Pre-Rose Parade showcases Equestfest and Bandfest will happen rain or shine. Here’s what to know before you go

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Winter is present and with it comes rainy upwind that could change one’s plans for the assorted Tournament of Roses events acceptable to statesman adjacent week up of this year’s Rose Bowl.

The National Weather Service forecast chances of rainfall successful Pasadena each time from present done Wednesday, Dec. 29, which is erstwhile Equestfest is scheduled to occur.

  • Tournament of Roses President Robert Miller addresses the Los Angeles Unified School District All City Honor Marching Band during their signifier astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected Tuesday, December 21, 2021 arsenic the set prepares to march successful the Rose Parade. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • Alani Nixon, 16, of North Hollywood HS, practices with the Los Angeles Unified School District All City Honor Marching Band astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected Tuesday, December 21, 2021 arsenic the set prepares to march successful the Rose Parade. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • Drum Major Luca St. Pierre, 16, of San Pedro HS, practices with the Los Angeles Unified School District All City Honor Marching Band astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected Tuesday, December 21, 2021 arsenic the set prepares to march successful the Rose Parade. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • Los Angeles Unified School District All City Honor Marching Band practices astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected Tuesday, December 21, 2021 arsenic they hole to march successful the Rose Parade. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • LAUSD’s All District High School Honor Band volition beryllium 1 of 18 bands successful the parade. Sarah Reingewirtz, SCNG Photographer

  • The 10-member Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Herald Trumpets, seen present astatine 2019’s Bandfest, traditionally precedes the Royal Court successful the Rose Parade. Keith Durflinger, SCNG Contributing Photographer

  • With roots that day backmost to 1882, The Salvation Army Marching Band volition beryllium performing successful their 100th Rose Parade connected Jan. 1, 2022. Keith Durflinger, SCNG Contributing Photographer

  • The Tournament of Roses Honor Band, seen present successful the 2016 Rose Parade, consists of prime members of the Pasadena City College Marching Band and Color Guard positive apical precocious schoolhouse musicians from passim Southern California. Sarah Reingewirtz, SCNG

  • The Salvation Army, which uses euphony arsenic portion of its arsenal of bully works, volition beryllium participating successful its 100th Tournament of Roses Parade connected Jan. 1, 2022. Above, The Salvation Army portion performs astatine 2019’s Bandfest. Keith Durflinger, SCNG Contributing Photographer

  • The Budweiser Clydesdales, matching the logo connected their truck, person been a awesome of Anheuser-Busch for decades and a longtime instrumentality favourite astatine some Equestfest and the Rose Parade. David Crane, SCNG Photographer

  • In summation to riding successful the Rose Parade way connected Saturday, Jan. 1, each of the invited equestrian groups are expected to instrumentality portion successful Equestfest connected Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, astatine the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. (Courtesy Photos: Tournament of Roses)

  • In summation to riding successful the Rose Parade way connected Saturday, Jan. 1, each of the invited equestrian groups are expected to instrumentality portion successful Equestfest connected Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, astatine the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. (Courtesy Photos: Tournament of Roses)

  • In summation to riding successful the Rose Parade way connected Saturday, Jan. 1, each of the invited equestrian groups are expected to instrumentality portion successful Equestfest connected Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, astatine the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. (Courtesy Photos: Tournament of Roses)

  • In summation to riding successful the Rose Parade way connected Saturday, Jan. 1, each of the invited equestrian groups are expected to instrumentality portion successful Equestfest connected Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, astatine the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. (Courtesy Photos: Tournament of Roses)

Fortunately, tourney officials confirmed Thursday that some the Bandfest and Equestfest events volition spell guardant arsenic scheduled nary substance the upwind conditions adjacent week. So volition the Rose Parade — rainfall oregon shine.

The reassurance comes on the heels of vacation enactment cancellations successful the aftermath of surging coronavirus lawsuit counts, which Pasadena metropolis leaders and Tournament of Roses officials say won’t halt the 2022 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl from occurring connected New Year’s Day.

With that successful mind, here’s what you request to know earlier you caput retired the doorway to witnesser the musicians and mustangs from astir the world.

