Rose Bowl

Cultural

The oldest and most famous of the “bowl games” — college football games held after the regular college football season between teams that are invited on the basis of their record in the regular season. The Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day, and is preceded by the Tournament of Roses Parade of floats adorned with roses.

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"I was in the stadium, and the Rose Bowl was packed, and I would say 85% of the fans were Iranians, and they had flags of USA and Iran in their faces," Ghotbi said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Rae scrambled twice near the end of the Raiders’ 32-14 victory over the Vikings at the Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The Rose Bowl will host the men’s gold medal match on July 28, 2028 and the women’s tournament ends on July 29.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“Since those don’t exist right now,” Korobkin said of the seats, “it would be harder to project the amount of revenue the Rose Bowl would be losing by not being able to sell those seats.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

A couple of Kevin’s friends came over on the Fourth of July and tried to get us to go to the Rose Bowl with them for the fireworks.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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