Rose Parade 2025: How to watch, lineup and what to expect

PASADENA, Calif.

PASADENA, Calif. — Millions of people around the world are expected to watch the 136th Rose Parade on New Year's Day as the annual floral extravaganza celebrates the theme "Best Day Ever!"

Preparations have been underway for months and, on Monday, a melange of floral scents wafted through the air as hundreds of volunteers buzzed around the Phoenix Decorating Company warehouse east of Los Angeles. 

Inside, volunteers crawled on hands and knees or climbed scaffolding to add the finishing touches to the 17 floats at the facility. Many focused on inserting individual flowers into small tubes filled with water and then neatly placing each vial, one by one, onto the floats. 

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