Parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Arizona State University mascot, Sparky, makes his way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Jim Bell and Ashlyn Bell cheer on the Coronado High School Don Marching Band during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Jeannie Castaneda looks at the camera before the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024. Castaneda wears an ofrenda necklace around her neck, with photographs of loved ones who have passed away.
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Whiskey rocks an Arizona State jersey during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of the Rescue a Golden of Arizona make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of Ballet Folklorico de Santa Maria make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Boise State fans cheer during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of Memento Mori Widows Sons make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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People watch as floats make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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People watch as parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of Arizona Ghostbusters Inc. make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of Justice League Arizona make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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A member of Pretty Precise Stepteam makes her way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Finn Christensen high fives his favorite characters during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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People watch as parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of Arizona Ghostbusters Inc. make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Parade participants make their way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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The Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Big E float makes its way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Maxwell Turbenson smiles at the camera during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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The Boise State Blue Thunder Marching Band makes its way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Janniza Jeffy, from Full Color Movement International, dances during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of the Corona del Sol Steel Band play “Tequila” during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Members of the Corona del Sol Steel Band spread bubbles during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Justin Contre carries his nephew on his shoulders during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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The Logvins family pose for the camera with their homemade signs during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Boise State fans cheer on the Boise State Blue Thunder Marching Band during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Spencer Sego, from Memento Mori Widows Sons, smokes a cigar before the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Cynthia Ramirez applies lipstick on her daughter, Valentina Ramirez-Haro, before the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Boise State Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band members Tucker Moore (left) and Jordan Wheeler look at their reflection through Tristan Pinkerton’s big bell tuba before the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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The Coronado High School Don Marching Band makes its way down Central Avenue during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Janette Cruz wears an ofrenda necklace during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024. The necklace holds photographs of loved ones who have passed away.
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Jannette Martinez looks at volunteers getting set up for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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The Cave Creek Rodeo Days Youth Program float passes by as they travel along Camelback Road during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Thomas H. Begay waves to the crowd as he participates in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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Fiesta Sports Foundation Committee Chairman, Ryan Hatch, wavs to the crowd during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Boise State fans watch the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade as it travels along Camelback Road on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Spirit, the Fiesta Bowl mascot, ballon travels along Camelback Road during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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The Boise State marching band performs in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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The Fiesta Bowl Trophy travels along Central Avenue during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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The Pretty Precise Stop and Shake dance crew performs in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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The Pretty Precise Stop and Shake dance crew walks in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Cheryl (left) and Reginald Graves dance in the street as they await the start of the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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A parade D.J. leads a crowd in a conga line as they await the start of the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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A group of teenagers run around in a circle to spin the Spirit balloon during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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People fill the sidewalks along Camelback Road for the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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The Sun City Moms walk in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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The Glendale High School NJROTC walks in the parade, past a group walking a balloon in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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The Boise State marching band performs in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl Parade on Dec. 28, 2024, in Phoenix.
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Patricia Barker, her granddaughter, Kinsley, and Barker’s dog, Willow, on the Fiesta Bowl Parade route in central Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Mike and Sandy Fox sitting on the Fiesta Bowl Parade route in central Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Annie DeGraw, in hat, setting up for the 52nd Fiesta Bowl Parade in central Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024.
