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The Tournament of Roses Parade has a long and rich history in Pasadena, CA. The first parade was held January 1, 1890, and was meant to promote Pasadena’s Mediterranean-like paradise to East Coast folks. Horse-drawn carriages decorated with flowers were the main attraction of the parade.
The leading float during the 2017 Rose Parade. The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade (or simply the Tournament of Roses), is an annual parade held mostly along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, United States, on New Year's Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday).
T.M. Hotchkiss, Historical Section of the Friends of the Monrovia Library wrote in 1986 that "Albert E. Cronenwett organized and led the Monrovia City Band. It went wherever music was needed. On New Year's Day in 1891 it was the first musical organization to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Flowers on a 2009 Rose Parade float. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, created by the efforts of Charles Frederick Holder and Francis F. Rowland, is the non-profit organization that has annually produced the Rose Parade on New Year's Day since 1890 and the Rose Bowl since 1902.
The Brief. The 136th Rose Parade began at 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025 in Pasadena and live coverage was provided on FOX 11 and the FOX LOCAL app. This year's theme was "Best Day Ever!"
The 136th Rose Parade kicked off at 8 a.m. PST on New Year's Day and rolled along 5.5 miles of Pasadena streets before a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
The 135th Rose Parade kicks off on New Year's Day in Pasadena, with the theme 'Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language.'
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.Founded in 1874 and incorporated in 1886, the city is famous for its colorful history and for the hosting of both the Tournament of Roses Parade (since 1890) and the annual Rose Bowl game football game (since 1902).