New Year’s Day 2024: The Rose Parade is studded with Michelle Williams, Jordin Sparks, Audra McDonald and Cassadee Pope
New Year’s Day 2024 started with a bang.
The 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California – a sleepy and affluent suburb of Los Angeles – was packed with stars on Monday.
This year’s theme was Celebrating a World of Music, which gave the morning parade an international flair.
Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child performed during the opening number.
Also in attendance was David Archuleta, who was the 2008 American Idol runner.
New Year’s Day 2024 started with a bang. The 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California was packed with stars on Monday. Here is Grand Marshal Audra McDonald, far left
The parade ended with a grand final performance by Jordin Sparks
She was the youngest contestant to win American Idol when she was 17 years old
Cassadee Pope – the first female winner of The Voice in 2012 – was also there.
The parade ended with a grand finale performance by Jordin Sparks, the youngest contestant to win American Idol when she was 17 years old.
This year again the focus is on the Grand Marshal, Audra McDonald, who has had a rich career on Broadway.
McDonald has more Tony Award performance wins than any other actor.
She has also received two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award.
Football star Tim Tebow was also seen throwing a football at the crowd.
And local Los Angeles artist Rush Davis was also on the schedule.
A singer performs on the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs float during the 135th Rose Parade
Dancers perform next to the Explore Louisiana float
The San Diego Zoo float rolls along the parade route at the Rose Parade
Trader Joe’s float featured lots of vegetables, like broccoli
Royalty: Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano is seen waving from her float
The Downey Rose Float Associate float, featuring flamingos made from flowers, can be seen moving along the parade route
The city of Alhambra’s float featured a purple dragon, in honor of 2024 being the Year of the Blue Dragon
The Hawai’i All State Marching Band, which previously performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, performed
Banda Municipal de Zarcero from Costa Rica also performed
American TV personality Carson Kressley rode his horse in the 2024 Rose Parade with the Scripps Miramar American Saddlebreds
Also in attendance was American TV personality Carson Kressley, who rode his horse in the 2024 Rose Parade with the Scripps Miramar American Saddlebreds.
Both the Hawai’i All State Marching Band, which previously performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Banda Municipal de Zarcero, of Costa Rica, performed.
The Downey Rose Float Associate’s float featured flamingos made from flowers, while the City of Alhambra’s float featured a purple dragon, honoring 2024 as the Year of the Blue Dragon.
The San Diego Zoo’s float, decorated with a lion roaring and kolas crawling up a tree, paid tribute to some of their beloved animals.
The San Diego Zoo’s 55-foot-long float received the top prize this year.