2020 Rose Parade

Benjamin Davenport holds a large rose as his family enjoys the Rose Parade on Wednesday.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

A float by Kiwanis International.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A close-up of the city of Pasadena’s float entry, “Pasadena celebrates 2020.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A Chinese American Heritage float.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A member of a troupe of stilt walkers.  (Mark Boster / For the Times)

The opening performance for 131st Rose Parade on Wednesday morning.   (Mark Boster / For the Times)

The Cowboy Channel’s float.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

The UPS Store float, “Stories Change Our World.”   (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Amazon Studios’ “Troop Zero” float.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The Northwestern Mutual float.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Spectators follow the parade route on Colorado Boulevard after the end of the Rose Parade.   (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Bernie Sanders supporters march along the parade route.   (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

The Southern University and A&M College marching band performs during the parade.   (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

The Southern University and A&M College marching band.  (Mark Boster/For the Times)

Dancers from Costa Rica’s Banda Municipal de Zarcero.  (Mark Boster / For the Times)

The American Honda float.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Co-Grand Marshal Rita Moreno waves to the crowd on the parade route.   (Mark Boster / For The Times)

The city of Pasadena’s float entry, “Pasadena Celebrates 2020.”   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A view down Colorado Boulevard during the 2020 Rose Parade in Pasadena.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The Japan Honor Green Band performs.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

The city of Burbank’s float, “Rise Up,” paid homage to those affected by California’s wildfires.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Camille Kennedy, the 102nd Rose Parade queen, waves from the Royal Court float.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

The University of Wisconsin marching band.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

The city of Pasadena’s entry focused on the 100th-year celebration of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The Rancho Verde Crimson Regiment from Moreno Valley performs.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The UPS Store entry, “Stories Change Our World,” rolls down Colorado Boulevard during the 2020 Rose Parade in Pasadena.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

The Pride of Pearland Marching Band, from Pearland, Texas.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Northwestern Mutual’s entry, “Spend Your Life Living.”   (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

A dancer with Banda Municipal de Zarcero from Costa Rica.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

A U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber passes the Goodyear blimp during a flyover at the Rose Parade.   (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

The 2020 Rose Parade gets underway in Pasadena. This year’s theme is “The Power of Hope.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band marches.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Honda’s float is “Our Hope for the Future.”  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Spectators take a selfie in front of a display along Orange Grove Boulevard before the start of the 2020 Rose Parade in Pasadena.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Parade marshals wait on their scooters near the start of the Rose Parade.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

From left, Delores Jaso, Jinney Arreola and Linda Betts wait for the Rose Parade to begin.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Karina Sosa, left, and her sister Brenda Sosa with a Salvadoran flag before the start of the 2020 Rose Parade in Pasadena.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Lorena Jara and nephew Noe Jara, 6 months, try to keep warm before the start of the Rose Parade.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)