Eagan, MN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Subd. 1 explains the permit exists because privately sponsored events draw on city resources, street closures, traffic control, personnel and other services that would not otherwise be needed. Subd. 3 requires a permit for timed athletic events with prizes regardless of size, unless police and public works find no safety concern; untimed events with 500 or more walk/run participants or 50 or more cyclists; any event needing a street or intersection closure; and any event that will significantly interfere with traffic or require city services.

Exemptions include funeral processions, government agency activities, events entirely inside a park facility under a separate park permit, and small pass-through bike events with fewer than 50 participants and no city services, upon written certification to the city clerk. Subd. 5 sets the process: an application with a non-refundable fee must reach the city clerk at least 60 days before the event, reviewed by a special event permit committee representing parks and recreation, police, fire, public works, community development, administration and the city clerk. Before the permit issues, the applicant must sign an indemnification agreement, carry commercial general liability insurance with at least a $1,000,000 combined single limit and $2,000,000 aggregate naming the city as an additional insured, pay a city services fee deposit equal to 125 percent of the city's estimated costs at least seven business days before the event, and notify abutting property owners at least five days ahead. Subd. 4 lists denial grounds, and Subd. 7 lets a denied or conditioned applicant appeal to the city council within seven days.