Photos: 2018 Rose Parade

Earth Wind & Fire performs atop the Forum float.

The Grand Marshal Award for most outstanding creative concept and float design went to Dole Packaged Foods.

The city of Torrance’s float moves along Colorado Boulevard.

Spectators view a passing float.

A performer atop a float.

The Louisburg High School Marching Wildcat Band from Louisburg, Kan., performs.

The Fantasy Award for most outstanding display of fantasy and imagination went to the Sierra Madre Rose Float Assn.

An early crowd gathers for the start of the 2018 Rose Parade in Pasadena.

Mali Ross silly strings passing cyclists on Colorado Boulevard as people camp out in anticipation of getting the best seats in Pasadena.

From left, Paul Houldridge, Kari Houldridge, Rachel Houldridge, Christena Bentley and Ben Houldridge play a card game after staking out their spot on the Rose Parade route.

Minda Betts silly strings passing cars as people camp out on Colorado Boulevard.

Troy Parkins, left, and J.R. Russell tend a fire while camping out overnight.

Kelly Nassiri works on a parrot for the Riverside Mission Inn float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

A group of volunteers work on the Singpoli float at Paradiso Parade Floats in Irwindale.

A group of volunteers work on the Donate Life float at Paradiso Parade Floats in Irwindale.

Mary Jo and Don Kohlmiller, who have volunteering for last 25 years, decorating a frog for city of Torrance float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

Susi Farrell works on a star for the Cal Poly float at Paradiso Parade Floats in Irwindale.

A group of volunteers work on the Amazon float at Paradiso Parade Floats in Iwrindale.

Mary Yarbrough, left, Emily Novak and Katie Sun sort flowers for the Cal Poly float at Paradiso Parade Floats in Irwindale.

Jacque Giuffre puts the final touches on a cheetah featured on Dole’s “Sharing Nature’s Bounty” float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale on Saturday.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Margaret Richardson adds a stalk of blooms to the Miracle-Gro float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

June O’Neill adds roses to the City of Torrance float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

Kathy Rimmer, a volunteer from Harrisburg, Pa., who has been coming to California for the last eight years to work on Rose Parade floats, helps finish an octopus on the Dole Packaged Foods float.

Jim Hynd, in red, vice president and floral director of Fiesta Parade, accompanies judges as they appraise floats for the 2018 Rose Parade.

Hundreds of volunteers put the finishing touches on Rose Parade floats at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

Volunteers position individual blooms on a float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.

A cartload of flowers is delivered to volunteers putting the finishing touches on Rose Parade floats at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale.