Yuma, AZ Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

City Code Chapter 211's Parades and Processions subchapter (§§ 211-55 through 211-63) defines a PARADE as 'the concerted movement of a body of persons, equestrians or vehicles in something approximating military order over the streets, sidewalks or public ways of the city' (§ 211-55). Under § 211-57, all parades within the city are expressly prohibited unless a permit has first been obtained. Section 211-58 requires anyone wanting to hold a parade to apply in writing to the City Administrator no less than 24 hours before the event, stating the probable number of persons, animals and vehicles, plus the object, time and route of the parade and the names of those in charge.

Section 211-59 bars issuance of a permit for any parade whose holding or route would, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, cause public disorder, a breach of the peace, or undue traffic congestion. Under § 211-60, the City Administrator can order a route change to avert those same problems. Section 211-61 makes issuance essentially mandatory once an application is filed: the City Administrator must issue the permit unless justified in refusing it under the subchapter's standards. Two categories fall outside the permit scheme entirely under § 211-56: movements of United States or state military forces, and funeral processions held as part of burial services.

Once a parade is under way, § 211-62 bars drivers from cutting between vehicles in a marked funeral or authorized parade, and § 211-63 bars anyone from interrupting, entering or otherwise disrupting its free movement unless a police officer directs otherwise.