Port St. Lucie, FL Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m. to sunset
- Allowed days
- Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays
- Route authority
- Set by chief of police
- Filing window
- 30 to 365 days ahead
- No-profit rule
- Bars ads or private fundraising
- Appeal window
- 5 days to city manager
Summary
Any parade or procession on a Port St. Lucie street needs a street closure permit from the chief of police, who sets the route and can only approve parades on weekends, national holidays, and between 9 a.m. and sunset absent good cause under Sec. 99.06.
Sec. 99.06. - Regulation of time, place and manner of parades. The following time, place, and manner regulations are to apply to all parades held within the city.
(a)Parades shall take place within designated parade routes, to be determined by the chief of police.(b)Animals or animal drawn vehicles shall be permitted within a parade if they are trained for utilization in crowd situations and are cleaned up after.(c)Parades shall be held between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset, only upon Saturdays, Sundays, or national holidays recognized by the federal government of the United States of America, provided, however, for good cause shown the chief of police, may grant a parade permit for days and hours other than those indicated herein.(d)There shall be no more than one parade at one location on any given day, with priority for any particular day to be granted to the first person to submit a completed application request designating that day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 103).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 99.04 makes it unlawful to hold a parade or procession on a city street without a street closure permit. Sec. 99.06 then adds parade-specific time, place and manner rules on top of the general application process in Sec. 99.05: parades must follow a designated route set by the chief of police, animals in the parade must be trained for crowd situations and cleaned up after, and parades can only run between 9:00 a.m. and sunset on a Saturday, Sunday, or a federally recognized national holiday, unless the chief of police grants an exception for good cause. Only one parade per location is allowed on a given day, and priority goes to whoever files a complete application first.
The application itself, filed with the chief of police 30 to 365 days ahead under Sec. 99.05, must include the parade's assembly point, the type of entrants (floats, marching groups, and similar), the time units will begin assembling, and proof of liability insurance. Sec. 99.07(b)(7) bars issuing a parade permit for advertising a product or for private profit or fundraising. If the chief of police denies the permit, Sec. 99.08 requires written notice of the reasons within 5 days of the 10-day review period, and Sec. 99.09 gives the organizer 5 days to appeal to the city manager, who must decide within 72 hours.
Violations & Fines
Holding a parade without a street closure permit, or outside the permitted route, hours or conditions set under Sec. 99.06, is unlawful. Sec. 99.12 separately bars unreasonably obstructing a permitted parade or driving a vehicle through parade participants while they are moving. Absent a specific fine in Chapter 99, these offenses fall to the general penalty in Sec. 10.99: $50 for a first offense, rising to a second-degree misdemeanor under F.S. §§ 775.082-.083 by the third.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I hold a parade on a weekday in Port St. Lucie?
Does the parade permit process allow product advertising or fundraising?
What if two groups want to parade the same route on the same day?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Port St. Lucie
Florida rules heatmap·Compare Port St. Lucie to another location·View the Florida special events & permits overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.