Strike Up The Band may refer to:

• "Strike Up the Band" - a 1927 song by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin written for a Broadway musical by the same name

• Strike Up the Band - the Gershwin Broadway musical

• Strike Up the Band - a 1940 MGM musical directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney

• "Strike Up The Band" - a song by Poison from their 1993 album Native Tongue

A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's highschool's band contest, but they cannot afford the fare. But per chance the meet Paul Whiteman in person and are able to convince him, that their band is good enought, so he lents sem the money. But then one of their friends becomes seriously ill and had to be carried in a hospital per plane, they had to use Whiteman's money for this. Written by Stephan Eichenberg

Jimmy (Rooney) and his best friend Mary (Garland) unite the music loving kids in town with the dream to be in Paul Whiteman's band. When their school doesn't help, they decide to raise the money on their own. However, the many ups and down of growing up including first love, personal goals, and the serious illness/injury of a close friend causes them to think about what's really important. Written by MaxVaughn