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Since 1949, Cal Poly Rose Float has continuously designed, built, financed, and decorated the float-entry in the annual Parade. Over the last 74 years, Cal Poly Rose Float has been awarded a total of 61 awards/trophies (about 83% of all participating years).
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Cal Poly’s first float for the January 1, 1949 parade,...
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The Cal Poly Universities Rose Float is a joint entry of a rose float into the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's annual Rose Parade by both Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona universities. These two institutions have continuously participated in the parade since 1949; winning the Award of Merit in their first year.
Entry #YearTitlePhoto [4]752024Shock n' Roll: Powering the Musical ...742023Road to Reclamation732022Stargrazers722020Aquatic AspirationsCal Poly’s first float for the January 1, 1949 parade, “Rocking Horse”- kids on a large rocking horse, ultimately made it to the Rose Parade on time and won the Award of Merit. The first decade of float building at Cal Poly was handled entirely by the students at the Pomona (former Voorhis) campus through the mid-sixties.
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Oct 4, 2024 · Cal Poly first began participating in the famous Tournament of Roses Parade in 1949, when the Pomona and San Luis Obispo campuses combined their resources and learn-by-doing philosophy to produce their first student-built float.
For more than 70 years, the Cal Poly Universities Rose Float has cruised down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Explore past floats and award wins!
After decades as a student club with fundraising obligations, Rose Float became an official program of Cal Poly under Associated Students, Inc. in 1999. The transition included an annual budget and an advisor.
Dec 5, 2023 · When Catherine Homer (History, ‘81) submitted her application to Cal Poly, she knew her first initiative on campus was to join the Cal Poly Rose Float. Inspired specifically by the 1977 float, she made sure to visit the Rose Float booth during Club Showcase night of WOW Week in the fall of 1977.
