The Rose Parade, hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, is an annual parade to mark the start of the Rose Bowl Game, held mostly along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday). The first Rose Parade was held in 1890 as a showcase of Southern California's rather nice winter weather. Marching bands and floats were added in 1895. In 1900 the parade moved to its present-day location on Colorado Boulevard. Since its inception the parade has been held every year even during the events of the Great Depression and both world wars, only being interrupted twice. The 1942 parade was not held because of the outbreak of World War II and the 2021 parade was not held because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year's parade has a different theme. NBC was the first to televise the parade in 1947. Today ABC serves as the official flagship broadcaster (with sister channel ESPN airing its companion Rose Bowl) while joint coverage occurs from NBC, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, and RFD-TV with Univision providing Spanish-language coverage and SkyLink TV providing Chinese (Mandarian) coverage.