The Pasadena Rose Tournament Association today announced the cancellation of the coronavirus pandemic event
File photo of the Pasadena Rose Parade.
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The popular Pasadena Rose Association Tournament which takes place on the first day of each year, will not hold its 2021 edition for the first time since Second World War, their organizers reported Wednesday morning.
The tournament enjoyed by millions of people around the world It takes place every January 1 and although there are still months to go, the association ensures that the planning of the event takes place months before and that the current conditions make it impossible to carry them out.
The planning for this year’s Rose Bowl Game, which will serve as a CFP Semifinal, is still ongoing and we continue to work with the CFP and our collegiate partners to explore what this year’s college football season will look like amid COVID-19. https://t.co/BalgWaaw8D
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“It is not what any of us wanted and we delayed the announcement until we were completely sure that due to security restrictions we were not going to be able to produce the 132nd edition of the festival“, ad Bob Miller, president of the 2021 edition of the tournament.
He Parade of Roses that runs 5 miles along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena won’t take place but the sporting event that takes place the same day is still stipulated by the organizers.
The association also organizes the Rose Bowl Game, a college football game that is the semifinal of the tournament the same day of the parade.
The mayor of the city of Pasadena, Terry Tornek, recognized that the cancellation represents the loss of an important event. “We know what the festival means to Pasadena and the world during the New Year celebration and it is disappointing, but we must act responsibly“He assured.
