Every New Year, visitors travel to Pasadena, California to experience the beauty of the floral floats along with spirited marching bands and high-stepping equestrian units along Colorado Boulevard.
For many years now, RFD-TV has taken great satisfaction in broadcasting this one-of-a-kind event for our audience of millions in a comprehensive presentation, featuring the full Tournament of Roses Parade from beginning to end – all the floats, all the bands, all the equestrian groups – an achievement which was very dear to the heart of our founder, Patrick Gottsch.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
JANUARY 1, 2025
Six Horse Hitch Championship
9 AM ET | 8 AM CT | 7 AM MT | 6 AM PT
Watch all the action at the 36th Annual Six Horse Hitch Classic Series Finals, from Shipshewana, Indiana. Feel the earth move as beautiful Belgians, powerful Percherons, and classic Clydesdales/Shires thunder into the arena!
The 2025 Rose Parade Pre-Show *
10:30 AM ET | 9:30 AM CT | 8:30 AM MT | 7:30 AM PT
The 136th Rose Parade, presented by Honda, returns to RFD-TV! The Pre-Show will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the floats, performers, marching bands, horses, and myriad other special attractions as they all get ready to take their places in the spectacle that is the Tournament of Roses Parade, held annually in Pasadena, California.
The 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda *
11 AM ET | 10 AM CT | 9 AM MT | 8 AM PT
(ENCORE AIRING: 1 PM ET | 12 PM CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT)
The Tournament of Roses is America’s New Year Celebration, a greeting to the world on the first day of the year, and a salute to the community spirit and love of pageantry that have thrived in Pasadena for more than 100 years.
* Also airing concurrently on Rural Radio Channel 147 on Sirius XM.
AIRING IN LIEU OF RURAL EVENING NEWS:
All-Star Salute to Lee Greenwood
7:30 PM ET | 6:30 PM CT | 5:30 PM MT | 4:30 PM PT
(Originally aired on Veterans Day, 2024) RFD-TV Salutes Lee Greenwood in Honor of Veterans Day Weekend! A Concert Event Celebrating Greenwood’s 40 Years in Music! Special guests are Tracy Lawrence, Michael Ray, The Oak Ridge Boys, Michael W Smith w/ The Isaacs, Sam Moore w/ T Graham Brown, Crystal Gayle, John Berry, lee Greenwood, Gavin DeGraw, Big & Rich, Home Free, Jamey Johnson, Dolly Parton, Paula Dean, Kid Rock.
