Orlando, FL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default park hours
- 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. daily
- Park of the Americas hours
- 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
- Leu Gardens hours
- 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed Christmas
- After-hours presence
- Unlawful, grounds for arrest
- Posted notice required
- Sign at each park under § 18A.08
Summary
Most Orlando city parks close at 11 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. under Section 18A.02 of the City Code, with signature parks like Park of the Americas and Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens on their own tighter schedules. Anyone who willfully stays in a closed park faces arrest under Section 18A.08-1.
The following City of Orlando Parks shall be open for public use between the hours of 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. of the same day and shall be closed to public use from 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. of the following day, unless otherwise approved or permitted and posted by the City Council or by the City's Director of Families, Parks and Recreation or the Chief of Police... It is unlawful for any person to willfully enter upon or remain within any of the parks or recreation facilities listed above during such hours as the parks or recreation facilities are closed to public use, unless otherwise approved, permitted, or posted by the Director of Families, Parks and Recreation, Interlocal Agreement, or the Chief of Police.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 92).
Full Breakdown
the next morning, unless City Council, the Director of Families, Parks and Recreation, or the Chief of Police approves and posts a different schedule for a specific event. 07 opens Harry P. daily except Christmas Day. 08 requires the Director of Families, Parks and Recreation to post a sign at each park stating its closing hours in letters legible enough to put an ordinary visitor on notice, and to publish the same hours on the city's website; a sign in 'substantial compliance' is enough to establish that the public had notice.
08-1 then makes it unlawful for any person to willfully enter upon or remain within any of the parks or recreation facilities during closed hours, unless a Families, Parks and Recreation permit, interlocal agreement, or Chief of Police authorization applies. It is an affirmative defense to a citation that the person held a valid permit under Chapter 18B specifically authorizing the after-hours activity.
Violations & Fines
Being in a closed Orlando park after posted hours is a criminal violation of Section 18A.08-1, and the Code states that presence in Park of the Americas or Harry P. Leu Gardens after closing 'shall be grounds for immediate arrest' under Sections 18A.06(2) and 18A.07(2). A person cited can raise as an affirmative defense that they held a valid event permit covering the time and location.
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Sources & Official References
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