Marching bands participating at the upcoming Rose Parade will also perform at the two-day Tournament of Roses’ Bandfest on Dec. 30 and 31 at Pasadena City College’s (PCC) Robinson Stadium.
The Bandfest will offer three shows featuring five to eight bands in each of them.
The first show will take place on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m., while the remaining two shows will take place on Dec. 31 at 10 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.
Day 1, Friday, Dec. 30
Day 1 performers include All Gifu Honor Green Band, Brookwood Bronco Marching Band, Buhos Marching Band, Catalina Foothills High School – Foothills Falcon Band, Norfolk State University – Spartan “Legion” Marching Band, PCC TofR Honor Band & Herald Trumpets, Taipei First Girls High School Marching Band and Wisconsin Northwoods Marching Band.
Day 2, Saturday, Dec. 31
The morning show on Day 2 features Banda de Música La Primavera
LAUSD All District High School Honor Band, PCC TofR Honor Band & Herald Trumpets, Pella Marching Dutch, Rockford High School Marching Band and Salvation Army TofR Band.
The afternoon show features Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band, PCC TofR Honor Band & Herald Trumpets, Rosemount High School Marching Band, Triuggio Marching Band and Vista Ridge High School Ranger Band.
Bandfest, which has been part of the Tournament of Roses since 1930, is sponsored by Remo, a musical instruments manufacturing company based in Valencia.
Tickets to attend Bandfest cost $20. Admission is free for children age 5 and under.
To get tickets, visit: tickets.sharpseating.com/p/tickets11/bandfest-presented-by-remo
The Robinson Stadium, Pasadena City College is located at 1570 E. Colorado Boulevard.
