Rain on this parade isn’t deterring its most dedicated fans.

Even with inclement conditions in the forecast, spectators for the 2026 Rose Parade flocked to Pasadena to secure a spot on Colorado Boulevard to view the floats. Another winter storm delivered showers to Southern California, making for a soggy start to the New Year.

Thursday’s parade is slated to be the 11th time it rains in the event’s history. According to organizers, the 2026 event will be the first time in 20 years that it’s rained during the Rose Parade.

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Ontario resident Diana Hobbs, 68, looks at her phone while saving a spot ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena,

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Ontario resident Diana Hobbs, 68, looks at her phone while saving a spot ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena,

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Pasadena, CA – December 31: Rose Bowl game merchandise is covered by plastic to protect from the rain ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. Indiana University will play University of Alabama. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Pasadena, CA – December 31: Rose Bowl game merchandise is covered by plastic to protect from the rain ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. Indiana University will play University of Alabama. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Pasadena, CA – December 31: A worker boards Sephora ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Pasadena, CA – December 31: A worker boards Sephora ahead the Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 31: Eaton Fire survivors (Center L to R) Ruben Rodriguez, Shimica Gaskins, and Gina Clayton-Johnson sit on the “Rising Together” Rose Parade float before float judging ahead of the Rose Parade on December 31, 2025 in Pasadena, California. The float honors the 13,000 families whose homes were lost and the 31 people who died in the 2025 L.A. wildfires. Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires and volunteers worked on the float, which features a phoenix rising along with 31 sunflowers, which honor those who lost their lives. On New Year’s Day, eight fire survivors will ride in the Rose Parade on the float, which is co-sponsored by the California Community Foundation and the Black Freedom Fund. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 31: Eaton Fire survivors (Center L to R) Ruben Rodriguez, Shimica Gaskins, and Gina Clayton-Johnson sit on the “Rising Together” Rose Parade float before float judging ahead of the Rose Parade on December 31, 2025 in Pasadena, California. The float honors the 13,000 families whose homes were lost and the 31 people who died in the 2025 L.A. wildfires. Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires and volunteers worked on the float, which features a phoenix rising along with 31 sunflowers, which honor those who lost their lives. On New Year’s Day, eight fire survivors will ride in the Rose Parade on the float, which is co-sponsored by the California Community Foundation and the Black Freedom Fund. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Seats that save spots for Rose Parade spectators are covered with tarp.

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Seats that save spots for Rose Parade spectators are covered with tarp.

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A man sits along Colorado Boulevard to save a spot to view the Rose Parade.

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A man sits along Colorado Boulevard to save a spot to view the Rose Parade.

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Unfazed by the wet weather, a Rose Parade spectator wears shorts as he speaks with NBC4 reporter Amber Frias.

Unfazed by the wet weather, a Rose Parade spectator wears shorts as he speaks with NBC4 reporter Amber Frias.