Fiesta Parade Floats — Local services in Irwindale

Fiesta Floats are a sight to be seen. The details that are put into each float would amaze people if they only knew. Going through a VIP tour with the owner was eye opening. Tim explained different aspects of the float making process & took questions. The amount of volunteers working )on the floats was unbelievable. Tim's eye to detail, the quality of the work and the amount of floral used on each float was impressive. All the float's decorating material has to be organic. Who knew they use shaved coconut to decorate the tips of the petals on the giant flowers that went on the float that won this year. If you ever get a chance to visit Fiesta parade floats, take it. People have NO CLUE of what it takes to build a float let alone 13- 15 floats. Sitting in the bleachers and watching TV coverage doesn't do the floats or their creators justice. We attended a VIP reception after our tour. One young man on the waiting staff was rude, bossy and not use to dealing with people in a positive way. We had to deal with him several times and he took some of the pleasure of the event away. The food was presented very well and in abundance. Not a lot of vegetarian options which was disappointing. The bar area was small but had friendly servers. The desserts were the best. A huge variety of options had people going back to fill their sweet tooths. A great place to get your eyes opened to the float process. Just be careful when walking around. Scaffolding and materials are everywhere. Volunteers are doing tedious work like beading blueberries or cutting a lot of flowers so they are chopped up. A...

Went December 28 to see Tournament of Roses floats being made. Seeing the painstaking work, craftsmanship, and patience of the volunteers in person gives a whole different appreciation that you can't get from just seeing it on a short TV news story. The enclosed picture is of volunteers using tweezers to attach Lima beans - one...

It was Kaiser family day and it was so catered for children. Two magicians, four face painters, four balloon makers, and petting zoo. It had a station of coconut chips which you could squish and crumble down so it could be used to cover the white part of the Kaiser float. Here are some sneak peaks on this...