City of Alhambra Float (Photo – Ezekiel Isbell)
For millions of people around the world, the Rose Parade is an iconic New Year’s Day tradition.
The Rose Parade travels 5.5 miles down Colorado Blvd. and features four types of entries: floral-decorated floats entered by a participating corporation, non-profit organization, or municipality; equestrian units; bands; and Tournament entries. Rose Parade participants have long histories with the Tournament of Roses and keep the traditions alive.
The parade route begins at the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena. The parade travels north on Orange Grove at a leisurely 2.5 mile per hour pace and then turns east onto Colorado Blvd., where the majority of the parade viewing takes place. Near the end of the route, the parade turns north onto Sierra Madre Blvd. and concludes at Villa Street.
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