Westfield, IN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Sec. 58-125 sets Westfield's parade threshold at 200 or more persons or 25 or more vehicles; once a procession reaches that size, it cannot occupy, march or proceed along any city street except under a permit issued by the city marshal and subject to whatever other traffic regulations apply. The Armed Forces of the United States, Indiana's military forces, and the city's own police and fire departments are the only groups exempted from needing that permit regardless of size. Once a parade or authorized procession is underway, Sec.

58-126 separately bars any driver from cutting between the vehicles that make it up while they are in motion and conspicuously marked as part of the procession, though that rule does not apply at intersections where a traffic signal or police officer is actively controlling the flow. Because Chapter 58's traffic and parking article, including these two sections, sits outside the general stopping-and-standing fine schedule in Sec. 58-77(1), violations fall under the article's catch-all penalty in Sec. 58-77(2). A group planning a parade that also uses city park property should note that Chapter 44's special event permit process (Sec.

44-10) runs separately from the city marshal's parade permit and may need to be pursued in parallel if the route or staging area sits inside a Westfield park.