Kennewick, WA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

49, "Parades and Demonstrations," regulates organized group movement on public ways and public gatherings assembled to protest or make a display. 030 defines a parade as any organized group marching or in procession on foot, by animal or by vehicle, and a demonstration as a public gathering of 25 or more people for a public display or to redress grievances. 020 classifies the permit as a Class III license, Kennewick's highest license tier. 040 requires a permit before any parade or demonstration is held on a public way or place, obtained by the event's organizers.

050 sets the application content: the applicant's name and address, the date and time of the event, the name of the sponsoring group, the probable number of participants, and, for a parade, the proposed march route. 060 attaches three conditions to every permit: organizers must hold the city harmless for any resulting loss, must take measures needed to protect participants and the public, with the License Officer authorized to require reasonable traffic control at the permittee's expense (unless the city itself is a participant, in which case the City Manager can approve city-funded traffic control), and organizers are responsible for cleaning up debris and litter and for any resulting damage.

070 requires permittees to stay on the approved route during the approved times, obey all traffic regulations and permit restrictions, and maintain good order among marchers, demonstrators and onlookers. 47's special-events provisions cross-reference outdoor assemblies, a parade or demonstration with amplified sound may also need a sound management plan reviewed by the License Officer.