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

Sec 10-404, adopted by Ordinance 629(08) on September 2, 2008 and amended by Ordinance 904(19) on April 15, 2019, requires a permit before anyone uses a city street, alley, park or other city-controlled property for a parade, street fair, street dance, carnival or similar assemblage that would disturb the property's normal use. A parade application must reach the city manager at least two weeks before the requested date, though the manager can waive that timing if enough review time remains, and the application goes on a city-prescribed form.

The section separately defines a 'special event' as an activity affecting normal use of public streets or sidewalks, involving a temporary structure such as a tent or inflatable over 400 square feet, or including alcohol sales on a premises not otherwise licensed for it, covering fairs, festivals, foot races, block parties and grand openings. A special event application is due at least 30 days before the event, or five business days for an 'expressive special event' organized primarily for First Amendment speech, with looser timing for a genuinely spontaneous expressive event tied to breaking news.

The city manager can require insurance or a bond holding the city harmless before issuing a permit, and can deny an application that is incomplete or false, would divert too many police officers, firefighters or ambulances from the rest of the city, would substantially disrupt traffic, or would unduly burden nearby businesses or residents. A permittee must arrange adequate trash and toilet facilities and restore the area within 24 hours after the event or pay the cleanup cost.