Miami, FL Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- group camping, grills, ballfields, community bldg
- 50+ concerts/dances
- need police assembly permit instead
- Issued by
- parks and recreation director
- Basis
- first-come, first-served; nontransferable
- Liability
- permittee liable for damage, cleanup
Summary
Miami requires a permit before reserving group camping areas, large cooking grills, the community building, ballfields, or sports fields in a city park, and before holding concerts, dances, or assemblies of 50 or more people.
(a)Permits are required for the following activities:(1)Use of group camping areas.(2)Use of large (group-size) cooking grills.(3)Use of community building.(4)Use of baseball or softball diamond.(5)Use of a football, soccer or cricket field.(6)Concerts involving 50 for more persons and meeting the definition of "assembly" in section 54-1.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 38-74 requires a permit to use group camping areas, large group-size cooking grills, the community building, baseball or softball diamonds, or football/soccer/cricket fields, and for erecting a tent or other temporary structure in a park. Concerts, musical events, dances, parades, or assemblies of 50 or more people are covered instead by the police department's parade, assembly, or special-event permit under §§ 54-6 and 54-6.2, which satisfies this requirement. The parks and recreation director issues permits for the other listed activities; per § 38-75, permits go out first-come, first-served, are nontransferable, are good only on the stated date, and the permittee is responsible for the group's conduct and liable for damage.
Violations & Fines
Using a permit-required facility without one can get the group removed from the park and cited under the city's park rules and code enforcement provisions; a required cleanup deposit can be withheld if the site isn't left clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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