The SOI Motorhome Club 42nd Annual
Rose Parade Rally*
Santa Anita Park • Arcadia, California
December 29, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Welcomes
•SOI Members • FMCA Members•
•New Friends•
Thursday, December 29, 2022
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arrival all day! Meet your staff in the Rally Tent for registration after you get settled.
5:00 p.m.
Welcome: Get Acquainted “Beer n’ Wine” party at the Rose Parade Tent area. Come and enjoy the party, rally orientation, welcome dinner. (Please bring your itinerary and a pen for Rally notes/updates. Always wear your name tag.
Dinner will be served 6:30 p.m. We supply utensils, plates, etc.
Friday, December 30, 2022
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast in Rally Tent
8:45 a.m.
Bus departs to work on Floats and/or tour the City of Sierra Madre float entry. Workers are needed if you want to help; you should sign a liability waiver as you board the bus. (Recommendation: Bring your gloves and scissors)
The bus will operate throughout the morning with the last return to Rally Tent from the Sierra Madre Float building at 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. To 12:30
Lunch at Rally Tent.
1:00 p.m.
Board the bus for departure to the Huntington Library & Outdoor Gardens Tour. The initial guided tour, in small groups, will be followed by time to explore the grounds at your leisure. The bus will return to the Race Track as it is filled. (Remember to remove all of your personal items from the bus when you get off.) The last return will depart the library at 4:30 p.m. to return to the Race Track.
5:45 p.m.
The bus leaves for the San Antonio Winery for tour and dinner at 5:45 pm. Part of the group will tour first and the rest will go directly into dinner and tour the winery after dinner. The bus will be returning at 9 p.m. or when everyone is ready to depart if earlier.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Rally Tent
7:30 a.m.
All aboard your bus, so we can head to the Rose Bowl Festival Grounds. We’ll drive down Colorado Blvd. for a sneak preview of the parade route and our parade seats. At the festival grounds, you’ll be able to view two of the major float barns. You’ll have time to roam the Rose Bowl festival grounds, which are located near the Rose Bowl Stadium itself. There are special tents set up to serve food items and the selling of official Rose Bowl licensed goods and memorabilia. Once everyone is back on the bus or at 10:30 a.m., whichever is earlier; the bus will depart for the Rally Site.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch at Rally Tent
12:30 until the end of Bandfest
Bus departs for Band-Fest show at 12:30 p.m. The show begins at 2:00 p.m. at Pasadena College and is presented by Remo, USA. These performances are by bands that will march in the Rose Parade. You will be returning at the end of Band-fest on the same bus that you arrived on.
6:00 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EVE Celebrations begin:
- All enter our Rally Tent to the sounds of the Crown City Dixieland Band as our New Year’s Eve celebration party begins (re-set your minds to the New York Times Square time- 9:00 p.m., as we celebrate New Year’s Eve “on New York time”).
- Dance to the music of this great band
- Enjoy our traditional New Year’s Eve Dinner which will be served during our celebration, Your Staff will host an open Bar for your enjoyment. We’ll have soft drinks as well.
- A “Crazy Hat” contest will also be held during this evening’s celebration with the winner receiving a bottle of champagne.
- As 9:00 p.m. (California time) approaches we’ll have our traditional champagne toast to welcome in the New Year.
9:00 p.m. Pacific Time (12:00 midnight Eastern Time) –
“Happy New Year”, singing Auld Lang Syne, the usual hugs, kisses, and welcomes to “2023”.
Happy New Year!
Good-bye 2022… Hello…2023!
Sunday, January 1, 2023
- Re-set your minds to local time… and especially your clocks so they wake you up to prepare for another exciting day.
7:00 a.m.
“Dumping of rigs” today until all are done. It is not necessary for you to be there. Please have the valve bins unlocked if your rig is being dumped. We do not need your hoses, (unless you own a Foretravel or non-standard sewer connector. If so, please leave it by your valves).
Water will be available for those who need it before the end of the rally.
Please sign-up on the “Need Water” list near at the information table in the tent. Remember this is ONLY if you really need water before the end of the rally.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast at Rally Tent
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
We will have our annual SOI chapter meeting of FMCA with our President, Ed Waldheim. SOI is our host for this rally, everyone is encouraged to attend. There will be presentations by SOI members about our upcoming tours and a discussion of SOI’s future tours and rallies. All are welcome!
11:45 a.m.
Shuttles from the Rally Tent will depart from 11:45 a.m. – until 12:30 p.m. to the entrance of Santa Anita Park. We will be at the Santa Anita Park’s Front Runner Restaurant in the Club House for our special luncheon and day at the races. (This is in an enclosed area; dress is casual, but nice.) There is NO reserving of seats. You must arrive together if you wish to sit together. The seating will be for 2, 4, or 6 people per table. After the 3rd race, our shuttle will begin running providing rides back to the Rally Tent. The shuttle will run from approximately 2:45 p.m. until the end of the last race; around 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. (There will be a drawing to see which couple will represent all rally attendees in the “Winner’s Circle” photo.)
6:00 p.m.
Light finger food and games at Rally Tent
Monday, January 2, 2023
6:00 a.m.
Everyone will board the bus bound for the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade, themed “Echoes of Success” with Allyson Felix, Greg Louganis and Janet Evans as Grand Marshalls for the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade. Bring your tickets, cushions, snacks, cameras, binoculars, jackets, spouses, etc. We have about a 2 block walk to our seats from our designated bus parking lot located behind the Parsons Building’s. Everyone will return to the same bus for the return after the parade.
11: 00 a. m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch:
Upon Return to the Rally Tent, enjoy a hearty lunch, consisting of soup,
sandwiches, and salad. We’ll do a couple of "football pools" at this time to make today’s Rose Bowl game a little more interesting for those of us who remain to watch the game on TV in the Rally tent.
12.30 p.m.
We will have our bus operating for everyone to ride to the post parade float viewing of the “Showcase of Floats”. The floral masterpieces you witnessed at the parade will be parked on the boulevard for close viewing and photo taking. The bus will be departing for the Rally site at 3:45 p.m.
** Note** the 109th Rose Bowl Game starts at 2:00 p.m. Those having tickets for the game need to be
at the stadium by 12:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Root beer Floats at the Rally Tent area
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Coffee, juice, and sweets will be served at the main tent.
All during the morning:
Goodbyes to all! Be careful driving and have a safe journey home. We’ll see you down the road and hope you tell your friends about our SOI Rose Parade Rally for 2017/2018. This rally will be starting on Friday, December 28, 2017. Rose Parade will be on Monday January 1, 2018. We depart on Tuesday January 2, 2018.
9:00 a.m.
All electricity will be shut down and the physical breaking up of our camp (tent, electric lines, etc.) will begin.
* Rules to REMEMBER:
Park Tow Cars around perimeter. Always leave Fire Lanes open. No pets in Rally Tent. (Pet area is by entry along the road. Please pick up after your pet.)
No entry into the Race Course fenced area. There is no smoking in the tent area. All leveling Jacks should have a good platform below them so we do not damage the parking lot.
Emergency Contact: Paul Mitchell (209)815-1837
* Itinerary events and times may be subject to change for the betterment of the rally.