Special Events & Permits in Shelby County, TN (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
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Park Event Permits
Shelby County requires written permission before anyone stages a sports event, pageant, reenactment, regatta or other public spectator attraction at Shelby Farms park. The executive officer or superintendent who runs the park can only approve the permit after finding the event won't conflict with the park's purpose and will minimally interfere with everyday public use.
Shelby Farms Special Event Permits (Shelby County)
Significant RestrictionsShelby County Code § 30-167
Sports events, pageants, reenactments, regattas, entertainments and the like, characterized as public spectator attractions, are prohibited unless written permission therefor has been given by the executive officer and/or superintendent. Such permits may be issued only after a finding that the issuance of such permit will not be inconsistent with the purposes for which the area is established a...
Parade Permits
Shelby County requires written notice to the sheriff 72 hours to 30 days before any street procession that could impede traffic, covering routes, timing and expected participants. Funeral processions are exempt.
Shelby County Parade and Procession Notice Rule
Some RestrictionsShelby County Code § 24-27
Sec. 24-27. - Processions, vehicular or pedestrian, on streets or highways. (a) No person shall use the public streets or highways of the county for processions, pedestrian or vehicular, or a combination thereof, in conflict with any of the traffic ordinances, laws or regulations of the county, or whereby normal pedestrian or vehicular traffic may be impeded, hindered or obstructed, except upon...
Special Events & Permits by City in Shelby County
1 cities in Shelby County have their own special events & permits rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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