Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, created by the efforts of
Charles Frederick Holder and Francis F. Rowland, is the non-profit organization that has annually produced the
New Year's Day Rose Parade since 1890 and the
Rose Bowl since 1902. "America's New Year Celebration" is "a festival of flowers, music and
equestrians and sports unequaled anywhere in the world", according to the Tournament of Roses. The association has 935 volunteer members and the members spend some 80,000 combined work-hours to stage the events. The year 2015-16 marks the
127th Rose Parade and
102nd Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2016.