Granville County, NC Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Granville County Code Article III, Outdoor Public Assemblies, defines a "mass gathering" as an open-air or indoor assembly charging admission in contemplation of profit for more than 1,000 people over a continuous period exceeding six hours (§ 41-72). County-sponsored, school-sponsored, or small-scope events the district health director finds capable of servicing their own needs are excluded. Organizers must apply to the district health director at least 30 days before the event with a $200.00 fee, identifying the applicant, location, expected attendance, dates and hours, and a site map showing toilets, bathing facilities, water sources, garbage disposal, and entrance/exit and emergency-access roads (§ 41-74).

Within ten days of the application, the health director inspects the site and, if requirements can be met, issues a provisional permit; the director may also require a $25,000.00 performance bond and liability/property-damage insurance up to $1,000,000.00 within five days of that provisional permit (§ 41-75). A final permit issues after a follow-up inspection no more than 15 days before the event confirms facilities and arrangements are satisfactory; if not, the provisional permit is revoked and the permittee must publicly announce cancellation using the same channels used to promote the event (§ 41-76).

The district division of health services' mass-gathering rules are adopted as county regulations except where they conflict with this article (§ 41-77). A permit expires only after satisfactory post-event cleanup, or may be revoked for noncompliance, at the permittee's request, or on abandonment (§ 41-73).