Muncie, IN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Chapter 110 of the Muncie City Code requires a license before anyone in the City of Muncie exhibits by street parade, outdoor show, circus, carnival, or menagerie, per § 110.01. The city controller's office issues the license; no other city department handles this permit. The chapter sets flat license fees rather than a percentage-of-gate charge: § 110.02 sets $25.00 per day for a circus or menagerie license, § 110.03 sets $750.00 per week for a carnival license, and § 110.04 sets $25.00 per day for a tented repertoire show license.

Section 110.03 exempts "home talent" exhibitions of any kind from the carnival fee, though the chapter does not define that term further. Chapter 110 does not spell out a separate fee schedule specific to a bare street parade with no circus, carnival, or tent-show component; organizers should confirm with the controller's office whether a parade-only event still requires the § 110.01 license and, if so, what fee applies. Because Muncie is a second-class city governed by an elected mayor and a nine-member Common Council that legislates by ordinance, any change to these fees would come through Common Council action rather than administrative rule.

Nothing in Chapter 110 separately requires advance notice to the Muncie Police Department for street closures, though coordinating with police and the street department for a parade route is standard practice.