The traditional beauty of its floats (all sponsored) and the joy, perfection and elegance of the 20 participating bands, which now, with their respective performances, captivated the more than 800 thousand spectators who gathered on the 5 miles (8 kilometers) of Colorado Boulevard, the Rose Parade route.
At 8:00 am sharp, the 136th edition began. of the prestigious Rose Parade, a few meters from the Mansion with the performance of the singers Kiesza and Aloe Blacc, who started on the steps of the stands near the Honda float, the main sponsor of the Parade. The singers made a 
spectacular presentation and from there it began, with the planes of the United States Armed Forces giving the signal to begin the march.
More of the same
This year’s theme was “The Best Days.” Once again, the majority of the 40 floats focused on “fun” creations with animals, empowering them and making them look like something absolutely essential to have a fun day. Every year, regardless of the theme, the floats are designed with animals, where the focus is given to the proposed theme.
It’s not that animals are trivial, but not all themes are focused on them. The beauty of the floats is definitely undeniable, as they are many hours of wonderful work in which hundreds of volunteers are involved, but in this world there are more fun things that can be captured in these allegorical floats to send a more real message to the millions of spectators who get up every January 1st around the world to watch the Rose Parade.
The bands… full stop!
Now then, before the music bands, which represent different high schools around the United States and some guests from other countries, which in their genre are the best, in this 2025, they showed off and stole the spotlight from the floats, some almost the same as those of 2024.
The American bands, impeccable in their outfits and perfectly executing their musical notes and now dance moves, which drew applause from the public.
In 2025, in Latin America, there was a band from Panama, which fulfilled its role, showing the world its traditional costumes and folk music from its country. Also, a band from Puebla participated, which in its eagerness to show traditional costumes, fell into the grotesque. The group was small, but the previous Mexican representations were always of exceptional quality in all aspects.
This year’s queen was Lindsay Charles, a beautiful girl who led a court of six girls elegantly dressed in green. The award-winning tennis player Billie Jean King, who in the 80’s, led the white sport, was the grand Marshall of the 136th edition of the Rose Parade.
Who won the Rose Parade
The San Diego Zoo float took top honors in the Tournament of Roses Parade and for the second year in a row won the “Raffle Trophy” for its work “Friendship Across the Land.” Its presentation was impeccable, with the Panda Bears as its main figures. That’s how it was, or almost like that, the 136th edition of the great Rose Parade.
Source: https://kuali.com.mx/