▁became ▁the ▁first ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Rose ▁Par ade ▁to ▁decor ate ▁its ▁entire ▁ranks ▁with ▁live ▁flowers , ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁decor ating ▁the ▁para de ▁flo ats . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁town ▁of ▁Arc ad ia , ▁the ▁Arc ad ia ▁High ▁School ▁Apache ▁March ing ▁Band ▁and ▁Col org aur d ▁has ▁appeared ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁returning ▁about ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Allen ▁E agle ▁Esc adr ille ▁from ▁Allen , ▁Texas ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁breaking ▁ 7 8 0 ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rose ▁Par ade . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁para de , ▁the ▁bands ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁two - day , ▁three - show ▁Band fest ▁at ▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁College ' s ▁Jack ie ▁and ▁Mack ▁Robinson ▁Stadium , ▁usually ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁when ▁the ▁para de ▁is ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 ). ▁Tw enty ▁bands ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁para de . ▁ ▁Rose ▁Par ade ▁Th eme ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁para de ▁in ▁January , ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Tournament ▁of ▁Ros es ▁has ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁pick ing ▁a ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁festiv ities . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁fl oral ▁flo ats ▁in ▁the ▁para de ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁this ▁theme . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - Oct