Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine (M3) has made the trek from Baltimore to Pasadena, California, to play in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the first time on New Year’s Day.

M3 is one of nearly two dozen marching bands from the U.S. and beyond selected to march in the 137th Tournament of Roses Parade on Thursday.

The historically Black university announced during homecoming in 2024 that the band had been selected to perform in the iconic parade. Now, the 150-person band has made their journey west. They already left their mark at Bandfest on Monday and at Disneyland on Tuesday.

Viewers can look forward to performances from the bands, equestrian units and artists such as “American Idol” runner-up John Foster. NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who visited Morgan in February 2023, will serve as Grand Marshal for the parade. This year’s theme is “The Magic in Teamwork.”

The 5.5-mile parade will commence — rain or shine — at 11 a.m. ET. Viewers can watch it on ABC, CNN, Fox, NBC or Telemundo, among other broadcasters, or stream the parade on Christmas Plus, FanDuel Sports Network, Fubo, GFam+, Dooya, Pluto TV or Samsung TV Plus.

The parade is the pregame ceremony to the “Granddaddy of Them All,” the Rose Bowl, college football’s oldest postseason bowl game. The Indiana Hoosiers will face the Alabama Crimson Tide at 4 p.m. ET Thursday.

With their performance in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Morgan State captures a second jewel in the “Triple Crown” of parades. The 150-person band performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2019 and hopes to snag a spot in the presidential inauguration parade one day.

M3 has also performed at NFL games, at the World Series and in the film “Head of State.” In 2023, they became the first HBCU marching band to perform in the D-Day Memorial Parade in France.