Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Question: Pasadena’s Rose Parade is a New Year’s Day tradition, but there’s one day of the week the parade is never held on. Which day is it?

Answer: Sunday. Under the “Never on Sunday” rule, in place since 1893, the parade moves to January 2 whenever the 1st falls on a Sunday, a tradition meant to avoid disrupting worship services and, in the early carriage days, to keep the noise from spooking horses tied up outside churches.