Broome County, NY Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Broome County Code § 222-3 defines an 'assembly' broadly: the gathering of four or more persons for a common purpose, whether called a parade, procession, vigil, assembly or demonstration. Section 222-4(A) requires anyone organizing such a gathering on county buildings and grounds to obtain a written permit from the County Executive or a designated representative first, and the application must be verified by petition and filed with the County Executive at least 24 hours before the planned assembly date.

Section 222-4(B) sets the standards the County Executive applies when granting or denying a permit: the constitutional right to peaceably assemble and express views; whether the requested date and time would interfere with county government or court operations, with preference given to hours when the normal county workforce is off; whether the group's purpose is lawful; whether the group or its principal members previously engaged in vandalism or destruction of property on county property; and whether those individuals complied with this chapter's requirements during past use of county property. A permit can be denied on any of these grounds, and the same chapter separately bans firearms, fireworks, noxious gas and other weapons on county buildings and grounds regardless of any assembly permit.

The County Executive, Commissioner or Administrator can also ban a person found guilty of violating the chapter from county buildings and grounds for a specified period under § 222-5(C).