Marking “National Marching Band Day,” the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association on Friday, March 4, posted 21 bands that will perform in the 134th Rose Parade On Jan. 2, 2023.

Bands will represent such sites around the globe as Taiwan, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico and Panama as well as such familiar places as Los Angeles, Long Beach and , well, Pasadena. Bands will also trek in from around the nation, from such places as Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Arizona, Michigan and Virginia.

The parade lineup will include at least six first-time bands, as well as many longtime stalwarts, including the Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band, the Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets, the PCC Tournament of Roses Honor Band and the Long Beach-based The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band.

Bands are selected by a volunteer panel, which assesses musicianship, marching ability and entertainment value.

For more on the bands, see the tournament’s website.

Two bands must wait for their official invitation until December, when the teams will be determined for the 109th Rose Bowl Game.

The 2023 Rose Parade bands include:

All Gifu Honor Green Band, Gifu, Japan;
Banda de Música La Primavera, Santiago, Veraguas, Panamá;
Brookwood Bronco Marching Band, Snellville, Ga.;
Buhos Marching Band, Veracruz, Mexico;
Foothills Falcon Band, Tucson, Ariz.;
Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band;
LAUSD All District High School Honor Band;
Pasadena City College Herald Trumpets;
 Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band;
The Pella Marching Dutch, Pella, Iowa;
Rockford High School Marching Band, Rockford, Mich.;
Rose Bowl Game Participating Team, Pac-12 University;
Rose Bowl Game Participating Team, Big Ten University;
Rosemount High School Marching Band, Rosemount, Minn.;
The Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band, Long Beach;
Spartan “Legion” Marching Band, Norfolk, Virginia;
Taipei First Girls High School Marching Band, Honor Guard and Color Guard, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China;
Triuggio Marching Band, Triuggio, Monza and Brianza, Italy;
U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego and Camp Pendleton ;
Vista Ridge High School Ranger Marching Band, Cedar Park, Texas; and
Wisconsin Northwoods Marching Band, Minocqua, Wis.

The next Rose Parade will be one of the few staged on Jan. 2, because of the event’s longstanding “never on Sunday” rule. The tradition dates back to 1893, when officials moved the annual march back a day to avoid frightening horses waiting outside churches in the region.

The Rose Parade returned to the streets of Pasadena in 2002 after being forced to cancel the 2021 event amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bands seeking to perform in the 2024 Rose Parade can apply on the Tournament of Roses website.