Mebane, NC Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 28-122 of Chapter 28 (Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places), Article IV, Parades and Picketing, requires anyone organizing or engaging in a parade or demonstration within Mebane's corporate limits to file two things before the event: a written statement with the chief of police, submitted more than 24 hours in advance, naming the person, association, committee, firm or corporation in charge and describing the intention and purpose of the parade; and a bond filed with the city clerk. The bond must cover the cost of any police escort, guide or protection the parade requires, plus any damage the event causes to the city's streets, sidewalks, signs or other property.

The section exempts two categories outright: parades held solely in connection with an elementary or high school event, and parades observing a patriotic, state or national holiday, neither of which needs the police notice or the bond. Violating any section of this article, including the filing requirement, is a misdemeanor under Section 28-121, punished in accordance with the Code's general penalty in Section 1-6, meaning a $500.00 civil penalty applies unless the city pursues the criminal misdemeanor route directly. The same article also regulates picketing that may accompany an assembly, including where marchers may walk, how many pickets may occupy a block, and a ban on anyone under 18 marching in a picket line, so an event that mixes a march with picketing should plan for both sets of rules before setting a date.