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Tournament of Roses Bands

Rose Parade Participants - BandThe first marching band to appear in the Rose Parade was the Monrovia Town Band in 1891, with fewer than 20 members. Today, it's not uncommon to find a 250-member band marching in the Rose Parade, and more than 50 musical groups compete for 16 openings every year.

Bands are selected approximately 14 months in advance to give the chosen groups time to raise the money needed for the trip to Pasadena. 

2013 Tournament of Roses Bands: 

  • Aguiluchos Marching Band – Puebla, MX

  • Banda El Salvador –  San Salvador, El Salvador

  • Bands of America Honor Band – Indianapolis, IN                               

  • Broken Arrow HS - Pride of Arrow Marching Band - Broken Arrow, OK

  • Davis HS Marching Band – Kaysville, UT

  • Green Band Association, All Izumo Honor Green Band – Izumo, Japan

  • Jackson Memorial HS Jaguar Band – Jackson, NJ

  • Lafayette HS Pride of the Bluegrass – Lexington, KY

  • Lassiter HS Trojan Marching Band – Marietta, GA

  • LAUSD  All-City Honor Band – Los Angeles, CA

  • MOC-Floyd Valley HS Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band – Orange City, IA

  • Morgantown HS Red & Blue Marching Band – Morgantown, WV

  • Pacific American Volunteer Assoc. (PAVA) – Yi Dynasty - Los Angeles, CA

  • Pasadena City College - TofR Honor Band – Pasadena, CA

  • Roots of Music Marching Crusaders - New Orleans, LA

  • Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band –  Los Angeles, CA

  • Santiago HS - Bands of Santiago Sharks (BOSS) –  Corona,  CA

  • Seminole HS Seminole Warhawk Marching Band – Seminole, FL

  • Sioux Falls Lincoln HS Band –  Sioux Falls,  SD

  • U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band

  • Valley Christian HS East-West  Fusion All-Star Band –  San Jose, CA