Dunwoody, GA Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Article VIII of Chapter 26 sets up Dunwoody's parade, public assemblage, and special event permit system starting at § 26-239, but § 26-241 carves out eleven categories of activity that the article does not reach at all. The second of those, § 26-241(2), covers neighborhood parades and block parties: they are exempt from needing an event permit provided the activity remains solely within the boundaries of the neighborhood and does not interfere with the normal flow of vehicular traffic, or provided the organizers have separately obtained a street closing permit from the city.

That structure means a small gathering confined to a residential street with no outside traffic impact needs no city paperwork at all, while a block party that spills past its own street or blocks through traffic must instead go get a street closing permit before proceeding, rather than filing the full special event application that § 26-242 requires for parades, festivals, and similar events. The exemption sits alongside other carve-outs in the same section, including funeral processions, private park gatherings like birthday parties, sporting events, and garage sales, all of which the council decided do not warrant the same level of city review as a large parade or commercial special event.

The code does not define neighborhood boundaries or spell out a separate application procedure for the street closing permit referenced in § 26-241(2) within this article; that process is handled outside Article VIII's event-permit framework.