Titusville, FL Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 11-515 governs parades and block parties together, but its permit and route requirements are written specifically for parades. Section 11-515(a) requires a permit from the special events coordinator for all parades, and Section 11-515(b) bars any vehicle from driving through the parade route or procession without a police officer's permission. Section 11-515(c) adds parade-specific application items on top of the general special event application in Section 11-503: a map showing the complete parade route and all auxiliary and adjacent roadways, an alternate route for traffic displaced by the parade, and, if the route crosses a state highway, a road closure permit from the Florida Department of Transportation.

Once approved, Section 11-515(d) puts several operational duties on the sponsor or provider "when applicable": coordinating traffic control with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, the municipal police department, or the Florida Highway Patrol; notifying the fire department and emergency management services of the closure and detour routes; giving the public at least seventy-two hours' notice of the closing; implementing and later removing a maintenance of traffic plan with signage and barricades that meets the current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and cleaning up debris in the roadway and rights-of-way once the parade ends.

The same subsection caps any vehicle in the parade at fifteen feet in height, because of clearance under the city's traffic signals, and limits every vehicle or unit in the procession to ten miles per hour. As with other special events, Section 11-503 requires the permit application at least sixty days before an ordinary parade date, extending to a year out for parades tied to a major holiday weekend.