Tamarac, FL Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

City Code § 15-61 requires a park use permit for any picnic, outing or gathering of twenty or more persons, for organized contests, exhibits, dramatic performances, motion picture or broadcast productions, fairs, circuses or musical events, for public meetings, assemblies or parades (including drills, ceremonies, speeches or political meetings), and for any exclusive use of a park facility by one person or group. Under § 15-62, the applicant files on the form supplied by the department with the director's designated representative, describing the activity as the director requires.

The application window runs from three days to ninety days before the proposed date, and the city commission sets fees by resolution, collected by the director or a designee before the permit issues. Section 15-63 lets the director deny a permit if the activity would unreasonably interfere with public use of the park, threaten public health or safety, risk violence to persons or property, cost the city extraordinary expense, or conflict with another reservation already booked for that time and location. Section 15-64 lets the director attach conditions: limits on fires, fireworks, amplified sound, alcohol, dancing, animals or vehicles; a security deposit for damage or cleanup; an advance fee for security staffing; extra sanitary or refuse facilities; and proof of insurance naming the city.

Permits are non-transferable without the director's written consent, and the permittee is liable for any loss or injury the event causes. Section 15-65 requires the permit holder to produce and exhibit the permit on request of any enforcement officer or parks employee checking compliance.