Queen Creek, AZ Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 11-2-6, "Processions," inside Article 11-2 of the traffic chapter, is short but absolute: no procession or parade, except funeral processions, may be held without first securing a permit from the Town, and permit requests must state the time, place of formation, proposed line of march, destination and such other regulations as the Town sets forth. Funeral processions are the only carve-out, and even those must be identified by whatever method the Town designates, typically the funeral-flag or headlight convention used by the escorting funeral home.

Because a parade necessarily uses Town streets, organizers also interact with the temporary traffic-control system in Article 11-3: a street closure tied to the parade route needs a Traffic Control Plan Application at least 30 days ahead under Section 11-3-2, unless the Town treats it as a reviewed special-events exception. The Town's traffic engineer administers permits generally under Section 11-1-2, with authority to approve, condition, suspend or revoke a Temporary Traffic Control Plan or permit if an organizer fails to follow it. Because this provision sits in the traffic chapter rather than a stand-alone special-events licensing article, a parade permit request should go through the Community Development Department alongside any Traffic Control Plan the route requires. The rule was repealed and replaced by Ordinance 764-21 on September 15, 2021, as part of a broader traffic-chapter rewrite.