Rose Parade 2013

Live Stream, Route, Start Time, Schedule, Lineup

Pasadena, CA, 1 January, 8am

The annual Rose Parade in Pasadena is part of a whole set of New Year celebrations that make up the famous and acclaimed Tournament of Roses, a series of events that capitalise on the warm California sunshine to welcome the start of the new year in fine style, and culminates in the Rose Bowl college football game. It is one of many parades taking place in the US over the New Year period, including the Orange Bowl parade and Cotton Bowl parade.

Although there is Grandstand seating available for the event (see the tickets link lower down this page) for the most part this is a free event, with curbside viewing very much the accepted norm, although as with all events of this nature early arrival is essential to secure the best viewing points, so it's recommended to shake of any after-effects of any new year's eve celebrations you may have indulged in  as quickly as possible and head down into town as soon as you can.

The Rose Parade grandly brands itself as "America's New Year Celebration" and includes a procession of floats, traditionally decorated with masses of flowers, marching bands and equestrians. After the parade the crowds usually head off to the Rose Bowl to watch the Rose Bowl college football game. Since 2011, the parade has been sponsored by Honda.

Horses have always traditionally played a significant part in the parade, and the equestrian section, organised by the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, is one of the most anticipated parts of the day.

The 2013 parade is the 124th time this event has taken place, and has the theme “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” The parade route predominantly follows the town's main street of Colorado Boulevard, where the main grandstands are located.

The formation area for participants is in front of Tournament House, and then the start point is along South Orange Grove Boulevard beginning at Ellis Street. After passing along Colorado Boulevard, and under Sierra Madre Boulevard freeway overpass the parade ends on Paloma Street, near Victory Park.

The complete 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade Order is as follows:

American Honda
Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard
U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band
City of Torrance
Hawaii Pa'u Riders
Dole
Lassiter H.S. Band, Marietta, Georgia
Kiwanis International
Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
La Canada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association
Davis H.S. Band, Kaysville, Utah
Prime Time Express Mounted Drill Team
Shriners Hospitals for Children
MOC-Floyd Valley H.S. Band, Orange City, Iowa
Kaiser Permanente
Wells Fargo
Rotary International
Tournament of Roses President Sally M. Bixby
Family of Tournament of Roses President Sally M. Bixby
Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band
The Nurses' Float
2013 Rose Bowl Game Hall of Fame Inductees
Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets
Macy's
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
Miracle-Gro
Long Beach Mounted Police
Trader Joe's
Stanford University
Stanford University Marching Band
City of Glendale
Valley Hunt Club
Lutheran Hour Ministries
PAVA Korean Traditional Marching Band, Los Angeles, California
The Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team
Mayor of Pasadena, Bill Bogaard
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
Downey Rose Float Association
The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band
Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds
Beverly Hills Pet Care Foundation
Canadian Cowgirls Precision Drill Team
China Airlines
Morgantown H.S. Band, Morgantown, West Virginia
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
ONDAR and the Eagles of Tuva
Donate Life
Valley Christian H.S. East-West Fusion All-Star Band, San Jose, California
City of Los Angeles
Sioux Falls Lincoln H.S. Band, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Disneyland Resort
Anaheim Police Department Mounted Enforcement Unit
Lions Clubs International
Green Band Association All-Izumo Honor Green Band, Izumo, Japan
SD Farm
City of South Pasadena
Los Angeles Unified School District Honor Band, California
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
The New Buffalo Soldiers
City of San Gabriel Centennial
Ramona Pageant
HGTV
Jackson Memorial H.S. Band, Jackson, New Jersey
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.
1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment
Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economies, Republic of Indonesia
Peace Band of our Angels of El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Bands of America Honor Band, Indianapolis, Indiana
Costumed Arabians Region One
Farmers Insurance
City of Alhambra
Santiago H.S. Bands of Santiago Sharks (BOSS), Corona, California
Spirit of the West Riders
Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee
Flyover - Air Force B-2
Roots of Music Marching Crusaders, New Orleans, Louisiana
City of Hope
Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team
Cal Poly Universities
The Pride of Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
City of Burbank/Burbank Tournament of Roses Association
Aguiluchos Marching Band, Puebla, Mexico
Jackson Fork Ranch Percherons
RFD-TV
Seminole H.S. Band, Seminole, Florida
Western Asset
Lafayette H.S. Band, Lexington, Kentucky
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association
All American Cowgirl Chicks
Parade Closing Unit

For anyone who can't make it to the parade, or who just has an interest in seeing a bit of life and colour at a traditionally drab time of year, local TV station KTLA5 will be streaming the parade live online:

KTLA5 Rose Parade Live Stream

If you're in Pasadena over the New Year period and looking for somewhere to stay to attend any of the Tournament of Roses events you can check out availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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For details of all the most popular New Year's Day parades, including those in Dublin, New York, Philadelphia and London, see our Parades page.