Daytona Beach, FL Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Daytona Beach's Outdoor Events Code, City Code chapter 82, article II, treats a parade as one of four defined categories of regulated "outdoor event," alongside a block party, filming activity, and any gathering of 100 or more people (§ 82-1). Section 82-51(a) bars anyone from holding, managing, or conducting an outdoor event, including a parade, without first obtaining a written outdoor event permit from the city, unless the activity falls under a narrow exemption in § 82-52 such as a sidewalk assembly with lawful traffic controls or an indoor recreational use.

The application, filed under § 82-54, must state the parade's specific proposed site or route with a map and written narrative, plus the proposed assembly and disbanding areas (§ 82-54(f)(9)-(f)(13)). How far ahead an organizer must apply turns on the event's classification: a Category A event (projected attendance of 5,000 or more, or one that needs a street closure) filed during a city-proclaimed major event period must go in 90 to 150 days ahead; a Category B event (1,000 to 5,000 attendees), 60 to 120 days; a Category C event, 45 days out (§ 82-53, § 82-54(c)).

Review is administrative rather than by public hearing, and under § 82-56(b)(1) the city may condition the permit on establishing a specific assembly or disbanding area for the parade. A nonrefundable application fee applies under § 82-54(e), and additional departmental service charges covering police, traffic control, and cleanup can be billed under § 82-57. The ordinance dates to Ord. No. 13-183 (2013), amended by Ord. No. 16-295 (2016).