Washington County, UT Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 3-3-2 names parades directly among the gatherings covered by the SPECIAL EVENT definition, so a parade that assembles seventy-five (75) or more people, counting organizers, staff, and spectators, must comply with section 3-3-3, which makes it unlawful for any person or entity to organize, manage, sponsor, or operate a special event in the unincorporated county without a permit unless a section 3-3-4 exception applies. A minor parade permit application costs $100 and is due at least 30 days before the event; a major parade (200 or more attendees, or one that needs a full or partial road closure) costs $200 and is due 60 days out, with a separate encroachment permit required for any road closure and no exceptions allowed for that piece.

C requires the applicant to submit a complete route plan showing legible maps of the parade route, staging, start, finish, and assembly areas, plus a traffic-control plan detailing how roads will be managed or closed. Free-speech marches are exempted from the permit unless a road closure is needed, public safety is threatened, or 200 or more participants are expected, in which case a major event permit still applies but only to regulate time, place, and manner.