San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s giant panda-topped float took home the Rose Parade’s top honors Wednesday, winning the Sweepstakes Award that heralds the event’s most beautiful entry. It’s the second year in a row the alliance landed atop the proverbial podium.

The San Diego Zoo float took top honors in the 136th Rose Parade, winning the Sweepstakes Award for "most beautiful entry" for two years in a row.

Two dozen flower-covered Rose Parade floats were awarded honors Wednesday morning by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. The 2025 Rose Parade float award winners were judged in a variety of categories,

Floats covered in flowers hit the streets for the annual Rose Parade Wednesday. A cancer survivor from the Chicago area was on the City of Hope Cancer Center's float.

In life, Athena Raylene Zepeda touched lives from Whittier to Riverside. The gift of even a short life became a second chance for others.

PASADENA, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Pasadena, the annual Rose Parade kicked off the New Year with its beautifully decorated floral floats. Each holds a special story, especially the One Legacy float, which has participated in the parade for 22 years. It's dedicated to those who have received or given the gift of life through organ donation.

Watching the Rose Parade is one the nation’s favorite New Year’s Day traditions and one Atlanta cancer survivor is getting as up close to the parade as possible: on a float. City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research centers across the U.S., will feature an Atlanta woman on its float in the Pasadena, California parade.

Visit Mississippi’s Parade Float was awarded the Past President’s Award at the 136th Rose Parade. . The float celebrates Mississippi’s cultural legacy as the birthplace of America’s music. “The Rose Parade provided a unique opportunity to share Mississippi’s story with a global audience,

The San Diego Zoo has taken top honors in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the second consecutive year, winning the 2025 Sweepstakes Trophy for its entry "Friendship Across the Earth." The float, designed by Azusa-based Artistic Entertainment Services, features the zoo's two giant pandas frolicking around their new home.

With its float focused on international partnerships to further conservation efforts, the San Diego Zoo won the coveted Sweepstakes Award during the 136th Rose Parade on New Year's Day.