Equestfest

Each year, the Rose Parade’s equestrian units showcase their breeds and show their endowment with performances astatine Equestfest, an lawsuit that is traditionally held connected Dec. 29 astatine the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, astatine 480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank.

The household affable lawsuit is known for the array of equine breeds and riding disciplines that are connected show but it besides features philharmonic performances successful summation to a nutrient and vendor court.

This year, attendees are invited to erstwhile again stroll done the stables 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for an accidental to conscionable equestrian participants and enactment successful acquisition and interactive exhibits.

As explained previously, however, guests should not travel to the lawsuit if they are experiencing fever oregon immoderate COVID-19 symptoms; person tested affirmative for COVID-19 and are nether isolation orders; oregon person had adjacent interaction with anyone who is confirmed oregon suspected of having COVID-19.

Masks are recommended for this outdoor event.

Bandfest

Bandfest is different staple of Rose Parade festivities, and it’s acceptable to marque a instrumentality successful 2021 aft past year’s cancellation.

Per tradition, the marvelous bands chosen to enactment successful the New Year’s Day parade are besides invited to execute astatine Bandfest, an lawsuit held implicit 2 days that serves arsenic a sneak peek of sorts to each ensemble that volition enactment successful the parade.

This year, the amusement volition beryllium held astatine Pasadena City College’s Robinson Stadium, astatine 1570 E. Colorado Boulevard, and the show docket has already been released.

Tournament of Roses President Bob Miller antecedently said during events similar the naming of Grand Marshal LeVar Burton and Rose Queen Nadia Chung that he’s delighted to invited the talented younker who volition process down Colorado Boulevard alongside the one-of-a-kind floats — immoderate of which are inactive nether construction.

  • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo pupil Rebecca Litteral, top, works connected the beforehand of the 2022 Rose Parade float, “Stargazers,” connected the Cal Poly Pomona field Wednesday, December 15, 2021. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cal Poly Pomona freshmen Amy Escobedo, left, and Isabelle Mix-Vachon are engulfed successful fake snowfall arsenic they enactment connected the Rose Parade interval connected the Pomona field connected Wednesday, December 15, 2021. They enactment connected creating rocks for the float. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • While the “Stargazers” connected the interval for the 2022 Rose Parade whitethorn beryllium hard to marque out, Cal Poly Pomona students Alex Jamgochyan, from left, Shreyas Surana, Celeste Liu, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo pupil Alana Heinlein are making it instrumentality signifier connected the Pomona field Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The interval features the moon, left, and a cow, above, from the “Hey, Diddle, Diddle” rhyme. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Industrial foam is sprayed successful creating the “Stargazers” interval for the 2022 Rose Parade, a collaboration betwixt Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, connected the Pomona field Wednesday, December 15, 2021. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • At the country of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd, workers hole camera platforms connected Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • At the country of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd, workers hole camera platforms connected Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • Looking down Colorado Blvd. from Orange Grove Blvd., the seating and camera platforms are astir completed connected Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

  • Pre-pandemic visitors could get a parade preview arsenic they watched volunteers moving astir the timepiece to adorn the Rose Parade floats with each earthy and floral elements astatine Pasadena’s Rosemont Pavilion. However, for the 2022 parade nationalist entree for interval viewing has been cancelled. Trevor Stamp, SCNG Contributing Photographer

  • Gerald Freeny, erstwhile President of the Tournament of Roses and liver transplant recipient, shows wherever helium volition beryllium riding during the unveiling of the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade “”Courage to Hope”” interval astatine Fiesta Parade Floats successful Irwindale connected Friday December 10, 2021. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

  • Tom Mone, Chairman of the Donate Life Rose Parade Float committee and CEO of One Legacy, speaks during the unveiling of the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade “”Courage to Hope”” interval astatine Fiesta Parade Floats successful Irwindale connected Friday December 10, 2021. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

  • The floragraph of Kenneth “Cody” Hodawanus is displayed during the unveiling of the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade “”Courage to Hope”” interval astatine Fiesta Parade Floats successful Irwindale connected Friday December 10, 2021. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

On Thursday, Miller reiterated his excitement for adjacent week via statement.

“On behalf of our 935 volunteers and our dedicated staff,” Miller said, “we are looking guardant to welcoming you to Pasadena for America’s New Year celebration.”

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