Corona, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- Special events, festivals, parades, group athletic events
- Filing window
- Up to 90 days before event
- Extended window
- 1 year for Theater/Community Room
- Fees
- Set by City Council resolution
- Basis
- First-come, first-served
- Appeal path
- Chapter 1.09
Summary
Corona requires a filed Application for Permit for Use of Recreation Facilities to reserve any city park, recreation building, amenity or equipment, with reservations mandatory for special events, outdoor festivals, parades and organized group athletic events.
(A) Public parks, recreation buildings/facilities other than athletic fields, amenities and equipment may be made available for the exclusive use of persons and groups for assembly activity on a first come first serve basis. Individuals and groups wishing to reserve public parks, recreation buildings/facilities, athletic fields, amenities and/or equipment must file an Application for Permit for Use of Recreation Facilities with the Department. Requests cannot be made nor applications filed more than 90 days prior to the event, except that applications may be filed no more than one year in advance for the Historic Civic Center Theater and the Historic Community Room. ... (D) Reservations will be required for the following: (1) Any special event; (2) Any outdoor festival; (3) Any assemblage or parade; (4) Any group or individual wishing to use, for a private function, any facility or equipment that by its nature is limited in availability... (E) A permit is required for the use of recreation buildings/facilities or any portion of a public park, including, without limitation, athletic or sports fields, for any amount of time, for an organized group athletic event.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
080 lets the Community Services Department make parks, recreation buildings/facilities other than athletic fields, amenities and equipment available on a first-come, first-served basis, but anyone wanting to reserve a facility, athletic field, amenity or piece of equipment must file an Application for Permit for Use of Recreation Facilities with the Department. Applications cannot be filed more than 90 days before the event, except for the Historic Civic Center Theater and Historic Community Room, which allow filing up to a year ahead. Fees follow the schedule set by City Council resolution.
Subsection (D) makes a reservation mandatory, not optional, for any special event, outdoor festival, assemblage or parade, and for any private-function use of a limited-availability facility such as the Fiesta Bandshell, Historic Civic Center Theater, City Park and Auburndale pools, Civic Center Historic Community Room and Gymnasium, Senior Center, Brentwood, Victoria, River Road Center, Main Street Community Center or Auburndale Recreation Center. 020(I) as eight or more people conducting a planned or scheduled sport or athletic activity, including practices, drills, camps, games and scrimmages; using a park or athletic field for such an event without a permit is unlawful. 09.
Violations & Fines
The Director may deny, suspend, or revoke a reservation permit under § 12.24.090 for reasons including inadequate facilities, interference with general public use, a proposed unlawful activity, refusal to accept permit conditions, misrepresentation in the application, or violation of the permit's conditions. A denied, suspended, or revoked applicant must be notified in writing of the cause and may appeal under Chapter 1.09. Using a park, athletic field or recreation building for an organized group athletic event without the required permit is independently unlawful under § 12.24.080(E).
Frequently Asked Questions
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