Rose Parade floats in September? See South Dakota’s and City of Hope’s floats

City of Hope float South Dakota float — What a surprise! 2 floats for the Rose Parade parked in the middle of the street. The one in front is for the City of Hope. The back one is for the State of South Dakota. The Phoenix Decorating Company barn, where the floats were going to be parked, is nearby.

I was on my way to the Metro when I came across two floats parked in the middle of Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. In September!

The floats, one for South Dakota and one for the City of Hope, were bare of flowers, but the colors had been painted on the floats as guide for the people who will attach flowers to every inch of both floats in late December. Until then they will be parked in the Phoenix Floats barn over on Raymond.

If you are interested in volunteering to put the flowers on the floats in December, you can contact them here.

Here are closer views of the floats.