It’s time for the 2025 Tournament of Roses Parade — a New Year’s Day floral extravaganza like no other.
“Best Day Ever!” is the theme, and parade fans can expect musical performances — starting with the Opening Spectacular — equestrian units, marching bands, dozens of floats (each adorned with tens of thousands of roses, carnations and other flowers plus natural elements) and more. Much more.
What follows is a look at the floats, bands, equestrian units and more, in the order they’re expected to appear along the 5.5-mile parade route. (Note: The lineup is subject to change, even as late as the morning of the parade.)
Pre-parade A. Sound car
Pre-parade B. Pace car
Rose Parade Opening Spectacular, presented by Honda
Canadian singer Kiesza — known for her 2014 breakout hit “Hideaway” — will open the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, backed by 20 dancers in shimmering reflective costumes. She’ll be followed by Aloe Blacc, the American soul singer who recorded “Wake Me Up,” a 2013 worldwide hit with the late Avicii. Blacc will perform with trampoline wall performers and glowing light tubes.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber
509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base
The B-2 Spirit, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program.
1. Honda
Electrified Dreams
(Artistic Entertainment Services)
Marking its 63rd year as a Rose Parade participant and partner, Honda’s float introduces the Parade theme — this year, it’s Best Day Ever! And, as a presenting sponsor of the event, it’s voluntarily no longer part of the float judging process. But prior to 2011, Honda entries earned 15 trophies between 1995 and 2010.
Dimensions: Not announced Number of flowers: Not announced2. United States Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard
Barstow, Calif.
The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard has led every Rose Parade since 1985, and it’s the only equestrian unit authorized to carry the American flag in the New Year’s Day procession. Performances feature Marines on beautifully adorned horses, dressed in historic uniforms and meticulously groomed tack. As the last remaining mounted unit in the Marines, the Mounted Color Guard plays a key role in recruitment, riding palomino mustangs adopted through the Bureau of Land Management’s Adopt a Horse and Burro Program.
Marshal: Natasha Ochsner Breeds: Mustang (Photo courtesy Tournament of Roses)3. U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band
San Diego and Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band is a combined military band composed of Marines from the 1st Marine Division Band at Camp Pendleton, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band at MCAS Miramar and Marine Band San Diego at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Donning the dress blue uniform, these Marine musicians are fully combat trained, and many have completed military tours overseas. To become a musician in the Marine Corps, recruits go through an extensive audition process and additional schooling. Although these bands perform individually more than 300 times a year, the Rose Parade is the only event that brings these elite musicians from three separate bands together at the same time. The drum major for the United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band is Gunnery Sgt. Geoffrey A. Parks.
(Image courtesy Tournament of Roses)4. Boys & Girls Clubs of West San Gabriel Valley and Eastside
Kindness is Free
(Artistic Entertainment Services)
Kindness is contagious — and free — as this entry shows from the Boys & Girls Clubs of West San Gabriel Valley and Eastside, which is making its second Rose Parade appearance. The tree at the center is decorated with a mix of dark lettuce seed, crushed walnut and onion seed; the leaves with giant ti leaves, leatherleaf fern, parsley flake, and hanging amaranthus; the blooming flowers in the tree with pink fine strawflowers, red cranberry seeds, yellow and hot pink carnations, onion seeds, and orange lentils.
Dimensions: 24 feet (height), 18 feet (width), 55 feet (length) Number of flowers: Not announced (Image courtesy Tournament of Roses)5. Lions International
Celebrating a Day of Service
(Phoenix Decorating Company)
Four cheerful lion cubs — with manes and tails of crème and dark crème pampas grass, and bodies of tan ground oats — highlight this entry from Lions International, which is making its 34th Rose Parade appearance. Two cubs wear eyeglasses, honoring the organization’s global commitment to vision care; the other two sport the iconic gold-and-blue Lions vests.
Dimensions: 16 feet, 6 inches (height), 18 feet (width), 35 feet (length) Number of flowers: 30,700 (Image courtesy Tournament of Roses)6. Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band
Fresno, Calif.
