What to KnowRose Bowl Field: A Father’s Day TourRose Bowl Stadium in PasadenaSunday, June 2110 a.m. and 2 p.m.$65 per person; tickets may sell out earlyPresented by Pasadena HeritageMembers will receive a ticket discount code; email Nick@pasadenaheritage.org for information
So you say your dad knows who squared off in the 1957 Rose Bowl — yep, it was a showdown between the Oregon State Beavers and the Iowa Hawkeyes — and he delivers a fascinating architectural fact about the legendary Pasadena stadium every time you drive by together or spy it on television.
Your father is clearly a worthy scholar of Crown City history, and an in-the-know Rose Bowl smartie, too, the kind of person who keeps track of every team, concert, fireworks show, and sporting spectacular that has taken place at the august venue since 1922.
There’s a way you can help your main dude level up in the stadium sphere: By treating him to a Father’s Day Tour of the regal Rose Bowl, one that that is presented by Pasadena Heritage with knowledgeable Rose Bowl Stadium docents at the anecdote-fun helm.
Father’s Day is June 21, and there are two tours to consider that day, one in the morning and another at 2 o’clock; spots, which are priced at $65 each, are limited and may sell out.
“Designed by Myron Hunt, the building has evolved over the decades, shaped by changing needs, careful upgrades, and a long tradition of stewardship that’s kept it both relevant and remarkably intact,” shares Pasadena Heritage.
The rare opportunity to look into some off-the-beaten-track locations will be popular with pops and anyone seeking to upsize their stadium acumen on Father’s Day.
While this behind-the-scenes stroll will be touchdown-worthy, start to finish, there are some details set to dazzle: You’ll call upon the 1922 locker rooms and other “spaces most people never see,” and the opportunity to head out to the field will be especially coveted by the serious stadium superfans in attendance.
Will your #1 guy get the chance to “kick a football,” as the tour name promises, on the field?
Wherever the engaging event takes you, plan on learning oodles about the icon on Father’s Day, but do, most definitely, purchase those tickets well ahead of the paternal celebration.