Kids and adults celebrate the banana split in Latrobe

From the left, Lincoln Connelly, 4, Matt Hauser of Pittsburgh, Beth Straka of the Latrobe Police Department, Latrobe City Councilwoman Ann Amatucci, Anita Hauser of Latrobe and Edison Connelly, 2, post for a photo at the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

Children try their hand at a climbing wall during the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

Festival-goers at the Great American Banana Split Celebration watch the East End Kids perform on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

Holly McIntosh and David Klobcar of J&D Cellars in Eighty Four poses for a photo in their booth at the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

From the left, Alex Blystone and Chris Stewart of Valley Dairy were hard at work preparing banana splits at the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

Sas performs at the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in downtown Latrobe.

From the left, the Gilbert sisters of Latrobe — Lily, 6, Anna, 4, and Eva, 8 — show off their face paint at the Great American Banana Split Celebration on Saturday in downtown Latrobe.

Vendors, food trucks, children’s games and live entertainment are the order of the day at the Great American Banana Split Celebration taking place throughout this weekend in downtown Latrobe.