The first float is riverboat-inspired, with smokestacks at the front and “waves” around the sides. A “Mardi Gras 30th ...

An army of volunteers has shifted into high gear to prepare 39 floral-covered floats for the 2025 Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Universal Studios’ Mardi Gras parade floats glide down the streets of the theme park so easily. But getting that look — complete with glitter, props, special effects and bunches of bead ...

Four year old Opal Hearn tosses beads to spectators from a float during the Gasparilla Children’s parade along Bayshore Blvd. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ...