▁various ▁sites . ▁The ▁flower ▁float ▁decor ating ▁places ▁are ▁the ▁Ros em ont ▁Pav il ion ▁and ▁the ▁Rose ▁Float ▁Pla za ▁South , ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ir wind ale , ▁California . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁attended ▁the ▁three - day ▁event ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Quant ity ▁of ▁flowers ▁ ▁While ▁many ▁distinct ▁changes ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁Festival ' s ▁flo ats , ▁including ▁computer - a ided ▁movement ▁and ▁professional ▁float ▁building , ▁the ▁flo ats ▁have ▁kept ▁true ▁to ▁the ▁event ' s ▁title ▁and ▁her itage , ▁by ▁using ▁real , ▁fresh ▁flowers . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁flowers ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁float ▁and ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁float ▁spons or . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁old ▁days , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁flowers ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁flo ats ▁were ▁home ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁F anny ▁Mor r ison ▁H ort icult ural ▁Center , ▁now ▁the ▁Kid space ▁Children ' s ▁Museum ▁in ▁the ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁Natural ▁Park . ▁ ▁Post - par ade : ▁A ▁Show case ▁of ▁Flo ats ▁ ▁Pres ented ▁by ▁Mi racle - G ro , ▁the ▁Show case ▁is ▁a ▁paid ▁ad mission ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁flo ats ▁are ▁displayed ▁after ▁the ▁para de , ▁for ▁close - up ▁view ing . ▁The ▁flo ats ▁are ▁park ed ▁along ▁Sierra ▁Mad re ▁and ▁Washington ▁Bou lev ards ▁in