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

KCC 6.07.020 defines use under the street use permit chapter to expressly include the right to conduct a parade or other similar event upon any public place, placing parades squarely inside the same permitting scheme that governs sidewalk cafes, street closures, and construction staging. Because a parade combines several regulated uses at once, such as a street closure, banners, and vendor booths, the director can consolidate them under a single master use permit issued pursuant to KCC 6.07.100, which lets the director determine the amount of insurance that will be required depending on the risks associated with the level of uses under the permit, and modify chapter conditions to accommodate multiple users.

A parade that closes a street also has to satisfy KCC 6.07.090, which bars any street closure of any duration in time or length without a director-issued permit, conditioned on a written agreement covering emergency-vehicle access, a bond or insurance sufficient to cover cleanup and damages, and city-approved traffic control signs and barricades. Applicants submit through the standard permit process at KCC 6.07.120, and if the director denies, suspends, revokes, or restricts the permit, KCC 6.07.190 gives the applicant 10 days to appeal to the hearing examiner, whose decision is final unless appealed to superior court within 21 days.