A new immersive art exhibition commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires by inviting visitors to walk alongside fire survivors and experience their stories through interactive art, music and video.
The phoenix stood tall in fiery colors, as it set off atop a float in the famous Rose Parade® on New Year’s Day – symbolically conveying to a worldwide audience that survivors of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires are rising up together.
With roses and reflections, joy and pain, their family and friends remembered.
When catastrophic wildfires swept across Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, the devastation to families and communities was immediate and profound. The very next day, CCF activated its Wildfire Recovery Fund, quickly rallying donors and community partners to deliver life-saving support to thousands of residents facing displacement and loss.
With financial relief going out just days after the January wildfires, the California Community Foundation helped keep several local schools afloat with supplies and filled gaps when enrollments plummeted.
On January 1, 2026, wildfire survivors will represent the thousands of families and individuals whose homes and communities were forever changed by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires with a Rose Parade® presented by Honda float honoring the resilience, courage and unity of wildfire survivors from Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena.