Category: Rose Parade

B-2 Stealth Bomber Will Miss Rose Parade, but B-1s Ready to Step In

PASADENA, Calif.—Spectators at the upcoming Rose Parade won’t be getting a glimpse of the B-2 stealth bomber this year. A flyover by the impressive bomber has opened the floral procession along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena in recent years. But officials at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri said they have temporarily grounded their B-2 bomber…


High School Senior Bella Ballard Crowned 2023 Roses Queen

PASADENA, Calif.—Bella Ballard of Altadena was crowned Oct. 25 evening as the 2023 Rose Queen at Tournament House in Pasadena. Ballard is a senior at The Ogburn School, a distance learning school. She is a volunteer with Ronald McDonald House Charities, a volunteer soccer coach with Chelsea Football Club, a soccer player with the Santa…


‘Turning the Corner’ to Be Theme of 2023 Rose Parade

PASADENA, Calif.—”Turning The Corner” will be the theme for the 2023 Rose Parade, the Board of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association announced on the evening of Jan. 21. “The 2023 theme celebrates turning a corner,” said Amy Wainscott, the newly confirmed president and chairman of the board. “Whether that corner is actual or figurative like…


Pasadena Rose Parade Makes Grand Return After 2020 COVID-19 Hiatus

PASADENA, Calif.—After last year’s suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade returned on the first day of 2022 with dozens of stunningly decorated floral floats, equestrian units, and marching bands in Pasadena. The Rose Parade debuted in 1890 and established a tradition of decorating carriages—now floats with gasoline engines—with thousands…


Pasadena Rose Parade Makes Grand Return Amid COVID-19 Surge

PASADENA, Calif.—After last year’s suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade returned on the first day of 2022 with dozens of stunningly decorated floral floats, equestrian units, and marching bands in Pasadena. The Rose Parade debuted in 1890 and established a tradition of decorating carriages—now floats with gasoline engines—with thousands…


Pasadena Tournament of Roses Announces the 2022 Royal Court

PASADENA, Calif.—The Tournament of Roses announced the seven members of the 2022 Royal Court on Oct. 4, who will ride on the Royal Float in the 133rd annual Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2022. The Rose Parade is an annual tradition stretching back to 1890, and was canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic. The…