Special Events & Permits in Alabama (2026)

Birmingham has no separate "block party permit" form: closing a public street for an event runs through the city…

Mobile, Alabama requires a block party permit from the police department before any street, park, or public gathering…

Montgomery, Alabama requires a special event permit before any 'gathering of persons, animals or vehicles upon public…

Tuscaloosa requires a special event permit before anyone may organize, hold, or take part in a parade, race, block…

Huntsville requires a special event permit for organized events on public streets, sidewalks, and parks unless the…

Anyone wanting exclusive use of a Bessemer park, a group larger than nine, or a special event must get a permit from…

Huntsville requires a special event permit before holding most organized gatherings in a city park, though small minor…

Tuscaloosa requires a permit for any organized or sanctioned event held on the waters of Lake Tuscaloosa or on the city…

Reserving a picnic shelter, gazebo or other public park amenity in Hoover for an event requires paying the special…

Anyone wanting to use a Montgomery park for an activity beyond ordinary public use, a reunion, tournament, rally or…

Groups of 25 or more must register with the Vestavia Hills office of parks and recreation at least 72 hours before…

Auburn requires a parade permit from the chief of police before anyone may engage in, participate in, aid, form or…

No parade, procession or public demonstration may use Bessemer's streets without a permit from the chief of police…

In the City of Dothan, no one may hold, join or help organize a parade or public assembly on city streets or in public…

Hoover requires a special event permit, covering parades, marches and similar public gatherings, filed at least 30 days…

Huntsville requires a special event permit for parades, processions, and assemblies held on city streets, sidewalks, or…

Mobile, Alabama requires a police department permit before any parade, march, or organized procession uses a city…

Montgomery requires a special event permit before anyone may hold a parade, march, demonstration, or other organized…

Any parade, march, race, or other special event on Tuscaloosa streets, sidewalks, or parks needs a permit from the arts…

Birmingham requires a permit from the city traffic engineer before any parade, demonstration, race, or special event…

In the City of Decatur, Alabama, no one can hold, form or take part in a parade without a permit from the chief of…

A fair, carnival or circus in the City of Decatur, Alabama, pays a $2,000 license for each week or partial week, with…

Special events and festivals in the City of Dothan need a sponsor business license under Sec. 18-523, which costs…

Selling food, goods or wares from a stand, tent or table on a Hoover street, sidewalk or park during a festival…

Vendors at Huntsville street fairs and festivals operating under an event sponsor don't need a separate vendor's…

Mobile, Alabama requires a city permit before anyone holds, conducts, or operates a fair on public or private property…

Any street fair, festival, or other special event on Tuscaloosa public property needs a special event permit from the…

Auburn allows sidewalk sales and festival vendor displays only inside the entertainment district and only during…

Birmingham lets vendors sell at a permitted sidewalk or street sale inside the downtown study area and neighborhood…

Selling at a street fair, craft show or festival in Montgomery, Alabama runs through the city's transient-business…

Auburn requires any restaurant that wants to serve food or drinks on a public sidewalk to hold an outdoor cafe permit…

A Birmingham restaurant that wants to serve customers on the sidewalk needs an outdoor cafe permit from the city…

In the City of Decatur, Alabama, a licensed restaurant inside the two described downtown areas can use the public…

Restaurants in Huntsville's central city core need a $100 annual sidewalk cafe permit before putting tables on the…

Tuscaloosa requires a separate sidewalk cafe permit before any restaurant can put tables and chairs on the public…