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Pasadena Tournament of Roses gives sneak peek of 2022 Rose Parade

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The Pasadena Tournament of Roses and community partners are actively planning for the 2022 Rose Parade presented by Honda, and are giving a sneak peek of the floats that will be shown on Jan. 1, 2022.

The six floats have a variety of themes and all have meaningful stories to them. The floats are among dozens of commercial, non-commercial and self-built floats that will be featured in the 5.5-mile long parade on Pasadenaā€™s historic Colorado Boulevard on New Yearā€™s Day 2022.

The UPS Store float is themed ā€œRise, Shine & Read!ā€ and it celebrates the positive impact that literacy can have on a childā€™s ability to succeed. It also aims to showcase the companyā€™s support of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. The floatā€™s animated design features a colorful, spectacled rooster standing atop a stack of books, reading to its family of young chicks. The float is being built by Fiesta Parade Floats.

USPS 2022 Rose Parade Float
| Illustration courtesy of Tournament of Roses

The Burbank Tournament of Roses Associationā€™s 89th Rose Parade entry is self-built by volunteers and its theme is ā€œAn Unlikely Tale.” The float represents the story of friendship between a young knight and a dragon who make their dreams come true by spending time together and reading in harmony. The float was designed by Burbank resident Jonathan Friday, and the float will be 53 feet long, 18 feet wide and 25 feet tall at the top of the dragonā€™s head.

Burbank 2022 Rose Parade float
| Illustration courtesy of Tournament of Roses

City of Hopeā€™s 48th Rose Parade float entry is titled ā€œGarden of Hopes and Dreamsā€ and continues the cancer research and treatment centerā€™s tradition of spotlighting unwavering belief, perseverance and leadership in health care transformation. The float is 50 feet long and nearly 17 feet tall and is built by Phoenix Decorating Company. It will feature animated butterflies, which are symbols of hope and transformation and whimsical mushrooms that will punctuate rebirth after a chaotic time. Cancer survivors will be on the float to ring in the new year standing next to daffodils.

City of Hope 2022 Rose Parade float
| Illustration courtesy of Tournament of Roses

The La CaƱada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Associationā€™s 43rd entry is titled ā€œWho Says We Canā€™tā€ and will be self-built. The float is designed, built, decorated and operated entirely by volunteers. The float entry aims to answer the age-old adage, ā€œYou canā€™t teach an old dog new tricks.ā€ La CaƱada Flintridge resident Grant Delgattyā€™s design celebrates accomplishment against the odds and dreaming and believing in achievement, even when others say you canā€™t.

La Canada Flintrige 2022 Rose Parade float
| Illustration courtesy of Tournament of Roses

The Lutheran Hour Ministries float aims to continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with millions of parade viewers around the world. Their float is themed ā€œJesus Teachesā€ and is being built by Phoenix Decorating Company. The float features Jesus with 12 modern day disciples in a lush, woodland setting. They are surrounded by books of Jesusā€™ teachings; trail markers noting attributes that guide our daily lives including joy, peace, love and kindness; and a cross firmly fixed to solid rock.

Lutheran Hour Ministries 2022 Rose Parade float
| Photo courtesy of Tournament of Roses

The last float sneak peek is from the Torrance Rose Float Association. Their 66th entry for the City of Torrance is titled ā€œThe Embodiment of Nature.” The design was picked through a contest open to high school students within the City of Torrance. The float features a majestic African elephant and a colorful toucan that highlight the warmth and beauty of the animal kingdom while promoting awareness of endangered species, the perils they face, and the realities of habitat destruction, pollution and the shrinking of rain forests. The float will be built by Fiesta Parade Floats.

Torrance 2022 Rose Parade float
| Illustration courtesy of Tournament of Roses

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