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Parade permit application 2025

Fees

The cost of a parade permit is based on the size of your parade:

• Large parade (3 or more hours) $300
• All other parades $50

Deadlines

You must apply for your parade permit before the deadline. We do not accept late applications:

• Large parade permit applications shall be submitted at least sixty (60) days before the date of the parade;
• All other parade permit applications shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days before the date of the parade.

Dates and hours

• Parades shall only take place between 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.;
• Parades in the downtown area may not take place between 7:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. except on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

Insurance

You must have a commercial general insurance policy for the race with coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) total, and one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.

Street closure

• You must provide and pay for barricades and traffic control under an approved traffic control and management plan;
• You must pay the cost of posting and removing "No Parking" signs within the event space unless you qualify to use a parking mitigation plan.

Security

You must provide and pay for security personnel under an approved security plan.

Cleanup

• You must remove all garbage and recyclables according to an approved disposal plan;
• You must pay a security deposit to ensure proper removal of garbage and recyclables at large parades
  • Large parade security deposit is $800

See the full City Ordinance regulating parades and races

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