The Bulldog Marching Band has been recognized by the College Band Directors National Association as one of the country’s top eight college marching bands. The ensemble includes members from every major on campus at Fresno State. The band started in 1926 and grew to more than 200 members by the mid-1980s; it’s now at its largest membership with more than 250 musicians. Past performances have included the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland; this is the unit’s second Rose Parade.
(Image courtesy Tournament of Roses)7. Kaiser Permanente
More Healthy Days for More Healthy Years
(Phoenix Decorating Company)
A day of healthy living — from morning to night — is the theme of this entry from a health-care provider that serves 12.5 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. The 55-foot-long float includes depictions of nutritious foods, physical activity and mental wellness for people of all ages and abilities. At the rear is a 10-foot-wide sun that expands and contracts.
Dimensions: 28 feet (height), 18 feet (width), 55 feet (length) Number of flowers: 50,0008. Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King, who won 39 Grand Slam tennis titles (including 20 at Wimbledon) during her playing career, is the 2025 Rose Parade grand marshal — one of only 15 athletes to hold the title. Off the court, King has been a longtime champion for social justice and equality. In 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor.
She will be riding in a Rolls-Royce Phantom III, the final large pre-WWII Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1936, it replaced the Phantom II and it was the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the 1998 introduction of the Silver Seraph.
Following the grand marshal, two vintage vehicles will be carrying representatives of the Women’s Sports Foundation. Started by King in 1974, WSF promotes research, advocacy and community programming that empowers girls and women to play, compete, and lead — in sports and beyond — without barriers.
9. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Friendship Across the Earth
(Artistic Entertainment Services)
Two giant pandas — 5-year-old male Yun Chuan and 4-year-old female Xin Bao — arrived at the San Diego Zoo last June and now call the reimagined Panda Ridge habitat their home. (Wanna check them out? The zoo launched a panda cam, at sandiegozoo.org/pandacam, last fall.) When it comes to the float, this panda pair was finished with white Everlasting flower, white carnation petals, silverleaf, onion seed and black Pampas grass; the tiger sports orange marigold, white strawflower, white everlasting flower, peach lentils, cream Pampas grass, black seaweed, onion seed and grey poppy seed. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is making its fourth Rose Parade appearance, and is a two-time award winner: 2024 Sweepstakes (2024) and Animation (2023).
Dimensions: 25 feet (height), 18 feet (width), 55 feet (length) Number of flowers: Not announced10. The Valley Hunt Club
Pasadena, Calif.
The Valley Hunt Club played a crucial role in starting the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1890. Many decades later, one tradition that remains involves members decorating the carriage each year for its entry which carries the club president; this year, it’s Chris Cole and his family. The Valley Hunt Club sponsored the inaugural Rose Parade, with a grand display of flower-adorned horse-drawn carriages that set the stage for what would become the iconic event known today.
Marshal: Gerben Leyendekker Breeds: Friesian11. OneLegacy Foundation
Let Your Life Soar
(Artistic Entertainment Services)
Five Koi Nobori (flying fish flags) offer a colorful display for the Japanese celebration of Children’s Day (May 5, 2025) on this float from OneLegacy, the nonprofit dedicated to saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation in seven Southern California counties (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Kern). The black fish flag is decorated with silverleaf, ground rice, black beans, seaweed, onion seed, poppy seed, yellow carnations, yellow corn kernels, whole yellow lentils, yellow button mums; the red flag is adorned with cranberry seed, ground rice, onion seed, poppy seed, yellow carnations, yellow corn kernels, whole yellow lentils and yellow button mums. Last year, OneLegacy’s float won the Judges Award — its 14th kudo in 22 years of Rose Parade participation.
Dimensions: 25 feet (height), 18 feet (width), 55 feet (length) Number of flowers: Not announced (Photo courtesy Tournament of Roses)12. LAUSD All District High School Honor Band
Los Angeles, Calif.
Established in 1973, the Los Angeles Unified School District All-District Honor Band has provided an opportunity for musical excellence and community representation for more than 14,000 students in the country’s second-largest school ...
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