Tournament Of Roses Parade Tickets

The Rose Parade is the American celebration of New Year in the region of Pasadena, California. This parade is originally called the tournament of Roses Parade. This Parade as the name suggests is a celebration of flowers and has been held annually since 1890. This more than a century old event is watched by a large number of spectators live and touches the lives of millions and millions people via television.

The parade was initially organized by Valley Hunt Club's members and continued the practice till 1895. In 1895 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was established as a Non-profit organization to organize this parade. The scale of Rose Parade had grown enormously by then and was hard by Valley Hunt Club members to manage anymore. This Parade was an effort to flaunt the beauty and blossoms of Pasadena at the time of New Year. When most of the America is buried with snow Pasadena is laden with beds and beds of roses. The world has to see this side of California and Rose Parade served the answer to it.

The Rose Parade in the beginning incorporated flower decorated house-drawn carriages, foot races, chariot races, polo matches and tug-of- war competitions. The Parade also incorporated some novel activities including bronco busting demonstrations and Ostrich races. The highlight of these activities was an unusual race where Camel competed against an Elephant. The chariot race was soon replaced by Rose bowl Game. In next few years marching bands as well as motorized floats took the Rose Parade to a new level of commercialization.

The flower adorned horse carriages of early days are today replaced by enormous floats. Valley Hunt Club to commemorate the old tradition still enters a carriage. This parade includes around 50 float decorated by various organizations and after the parade are parked for display. The Equestrians are also an important aspect of the parade. Each year the parade includes 300 horses and riders featuring a large a variety of horse breeds. The 250 member band of the Rose Parade creates the airs of zeal and zest. The tradition of featuring a band in the parade is as old as the parade itself. There are also various competitions and exciting events held before and after the parade.

The Parade since 1918 follows a specific theme which is decided by the existing president of the Tournament of Roses. The first ever theme of the parade was "Patriotism" and all the floats were adorned accordingly. The theme of year 2010 has been decided as A Cut above the Rest as the tournament always works hard to put a better show than last year. This parade will also include exciting Citi BCS National Championship Game for the first time in its history.

Rose Parade is more than a century old festival of flowers, sports, music and celebration. Every New Year this parade draws the attention of the whole wide world to see their spirit and ardor. To be a part of this Californian celebrations get Rose Parade Tickets today!