The Rose Parade is part of the famous new years day celebrations in the California city of Pasadena that make up the iconic Tournament of Roses and also includes the Rose Bowl college football game. These events combine to form one of the biggest new year celebrations anywhere in the world, and watching on TV or via live stream has become a feature of new years day for many people.
2023 saw Actor LeVar Burton in the role of Grand Marshall for the "Dream, Believe. Achieve" themed parade.
The Rose Parade has been a feature of new years day in the United States since 1980 and is watched by an audience numbering in the hundreds of thousands live on the day, as well as many more millions via online streaming and TV coverage, both national and international.
The Rose Parade gets underway at 8.00am on 1st January and follows a route that takes in Orange Grove Boulevard, Sierra Madre Boulevard, San Gabriel Boulevard and the Arroyo parkway.
There are ticketed grandstands at key locations along the parade route. You can see see a full map of the parade route, as well as the best vieiwng spots and grandstand locations here:
There is a wide range of TV and online coverage available for the Rose Parade these days, with local and national TV channels such as ABC and NBC providing coverage, as well as international coverage with selcted broadcast partners in countries across Latin America and the Caribbean in particular. KTLA5 will also be broadcasting live.
You can find all the latest TV and live online streaming options for the Rose Parade here:
If you're planning on visiting Pasadena or the surrounding areas over the Christmas and New Year period then we advise you to make your accommodation bookings well in advance - the combination of the Tournament of Roses, The Rose Bowl and the new years eve festvities make for a very busy time.
You can search, check availability and book local hotels here.
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