Pasadena Holiday Tournament of Roses House Tour 2026

The Tournament of Roses House Tour runs in December 2026, opening Pasadena's most spectacular Tournament of Roses float-building facilities and association spaces to public access in the weeks before the Rose Parade. This is the closest most people will get to the professional float construction that produces the elaborate, all-organic displays that the Rose Parade is known for worldwide.

The Doo-Dah Parade, the Showcase of Floats, and the Decorating Facilities Walk allow visitors to see the floats in various stages of completion in the final weeks before January 1. The close-up access to float construction — seeing the wire framework, the application of natural materials, the hand-placing of individual flowers onto surfaces that will eventually form a coherent image — demystifies the process while simultaneously making it more impressive.

The Tournament of Roses Association also opens its tournament house on Orange Grove Boulevard for scheduled tours during the holiday season, allowing visitors to see the headquarters of the organization that has run the parade since 1890.

Tournament of Roses facilities are located along Orange Grove Boulevard and in the surrounding Pasadena neighborhood. The Decorating Facilities (the working float barns) are typically located in Pasadena and San Dimas along the 210 corridor. Tour tickets available through the Tournament of Roses website. December timing: late December, in the final week before the January 1 parade.