Forsyth County, GA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Chapter 62, Article II of the Forsyth County Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 34 in 1987, requires a permit for any "parade, assembly, demonstration, road closing, or other activity" that a private organization or group of more than three private persons wants to hold on public property or public roads in the unincorporated county for a private purpose, unless state law prohibits the permit or the activity is otherwise exempt. Section 62-33 sets the application mechanics: applicants file with the county administrator on the county's forms "not more than 60 days prior to the planned activity," and the administrator must act within ten days of receiving a complete application; the application must disclose the applicant's name and address, the date, time, place and route of the activity, and, for a corporation or partnership, the names and addresses of officers, directors or partners.

Section 62-36 lays out the approval standard: absent significant interference with nonparticipants' rights, unreasonable traffic obstruction, an endangerment to public safety, or other unreasonable interference with public welfare, the permit must be granted, and the administrator may impose conditions like trash cleanup crews or first aid resources, but cannot require the organizer to fund normal government functions like traffic control or police protection. A denied applicant can appeal to the board of commissioners at its next regular meeting under section 62-36(e). on Sundays.