Contra Costa County, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

206(e) as a march or procession of people on any county street or right-of-way that obstructs, delays, or interferes with the normal flow of vehicular traffic, or does not comply with traffic laws or controls. 404(b) exempts an event held in a public right-of-way, including a funeral procession or parade, from the chapter's temporary event permit requirement, but only provided all other permits and licenses required by the code or state law are obtained, including encroachment permits, environmental health permits, and state alcoholic beverage control permits.

In practice that routes parade organizers to the county Public Works Department for an encroachment permit, since a march that obstructs or delays county street traffic is exactly the kind of right-of-way use an encroachment permit is meant to authorize and condition, including traffic control, timing, and route requirements. 404(a), covers gatherings in public parks or facilities the same way, again conditioned on other required permits being obtained. 406(c) applies its amplified-sound and decibel restrictions to all events, whether or not a permit is required under the chapter.