▁Pas ad ena , ▁near ▁Pas ad ena ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Vict ory ▁Park , ▁for ▁three ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁para de . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁para de ▁( occ asion ally ▁two ▁days ▁when ▁January ▁ 3 ▁falls ▁on ▁Saturday ▁or ▁Sunday ), ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁early ▁morning ▁hours ▁( 7 - 9 ) ▁are ▁reserved ▁for ▁sen iors ▁and ▁the ▁disabled , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁day ' s ▁worth ▁of ▁view ing ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁A ▁fair - like ▁environment ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁sou venir ▁v ending ▁stands ▁is ▁created ▁for ▁public ▁enjoy ment . ▁Hand ic ap ▁access ▁and ▁assistance ▁is ▁provided . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁animated ▁flo ats ▁are ▁put ▁on ▁display ▁with ▁their ▁animation ▁running . ▁ ▁Jud ging ▁Three ▁civ ic ▁and ▁fl oral ▁industry ▁leaders ▁evaluate ▁the ▁flo ats ▁and ▁hand ▁out ▁pri zes ▁to ▁the ▁particip ating ▁flo ats ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁categories . ▁The ▁top ▁prize ▁for ▁the ▁para de ▁is ▁the ▁S we ep st akes ▁Tro phy , ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁entry , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Rain ▁Bird ▁International ' s ▁entry ▁of ▁" Pres ervation ▁C ele br ation ", ▁built ▁by ▁F i esta ▁Par ade ▁Flo ats . ▁Rec ent ▁year ▁jud ges : ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁Richard ▁K osh ale k , ▁recent ▁president ▁of ▁Art ▁Center ▁College ▁of ▁Design ; ▁Sh aron ▁L oving , ▁h ort icult ure ▁department