Photo Gallery: Myriad of events leading up to the Tournament of Roses Rose Parade
Paradiso Floats owner Charles Meier works on a giant Macaw for the Donate Life float titled The Gift of Time, at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Westridge School student Ryo Goodman, 17 from Altadena, works on the horn of a Sea Serpent at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
On her second year as a volunteer, Frances Dimond of Fairfield, Ca., arranges flowers at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
College intern Catalina Martinez Baenen, from Burbank, answers questions from visitors, at the Rosemont Pavilion float building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Laura Astdiek, right, working on the Amazon Prime float titled The Grand Tour, has been a volunteer helping build floats for 20 years, at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Cal Poly volunteers work on this year’s float, at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band marches out of the stadium after performing at Band Fest, at the college in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band trombone player performs at Band Fest, at the college in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band marches out of the stadium after performing at Band Fest, at the college in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band color guard marches out of the stadium after performing at Band Fest, at the college in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band performs at Band Fest, at the college in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Princess Alexandra Artura, from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, and the rest of the Royal Court answered calls at the official Pasadena Convention Center and Visitors Bureau’s Visitor Hotline, in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Princess Georgia Jane Cervenka is a senior at La Cañada High School, and the rest of the Royal Court answered calls at the official Pasadena Convention Center and Visitors Bureau’s Visitor Hotline, in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Royal Court for the 2018 Tournament of Roses cuts the ribbon at the Pasadena Convention Center and Visitors Bureau’s Visitor Hotline in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. From left: Georgia Cervenka of La Canada HS; Sydney Pickering of Arcadia HS; Julianne Lauenstein of La Canada HS; Rose Queen Isabella Marez of La Salle HS; Alexandra Artura of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Savannah Bradley of Pasadena HS; and Lauren Buehner of Arcadia HS. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Celeste Doiron, 18 and Cal Polo San Luis Obispo student, works on the float by placing straw flower on the side of the float, at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A hand grabs a bunch of flowers to place on a float, at the Rosemont Pavilion building location in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The Royal Court for the 2018 Tournament of Roses at the Tournament House before heading out for a full day of events, in Pasadena on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. From left: Georgia Cervenka of La Canada HS; Sydney Pickering of Arcadia HS; Julianne Lauenstein of La Canada HS; Rose Queen Isabella Marez of La Salle HS; Alexandra Artura of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Savannah Bradley of Pasadena HS; and Lauren Buehner of Arcadia HS. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)