Special Events & Permits in Arizona (2026)

Goodyear treats a neighborhood block party as a Special Event under City Code Section 26-1-2, so organizers must get a…

A Tempe block party, festival or other outdoor public gathering that uses City-owned streets or right-of-way needs a…

Avondale residents who want to close off a portion of their street for a neighborhood gathering under 100 people must…

Buckeye residents can temporarily close a neighborhood street for a block party with a police department permit, but…

Chandler lets residents close a neighborhood street for a block party free of charge under City Code § 46-3.3, but only…

Closing off a Glendale street, alley, freeway, or pedestrian-way for a block party or similar gathering requires the…

A neighborhood block party in unincorporated Maricopa County counts as a "Special Event" occupying county right-of-way…

Mesa's City Traffic Engineer can authorize temporary street closures for neighborhood block parties, but any…

Closing a Phoenix street for a block party requires prior approval from the City Traffic Engineer under City Code §…

Unincorporated Pima County requires a permit before any block party or other special event closes or uses a public…

A block party in Queen Creek needs a Town permit if it involves a street closure. The Town Code defines a Block…

A block party that closes a Sahuarita street runs through the town's right-of-way permit process, which names block…

A block party or other event closing a Scottsdale street needs a standard special-event permit under Sec. 22-5 whenever…

Avondale requires a park permit from the Parks and Recreation director for any special event, exclusive-use reservation…

Any gathering on Goodyear parkland or City property that meets Chapter 26's 'Special Event' definition, generally an…

Maricopa bars public meetings, assemblies, worship services, protest marches, weddings, funerals, entertainment…

Reserving a Peoria park facility or holding an organized gathering there runs through a formal permit application to…

Reserving a Pinal County park for anything beyond normal drop-in use, from a nonprofit group activity to a paid…

Any Commercial Event, Non-Commercial Event or Activity held at Yavapai County's Courthouse Park needs a written Park…

Alcohol is banned in every City of Yuma park unless the Parks and Recreation Department issues a permit under City Code…

Buckeye requires a permit to reserve any park or community services facility space, sports fields, meeting rooms…

Groups of 50 or more people, tents, bounce houses, generators or overnight parking in a Chandler park all require a…

Reserving a Gilbert park facility, sports field, or riparian preserve for a scheduled team practice, class, tournament…

Anyone reserving a Glendale park or recreational facility for a group activity needs a permit from the parks and…

Any special event in a Mesa park, reserving a ramada or field, running a food or vendor booth, or otherwise going…

Groups holding a public food distribution event in a Phoenix park must get a Parks and Recreation Director permit…

Reserving a Queen Creek park or Town property for a gathering requires a Town-issued permit. The Town Manager sets…

Sahuarita requires a written permit from the parks and recreation director to hold a gathering of 100 or more people or…

Reserving a Scottsdale park facility for a gathering requires a permit under Sec. 20-33, which must state the facility…

Anyone planning a special event at a Sedona park must send parks and recreation a letter of intent at least 60 days…

Anyone who wants exclusive use of a Surprise park, ramada, sports field, or other recreation area for an event must…

Reserving any part of a Tempe city park or bringing beer into one requires a Park and Building Use Permit from the…

Tucson requires a written permit from the Parks and Recreation director for gatherings of 200 or more people, special…

Avondale requires a permit from the chief of police before anyone may organize, join or lead a parade, march or…

Chandler City Code Chapter 32 defines a parade as a regulated "special event" and bars holding one on public property…

Marching, demonstrating, or gathering more than 500 people in Gilbert requires a special event permit under Code of…

A parade, march, or other gathering held on a Glendale street, sidewalk, or park needs a permit under the city's…

Any parade, procession, or gathering that meets Goodyear's Special Event definition needs a permit from the City Clerk…

Mesa requires a Parade Permit from the Chief of Police before anyone may organize or lead a parade, procession…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade, march, ceremony or procession on a Peoria street needs a permit from the chief of…

Parades, races and block parties on county right-of-way need a permit filed 90 days ahead under the Special Events…

Any parade, concert, race, rodeo, or fireworks exhibition in unincorporated Pinal County counts as a "special event"…

Town Code Section 11-2-6 bars holding any procession or parade, except funeral processions, without first getting a…

Surprise requires a written permit before anyone conducts a parade or an assembly of 50 or more people under City Code…

Tempe requires a Police Chief-issued permit before anyone can hold a parade or motorcade on a public street, sidewalk…

Yuma prohibits every parade unless the City Administrator grants a permit under Chapter 211. Organizers must apply in…

Buckeye bans holding a parade or procession, other than a funeral, without a permit from the development services…

