record a second time.

“It’s the 75th anniversary of the Jeep and the fifth anniversary of the Jeep festival,” she said. “We thought it was a very appropriate time to resurrect the Jeep parade, and see if we could beat our own record.”

The festival organizer said nearly 2,000 Jeeps came to the festival this year, and she noted that the event has continued to grow each year.

That’s why Lambert is confident organizers can reach their goal of bringing more than 2,500 Jeepers to both the Jeep parade and the 2015 festival.

For several months Lambert has been planning the record-breaking feat with officials in Butler and Butler Township. The county sheriff’s office, the mayor and public safety groups have been involved to make sure the attempt goes smoothly.

“We’re hoping to make a record that would be extremely difficult to break, so Butler can always have that notoriety,” Lambert said.

She added that Jack Cohen, president of the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau, is working with officials from Guinness to ensure that all procedures are in place to certify the record.

However, the Jeep parade won’t just be about the vehicles.

Lambert said residents lining the parade route will make it special, and she urges everyone to support the event.

“(The Jeepers) love the enthusiasm of our community and how welcoming they are,” she said. “We hope people once again come out and give them a great audience throughout the parade route.”

Owners of Jeeps of all makes and models are encouraged to sign up for the event online when registration becomes available in mid-January.

The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is organized by the tourism bureau with support from the Butler County Historical Society, Butler Downtown, other organizations and a group of committed volunteers and Jeep enthusiasts.

For details, visit www.bantamjeepfestival.com.