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First Parade and Games. The members of the Valley Hunt Club voted to stage, on January 1, 1890, a parade of flower-decorated horse-and-buggies and an afternoon of public games on the “town lot” east of Los Robles between Colorado and Santa Fe.

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The Monrovia Town Band becomes the first musical group to perform in the Rose Parade.

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Parade almost dubbed “Orange Tournament” when a severe winter storm causes a shortage of roses.

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First year for officials to be faced with the dilemma of having a Parade on Sunday, which would interfere with church services. Starting the festival a day later was the easy solution. The “Never On Sunday” tradition continues today.

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First viewing stands are built along the Parade route. First year that organizations enter floats in the Rose Parade. The Columbia Hill Tennis Club, the Valley Hunt Club and Hotel Raymond are among the entrants.

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The Parade had become too big for the Valley Hunt Club to handle alone.

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First East Coast media coverage of the Rose Parade. Several large eastern newspapers came west for the Parade for the first time.

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A rainstorm delays the start of the Rose Parade to 3:45 p.m. This was the second of nine times that it rained on the Parade. The Parade has never been canceled due to rain. Parade held on Jan. 2 due to the “Never on Sunday” tradition.