Design submissions sought for Burbank’s 2018 Rose Parade float
The Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn.’s float “Home Tweet Home” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, Jan. 1, 2017. The association is accepting design submissions for next year’s float.
With the 2017 Rose Parade in the books, the core volunteers running the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn. have already started working on next year’s float.
Before they can start welding together the structures and decorating the float, they must first pick a design that coincides with the next year’s theme, and they are looking to the public for ideas.
Burbank residents and anyone living in the region have until Jan. 25 to submit a black and white sketch to the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn. of a float that would correspond with the 2018 Rose Parade theme hints given by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses — “Making a Difference,” “Acts of Kindness” and “Celebration of Good Things.”
The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association float “Backyard Rocketeer,” winner of the Bob Hope Humor Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association float “Backyard Rocketeer,” winner of the Bob Hope Humor Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The City of Burbank float “Home Tweet Home” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Donate Life float “Teammates for Life,” the Theme Trophy winner in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The color guard of the Westlake High School Chaparral Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Doal Packaged Foods float “Spirit of Hawaii,” winner of the Sweepstakes Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 24 Hour Fitness float “Do More with Your 24” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Trader Joe’s float “All Aboard! 50 Years of Serving the Best...” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The American Armenian Rose Float Association float “Field of Dreams” which won the Past Presidents Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The American Armenian Rose Float Association float “Field of Dreams” which won the Past Presidents Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Performer Ilisa Juried sings on the Union Bank and The American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate float “Keep the Beat Alive” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Audience members in the stands on the corner of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. at the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Pride of Broken Arrow marching band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Riders with the Victorian Roses Ladies Riding Society in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Riders in the Norco Cowgirls & the LIttle Miss Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Westlake High School Chaparral Band performs in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Riders in a Wells Fargo Stagecoach in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band drum major salutes the audience in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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At 8:04 A.M., a B-2 Bomber, which has been a tradition to kick off the parade, flys over right on schedule in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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At 8:04 A.M., a B-2 Bomber, which has been a tradition to kick off the parade, flys over right on schedule in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Young women in the opening show walk together in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Team USA volleyball players play on the City of Los Angeles “Follow the Sun” float in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The National Hockey League float “A Century of NHL Greatness” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Grand Marshal Janet Evans and her family wave to the audience in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Grand Marshal Allyson Felix waves to the auidence in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Grand Marshal Greg Louganis and his husband Johhny Chaillot wave to the audience in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Tournament of Roses Royal Court in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 2017 Rose Queen Victoria Castellanos waves to the audience in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductees Bobby Bell, Ricky Ervins, Tommy Prothro, and Art Spander, and a driver, drive a 1925 Lincoln Dual Cowl Sports Phaeton, which is smoking with engine problems, make their way passed the stands at Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A cheerleader from Penn State in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Butterflies from teh Miracle-Gro “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A dancer with the Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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USC cheerleaders in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A big face, surrounded by bubbles on the Northwestern Mutual float “Waves of Hope,” winner of the Animation Trophy in the in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Tournament of Roses Executive Director/CEO William B. Flinn and family wave to the audience in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A lariat roper twirls a rope around himself in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Midway through the Rose Parade, The UPS Store, Inc. float “Books Bring Us Together,” winner of the Isabella Coleman Trophy, leads the group in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Lucy Pet float “Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wave Maker,” winner of the Extraordinaire Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Surfing dogs on the Lucy Pet float “Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wave Maker,” winner of the Extraordinaire Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Brass players in the Gifu Shogyo Hugh School Green Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Gifu Shogyo High School Green Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Shriners Hospitals for Children float “Anything is Possible” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Leopards in a tree on The Bachelor float “Echoes of Love” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Ooltewah High School Marching Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The back half of the parade, lead by a huge team of horses pulling Tournament of Roses President Brad Ratliff and company in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The back of the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association float “Backyard Rocketeer,” winner of the Bob Hope Humor Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Red Raider Marching Band of Pulaski, Wisconsin march and play in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A mouse spins on a tea cup on the Sierra Madre Float Association float “The Cat’s Away,” winner of the Mayor’s Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A huge lion head on the Lions Clubs International float “Celebrating 100 Years of Service” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A bird on the Ragú Pasta Sauce float “Simmered in Tradition,” winner of the National Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Bands of America Honor Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A fireman on the City of Alhambra float “No Call Too Small” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Budweiser Clydesdales in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A dragon blowing smoke out it’s nose on the Torrance Rose Float Association float “Be Your Own Knight,” winner of the Tournament Volunteers Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Birds on the China Airlines float “Return to the Beauty of Taiwan,” winner of the International Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Women witn fans on the China Airlines float “Return to the Beauty of Taiwan,” winner of the International Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A pilot on a miniture fighter jet following the United States Air Force Total Force Band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Farmers Insurance float “We Came, We Saw, We Covered,” winner of the Grand Marshal’s Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A sleeping rabbit on the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association float “Never Give Up” in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A couple riders with The New Buffalo Soldiers in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Tigers on the Western Asset Management Company float “Prosperity in the Wild,” winner of the Directors’ Trophy, in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The Santa Clara Vanguard marching band in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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At the back of the parade, with only the Kern County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse behind them, the Santa Clara Vanguard marching band begins their trek down Colorado Blvd. in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The back end of the Rose Parade in the horizon is followed by protesters and departing audience members in the 128th Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2017. The parade theme “Echoes of Success” presented 96 entries with 42 floats, 22 bands, and 19 equestrian.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Erik Andersen, design contest chair for the association, said that the Pasadena Tournament of Roses won’t announce the theme for next year’s parade until Jan. 20, but he believes people can still submit good concepts and designs with just the hints given to them.
“There’s a lot of float ideas that you can do with those hints,” he said.
Since the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn.’s inception in 1914, the organization has always turned to the community for their float design concepts.
Andersen, who has been involved with the Burbank association since 1982, said he and the association’s board members have seen many floats over the years. Some concepts, such as those featuring a dragon, have been done many times in the past.
“We always try to look for something new that we haven’t done before,” he said. “The dragon float that was there this year was great, but it’s been done before. We look at the past parades for inspiration, but we try to pick something original.”
Though there are many residents in the community with some kind of artistic background, Andersen said that people who think they can’t draw but have a good concept for a float should submit their design regardless of how it looks.
“If you feel that you’re not an artist, don’t let that hold you back,” he said. “A simple line drawing can go a long way. One year, we had a stick-figure sketch of three sailboats and that ended up becoming a great float. And make sure your description conveys the idea and how it fits the theme.”
To submit an entry to the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn.’s float design contest, visit burbankrosefloat.com.
Anthony Clark Carpio was a reporter with the Burbank Leader. He joined the Times Community News staff on New Year’s Eve 2012 and covered everything from the City Council to community events. He has a journalism degree from Cal State Northridge. Before reporting in Burbank, he was a reporter with the Huntington Beach Independent and a freelance reporter for the Pasadena Sun, the La Cañada Valley Sun and the Santa Clarita Signal.
