Lawton, OK Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 7-31-1-3102 defines a 'parade' as an organized, pre-planned procession on public streets watched by spectators for family entertainment, and classifies it as a 'public-major event' alongside street fairs, carnivals and park events. Section 7-31-1-3103 requires a permit before any group of twenty-five or more people uses a city street, park or other city property, reviewed at minimum by the city manager, city attorney, fire chief, police chief, solid waste superintendent and traffic engineer. Section 7-31-1-3104(B) sets the application deadline at no less than sixty days before a public-major event, with the review completed at least thirty days out; the application must include the number, spacing, minimum speed and maximum speed of floats or vehicles and the parade's length in miles.

Section 7-31-1-3105 requires a certificate of liability insurance naming the City as additional insured, with minimums of $1,000,000 general coverage, $175,000 personal injury per event and $25,000 property damage. m. Section 7-31-1-3108 lists the findings the parks and recreation director must make before issuing a permit, including that the parade will not divert an unreasonable share of police or ambulance resources or provoke disorderly conduct. Section 7-31-1-3110 allows a denial or revocation to be appealed to the city manager within five business days, then to city council within ten days of that decision.