Marching bands scheduled to participate in canceled Philly July 4th parade perform for 6abc

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A number of performers who traveled to Philadelphia from all over the country were forced to change their plans when the The Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade was canceled due to the heat wave on Friday.

When Action News heard about what happened, we invite the Pulaski High School Red Raider Marching Band from Wisconsin and the Sahuarita Mustang Marching Band from Arizona to the 6abc studios to perform.

Watch an extended video of their performance here:

Band leaders say they raised thousands of dollars to travel to Philadelphia for the parade, and spent about two years perfecting their routines.

So they were overjoyed to have the opportunity to perform here at Action News.

We distributed water bottles to make sure everyone kept cool before and after the performances.