Rose Parade Celebration 2021 virtual entertainment lineup

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® has special music performances and celebrity guests lined up for The Rose Parade’s New Year Celebration, airing on six broadcast channels on New Year’s Day.

The reimagined celebration includes entertainment for fans of country music, television, Broadway and sports.

Musical performances include:

Sheryl Crow, Mickey Guyton (rising young country singer-songwriter), Tori Kelly, Lady A, Rascal Flatts and The War and Treaty (Nashville breakout act).

Celebrity guest appearances:

Daddy Yankee (award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and producer), Shanola Hampton (star of “Shameless” on Showtime), Laurie Hernandez (Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team), Emeril Lagasse, Matt Leinart (2019 Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductee, former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner), Rita Moreno, 
Dascha Polanco (Netflix's “Orange is the New Black”), Vin Scully, Gary Sinise. 

Past Rose Parade Grand Marshals Lagasse and Sinise will both be featured in the special.

The TV entertainment special – “The Rose Parade’s New Year Celebration presented by Honda,” will also feature marching band performances, segments related to the Rose Parade, special Rose Bowl Game® football highlights, equestrians, floats from years past, a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a float and New Year’s wishes from fans around the world.

The special will air on ABC, Hallmark Channel, KTLA, NBC and RFD-TV at 8 a.m. PST and on Univision at 7 a.m. PST on January 1, 2021.

In order to limit travel and ensure the safety of our talent, these performance segments were filmed at iconic locations around the country; Grand Ole Opry and the Rose Bowl Stadium. To keep everyone safe, all new footage for the special was filmed using the strictest COVID safety protocols.