Even pandas made of petals are popular. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s giant panda-topped float took home the Rose Parade’s top honors Wednesday, winning the Sweepstakes Award that heralds ...

The San Diego Zoo float took top honors in the 136th Rose Parade on Wednesday, winning the Sweepstakes Award for “most beautiful entry” for the second year in a row. This year’s float ...

–Crown City Innovator (Most outstanding use of imagination, innovation and technology): La Canada Flintridge (Self built) A rendering of Explore Louisiana’s “Louisiana Saturday Night” 2025 ...

READ MORE: Rose Parade 2025 lineup ... The arrival of two giant pandas in 2024 marked a new chapter for the San Diego Zoo. Xin Bao and Yun Chuan, the first giant pandas to enter the United ...

The San Diego Zoo has taken top honors in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the second consecutive year, winning the 2025 Sweepstakes Trophy for its entry "Friendship Across the Earth." ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo hopes to repeat history at Wednesday's Rose Parade. After winning top honors last year, their new float features their star attractions — two playful pandas.

The San Diego Zoo's float at the 2025 Rose Parade on Jan. 1. The pair -- 5-year-old male Yun Chuan and 4-year-old female Xin Bao--- arrived in June from China and are now featured in the zoo's the ...

On Dec. 31, Gayle took a look at the Rose Parade Float “Friendship Across the Earth” designed for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. The nonprofit will participate in Pasadena’s Tournament ...

the San Diego Zoo won the coveted Sweepstakes Award during the 136th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. It is the second consecutive time the Wildlife Alliance was awarded the parade’s top trophy ...

This is the second year in a row that the San Diego Zoo has received the Rose Parade’s Sweepstakes Trophy. Last year’s winning entry, “It All Started With a Roar,” commemorated the zoo’s ...