Dallas - Event

The traditional Cotton Bowl Classic New Year's Parade winds its way along Ross Avenue through downtown Dallas to the West End historic district. Along with the usual floats, the family-oriented parade is kept in time by plenty of marching bands.

The parade provides a festive lead-in for the Cotton Bowl game. The New Year bowl games all sprang up as civic boosters in warm-weather locales, taking advantage of the national infatuation with college football to stage contests featuring top teams during the break in the academic year.