Dearborn, MI Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard closing hours
- 10:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m., daily
- Exceptions
- Posted hours, special permit, scheduled activity
- Festival curfew (Ford Field Park)
- 4:00 p.m. for unaccompanied under-18s
- After-hours parking
- Business patrons only, designated areas
- Enforcement
- Immediate departure required when directed
Summary
City parks in Dearborn close nightly from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and everyone inside must leave immediately once the closing hour arrives.
it shall be unlawful for any person to use, occupy, frequent, loiter or be in any park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless otherwise posted at the park or unless a special permit for such use or occupancy has been previously given by the director of recreation of the city therein, or unless such person is participating in a scheduled recreation department activity. At the closing hour of the parks, all persons within the parks shall immediately depart therefrom. No person, having been directed to leave the park at the closing hour by any city employee, shall fail to depart therefrom immediately.
(b) For each day on which the Dearborn Homecoming Festival takes place when it occurs at Ford Field Park, it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to use, occupy, frequent, loiter or be in Ford Field Park after 4:00 p.m., unless that minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian. All minors not so accompanied shall immediately depart from Ford Field Park.
(c) The parking of vehicles after 10:00 p.m. by customers and employees of area businesses shall be permitted in specified areas of Ford Field Park, subject to the posted regulations. After 10:00 p.m., these individuals may enter Ford Field Park for the parking of vehicles only. (Ord. No. 85-330, § 8, 11-7-85; Ord. No. 04-1000, 4-20-04; Ord. No. 26-1869, 7- 14-26)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Dearborn Code of Ordinances § 15-21(a) bars anyone from using, occupying, frequenting, loitering in, or being in a city park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless the park posts different hours, the recreation director issues a special permit, or the person is in a scheduled recreation-department activity. At closing time everyone must leave immediately; failing to depart when directed by a city employee is itself a violation. During the annual Homecoming Festival at Ford Field Park, unaccompanied minors under 18 face a 4:00 p.m. curfew, and after 10:00 p.m. only nearby business customers and employees can re-enter to park a vehicle.
Violations & Fines
Being in a Dearborn park after closing, or ignoring a city employee's order to leave, is a Code violation under § 1-9, up to a $500 fine, and can mean ejection under § 15-3.
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