Tournament of Roses Parade Themes
The newly elected President of the Tournament of Roses has the duty of picking a theme for the forthcoming festivities. Most of the floral floats in the parade are inspired by this theme.
On January 19, 2012, Sally Bixby was confirmed as President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. She announced that the theme for the 124th Rose Parade and 99th Rose Bowl Game is Oh, the Places You’ll Go!. The theme is based on Dr. Seuss' last book, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!".
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is beloved.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
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“I suppose you think that persons who are as old as your father and myself are always thinking about very grave things, but I know that we are meditating the same old themes that we did when we were ten years old, only we go more gravely about it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)