Montgomery, AL Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

City Code § 19-63 requires a permit before participating in any park activity other than activities already permitted by Article III of Chapter 19. The applicant files with the parks and recreation director stating the name and address of the applicant and sponsor, the day and hours desired, the specific park or portion of it, an estimated attendance figure, and anything else the director finds reasonably necessary to decide the request. The director must issue the permit unless the proposed use would unreasonably interfere with general public enjoyment of the park, threaten public health, welfare, safety or recreation, risk violence, crime or disorderly conduct, impose an unusual or burdensome expense on city police operations, or conflict with a date and hour already reserved by someone else under § 19-63(c)(5).

If the director refuses, § 19-63(d) requires written reasons within seven days, and the applicant has seven days to appeal in writing to the city council, whose decision is final. A permittee is bound by all park rules as if they were written into the permit itself, is personally liable for any loss or injury caused by the permittee's negligence under § 19-63(f), and must produce the permit on request of any city official enforcing park rules under § 19-63(h). The director may also revoke a permit for a rule violation or other good cause shown under § 19-63(g).