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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).
The Tournament of Roses Parade has become such a large event that it requires 65,000 hours of combined manpower each year, or the equivalent of roughly 7.42 years of combined manpower. The Tournament of Roses Association has 935 members, each of whom is assigned to one of 34 committees, and 38 student ambassadors. [1]
Queen of the Rose Parade. Queen of the Tournament of Roses, more commonly known as " Rose Queen ", is a young woman selected for the annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses in California, United States. Six Rose Princesses are also selected to make up the Rose Court. The Rose Court rides on a float in the Rose Parade, and become ambassadors.
The 2022 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game was led by Grand Marshal LeVar Burton, while 2023's event was led by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. 2020 featured three Grand Marshals: legendary Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Rita Moreno, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernández & Firefly star Gina Torres.
The Rose Parade's return is set against a gloomy backdrop. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has resulted in a number of cancellations for major events, including Fox's "New Year’s Eve Toast ...
The Pasadena Rose Parade — which was canceled in 2021 and had a mask mandate in 2022 — returns without pandemic restrictions for the first time in three years amid concerns of a “tripledemic ...
The Portland Rose Festival is an annual civic festival held during the month of June in Portland, Oregon. It is organized by the volunteer non-profit Portland Rose Festival Foundation (named the Portland Rose Festival Association until the 2000s) with the purpose of promoting the Portland region. It includes three separate parades, along with a ...
Rose Parade marching bands. Monrovia City Band (March 5, 1890) was the first band to play in the parade in 1891. Londonderry High School Marching Lancer Band, from New Hampshire during the 2004 parade. For the Tournament of Roses Parade, top marching bands from all over the world are invited. Many of the nation's top high school marching bands ...