Special Events & Permits in Orange County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orange County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Park Event Permits
Orange County Code § 21-72(b) forbids staging, promoting, conducting, or even participating in a public assembly in any county public park that draws 700 or more people at any one time unless a public assembly permit has been obtained from the manager of the parks and recreation division.
Orange County Park Assembly Permit
Some RestrictionsOrange County, FL Code of Ordinances § 21-72(b)
No person shall stage, promote, conduct, engage in, participate in, aid, form, advertise or start any public assembly in any public park that is attended at any one time, is calculated to be attended at any one time, or is reasonably expected to be attended at any one time, by seven hundred (700) or more people, unless a public assembly permit has been applied for and obtained from the manager ...
Parade Permits
Orange County requires a public assembly permit from the county administrator for any parade, march, rally, or similar gathering of 100 or more people on a public right-of-way.
Orange County Public Assembly Permit
Some RestrictionsOrange County, FL Code of Ordinances § 21-72(a)
No person shall stage, promote, conduct, engage in, participate in, aid, form, advertise or start any public assembly in or on any public right-of-way that is attended at any one time, is calculated to be attended at any one time, or is reasonably expected to be attended at any one time, by one hundred (100) or more people, unless a public assembly permit has been applied for and obtained from ...
Street Fair Rules
Street fairs, festivals and similar outdoor special events in unincorporated Orange County need zoning approval and a Fire Marshal outdoor event permit, with vendor food trucks capped at two per event under Sec. 38-79(39).
Orange County Special Event Vendor Rules
Some RestrictionsOrange County, FL Code of Ordinances § 38-79(39)
A special event, as defined in Section 38-1, may be permitted, subject to the following requirements: ... b. An outdoor special event permit must be obtained from the Orange County Fire Marshal's Office, where applicable. ... (iii) A maximum of two (2) food trucks may be permitted in association with a special event.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Restaurants with 20+ feet of street frontage in Orange County's Village Center PD districts may add outdoor dining, but tables, chairs, and planters can't block the sidewalk through-corridor, traffic circulation, or drainage areas.
Orange County Village Center Outdoor Dining
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 38-1389(c)(7)
(7)Outside dining and seating areas are encouraged for full-service or other restaurants which possess twenty (20) linear feet or more of street frontage. Such outdoor dining and seating areas are subject to the following requirements: a. No table, chair, bench, umbrella, planter, or fencing may encroach upon the sidewalk through-corridor, on-site traffic circulation, or landscaping or drainage...
Special Events & Permits by City in Orange County
1 cities in Orange County have their own special events & permits rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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