Hagerstown’s Jubilee Days brought spectators together to enjoy various talents, vendors and a beloved competition.
During the talent show, performances included music and dance routines. The crowd gathered for the gyroscope world championships, which is a highlight of the community’s annual festival.
Joshua Smith captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.
The gyroscope world championships are an highlight of the community’s annual festival. 
Rivers Black spins a gyroscope in the Jubiliee Days Gyroscope Contest on Friday, Aug. 1, in Hagerstown. The gyroscope world championships are an highlight of the community’s annual festival. Photo by Joshua Smith 
The Jubilee Days Gyroscope Contest winners were broken into age groups. 
Harper Alexander, 6, holds her trophy for winning her age group in the Jubilee Days Gyroscope Contest Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Hagerstown, Ind. 
Sisters Madison Thompson, 13, Mackenzie Thompson, 9, and Miriam Thompson, 7, perform a dance routine during a talent show during the Jubilee Days Gyroscope Contest Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Hagerstown, Ind. 
Spectators enjoy music during a Jubilee Days talent show Friday, Aug. 1, in Hagerstown. 
Attendees stroll among the vendors Friday, Aug. 1, during Hagerstown’s Jubilee Days.
A version of this article appeared in the August 6 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.