Palm Springs, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

040 bars anyone from conducting or managing a parade without a written permit issued by the license division after city manager approval, based on a recommendation from the chief of police and the director of community development. The city manager may refuse a permit whose primary purpose is to advertise a person or business unless the event also serves a public purpose, and must deny any permit that would require extraordinary police service or endanger public safety, weighing the route, duration, proximity to other events, size and the department's ability to control the event.

050 sets application deadlines: within the congested traffic areas of Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Avenue, applications go to the business license division 30 to 180 days ahead; elsewhere in the city, the window is 21 to 180 days ahead. instead, with the city manager able to make minor timing adjustments. 046 lets the city manager attach a prepaid parade fee covering added policing, barricades and street cleanup, though city-cosponsored events like the mounted police parade and the annual desert circus parade are exempt, as are conventions bringing at least 3,000 delegate days. The city manager may also require public liability and property damage insurance. 120.