PASADENA (CNS) – “The Magic in Teamwork” will be the theme for the 2026 Rose Parade, newly installed Pasadena Tournament of Roses President Mark Leavens announced Tuesday evening.
“The greatest achievements we have in life are not done alone,” Leavens told the Pasadena Star-News before the announcement at Tournament House in Pasadena. “I wanted a theme that would recognize those bonds that form when you’re working in a group.”
The theme was chosen months ago and was planned to be announced Jan. 16, but delayed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena.
Leavens told the Star-News people asked if he would change the theme, but said a headline over a column by Mirjam Swanson in the paper’s sports section about how athletes were responding to the Eaton and Palisades fires made him resolute.
“The theme would resonate with what was going on in the community,” Leavens said. “After the fires, it just felt appropriate.”
Leavens also unveiled the parade’s theme poster, which features team patches from public safety agencies, service organizations and other parade participants
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