Orlando, FL Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

01(3). A written application, signed under oath, must reach the Special Events Office not less than 14 calendar days and not more than one calendar year before the event. To qualify, the party must be closed to the general public, involve no commercial activity, sales or advertising on the street, use no sound amplification without a separate Chapter 42 permit, charge no admission, and serve no alcohol on the right-of-way. The street must be a local street, as classified by the Transportation Engineer, whose closure won't hurt vehicle or pedestrian safety, and attendance can't reach 100 people at any point.

m. Applicants in an HOA-governed neighborhood can apply through the association's board or individual residents; non-HOA neighborhoods need one or more residents plus a nonobjection petition signed by a majority of households on the affected block. 5-foot-tall path for emergency access, and subsection (4) restricts permits to residential zoning districts R-1 through R-3D. No street can get more than four block party permits per calendar year.