Coconino County treats parades, carnivals, festivals and other public gatherings as Temporary Uses: a single parcel may…

Any parade or procession other than a funeral procession needs a city permit before it can proceed, with the request…

Block parties, parades, fairs and other special events that use unincorporated Maricopa County road right-of-way need a…

Phoenix requires Police Department permission before any parade or procession uses a city street, plus a City…

Anyone wanting to hold a procession or parade in Sahuarita, other than a funeral procession, must first get a town…

Scottsdale Code Article VI requires a parade permit before anyone may organize or hold a parade, march or procession on…

Sedona requires a permit from the director of community development before holding any procession or parade other than…

No procession or parade may occupy, march, or proceed along a Tucson street or sidewalk without written permission from…

A street fair or community festival in Avondale needs a special event permit at least 45 or 60 days ahead of time, and…

Buckeye requires a special event permit for any fair, festival, farmers market, or similar public gathering on city…

Chandler City Code § 32-6 requires a temporary sales and promotional event permit, filed 60 days ahead with owner…

Any street fair, festival or similar event on a Glendale public facility needs a city permit before it can operate. The…

An outdoor street fair or festival in Goodyear is a Special Event under City Code Section 26-1-2(S) once it draws more…

Any festival, carnival, parade or fair on City-owned property in Tempe needs a temporary special event permit under…

Arts and crafts shows, antique shows, concerts and other vendor-fee events at Yavapai County's Courthouse Park count as…

In unincorporated Coconino County, street fairs, festivals, carnivals and craft shows are "Temporary Uses" capped at…

Any Gilbert special event that will sell goods or food must submit a vendor list with its permit application and follow…

Carnivals, fairs, and festival events in Maricopa need an approved temporary use permit, are capped at 10 consecutive…

Fairs, festivals, and block parties held in county right-of-way need an MCDOT Right-of-Way Permit before setup, with a…

Mesa requires a City license to hold any street fair, festival, or other special event, with applications due 14 days…

Peoria requires a Temporary Use Permit before anyone runs a carnival, craft show, exhibition, fair, festival or similar…

Food vendors at fairs and festivals in unincorporated Pima County need an event permit and must follow strict setup and…

A street fair or festival in Queen Creek is a special event under Town Code Article 19-1: the organizer files through…

Sahuarita requires a town special event permit and zoning clearance site plan before a farmer's market or street vendor…

Scottsdale regulates recurring outdoor vendor fairs as "farmers markets" under Sec. 22-3, capping any single location…

Sedona caps how often a property can host a special event and where vendors can sell during one. SLDC Section 3.5.E(4)…

Surprise requires a temporary use permit for carnivals, festivals, fairs, and other street events that need extra…

Tucson caps street fair events at five consecutive days and requires every vendor to be selected by the fair sponsor…

Anyone running booths on Yuma streets under a permitted street fair needs a City of Yuma business license and, per City…

Tempe waives its separate commercial film permit when a shoot's activity already requires a special events permit under…

Phoenix requires a revocable right-of-way permit to install a parklet, with plan review, construction, and annual fees…

Sidewalk cafés are allowed only in the Heritage Subdistrict of the Old Town Avondale Business District, and only when…

A Chandler restaurant or cafe that wants tables, chairs or umbrellas on the public sidewalk needs a Class 2 sidewalk…

Downtown Core and Warehouse Overlay restaurants that put tables on the public sidewalk need a right-of-way use permit…

Sidewalk furniture, tables, chairs, umbrellas, needs a Class 2 encroachment permit from the city, limited to sidewalks…

Any business that wants to put tables, chairs, or display furniture on a public sidewalk in downtown Glendale needs a…

Restaurants and bars in Goodyear may add outdoor dining and seating areas on private property under Zoning Ordinance…

Maricopa requires a city-approved license agreement before any sidewalk cafe extends onto the public right-of-way, and…

Mesa lets restaurants and bars build permanent al fresco dining areas, but any outdoor eating area with more than four…

Peoria restaurants can add outdoor dining or patio seating as an accessory use without a Conditional Use Permit as long…

Restaurants and bars in the Town of Queen Creek may put tables in the public right-of-way or on pedestrian walkways…

Restaurants adding outdoor seating in Sahuarita need a Type 2 conditional use permit in the Neighborhood Commercial…

Sedona requires a temporary encroachment permit before any business places tables or chairs on a sidewalk, with a…

Surprise lets restaurants add outdoor dining and patio seating under Section 106-10.30, but only on private property…

Restaurants and bars in Tempe can't just set tables on the sidewalk: outdoor seating first needs a minor Development…

Restaurants in Yuma's Old Town District can extend tables, planter boxes, and awnings into the public right-of-way, but…