Pima County, AZ Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Application deadline
- 90 calendar days before event
- Filed with
- Traffic Engineering Division, Dept. of Transportation
- Covers
- Races, block parties, mass-start events
- Coverage area
- Unincorporated Pima County right-of-way
Summary
Parades, races and block parties on county right-of-way need a permit filed 90 days ahead under the Special Events Ordinance.
A person shall not conduct, manage, or sponsor any organized special event within a public street or right-of-way under the jurisdiction of Pima County unless a permit has first been properly acquired for such special event.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-64: Contains Supplement, with local legislation through Ordinance 2026-9, passed 7-28-2026, current through 7-28-2026).
Full Breakdown
Pima County Code § 10.45.040 bars anyone from conducting, managing or sponsoring an organized special event, a mass-start race, block party, grand opening or similar activity, on a public street or right-of-way in unincorporated Pima County without first getting a permit. Violating any permit condition is grounds for immediate revocation. Applications go to the Traffic Engineering Division at least 90 calendar days before the event under § 10.45.050, covering the route, road-closure times, staging areas and traffic control plan. Covers only unincorporated county rights-of-way, not Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita or South Tucson.
Violations & Fines
Permit violations are grounds for immediate revocation under § 10.45.040; § 10.45.160 sets penalties for conducting an event without a permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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