Special Events & Permits in Bucks County, PA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bucks County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Park Event Permits

Reserving a pavilion, athletic field, camping ground, or any other Bucks County park area requires a Department of Parks and Recreation permit under §§ 5.1-5.3. Applications go online, in person, or by phone, are handled first come first served, and require prepayment of any fee before the permit is issued.

Bucks County Park Facility Reservation Permits

Significant Restrictions

Bucks County Park System Rules and Regulations (Ord. No. 170 as amended by Ord. No. 174), §§ 5.1-5.3

Permits are required for the following purposes: A. Use of recreational buildings, pavilions, and camping grounds. B. Use of athletic fields. C. To reserve any area in the Park System for use. D. An event or activity which thirty-five (35) or more people are expected to attend... Any person or association of persons desiring to obtain a permit shall make request at the office of the Department ...

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Parade Permits

Any parade, procession, demonstration, picket line, or rally on Bucks County park property needs a Department permit under § 9.8 of the Park System Rules and Regulations, unless the group has thirty-five or fewer people and meets seven listed conditions covering safety, noncommercial use, and no amplified sound or staked signage.

Bucks County Park Parade And Rally Permits

Significant Restrictions

Bucks County Park System Rules and Regulations (Ord. No. 170 as amended by Ord. No. 174), § 9.8

Any group of people that assembles to constitute or participate in a parade, procession, special use, demonstration, picket line, rally, or similar event on Park Property is required to procure a Permit authorizing such assembly, except as provided below in subsection (B). A group consisting of thirty-five (35) or fewer people that assembles for an activity described above in subsection (A) is ...

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