Vallejo, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

VMC Section 8.52.010 makes it unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, company, corporation, association, society, or organization of any kind to parade on any public or private street, parkway, or thoroughfare, or on publicly or privately owned property, without a permit the chief of police issues and the city manager approves. Section 8.52.020 requires the application to be filed with the chief of police at least twenty days before the parade date; a late application filed at least five days ahead may still be considered if the applicant shows good cause.

Section 8.52.030 lists eight findings the city manager and chief of police must make before approving a permit, covering whether the parade will substantially interrupt traffic, divert too many police officers or ambulances from normal service, interfere with firefighting response, provoke disorderly conduct, run on schedule without unreasonable delay, or exist solely to advertise a product or generate private profit. Section 8.52.040 requires action on the application within ten days of filing (two days for a late application), with a written notice of rejection stating the reasons if denied. Section 8.52.050 lets the chief of police, with the city manager's approval, offer an alternate date, time, or route instead of denying the permit outright; the applicant has five days to accept the alternate in writing. Section 8.52.060 requires every issued permit to state the starting time, minimum and maximum speed, spacing between units, the streets or property the parade may use, and the parade's maximum length in miles.

Section 8.52.070 exempts funeral processions, students traveling to or from school under staff supervision, and government agencies acting within their normal functions from the permit requirement entirely.