How to watch Rose Parade 2025: What to Know About Pasadena’s New Year’s Day Tradition [Video]

People all over the world will tune in on January 1 for one of America’s oldest New Year’s celebrations: the annual Rose Parade.

Why It Matters

Every year, 935 community volunteers from the Tournament of Roses Association put in more than 80,000 hours of volunteer work toward the iconic parade.

On New Year’s Day, the parade travels five and a half miles through Pasadena, California, and viewers can take in beautiful displays of florals and floats that celebrate American technological innovation.

What To Know

Volunteers work on a float for the 136th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on December 29. Better known as the Rose Parade, the festival of flower-covered floats will take place on January 1, 2025.Ringo Chiu via AP

The Rose Parade dates back to 1890, when the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena wanted to celebrate the city’s “charm and beautiful weather,” according to the Tournament of Roses website.

When it started …

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