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Special Events & Permits in Florida (2026)

271 rules on the books across Florida, 81 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

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Block Party Permits

How to get a permit to close your street for a block party, including application timelines, neighbor consent requirements, and insurance needs.

Coral Gables

Significant Restrictions

Any block party or event that closes a Coral Gables street needs an events-committee permit filed 30 to 180 days ahead.

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Deltona

Significant Restrictions

Block parties in Deltona require a city permit, cap any street closure at three blocks, and need every affected…

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Flagler County

Significant Restrictions

Flagler County controls temporary closures of county streets for permitted special events, including a neighborhood…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

Residents seeking to close a local street in their neighborhood go through Article VI of ch. 25. A neighborhood group…

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Gulfport

Significant Restrictions

Gulfport has no standalone block-party application form. Instead, Section 17-30 lets the city council, by resolution…

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Hialeah

Significant Restrictions

Hialeah requires city council approval before anyone closes a street or hosts a gathering of 50 or more people, whether…

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Kissimmee

Significant Restrictions

Closing a Kissimmee street for a block party requires Development Review Committee approval under the city's…

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Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Closing a county road for a block party, parade or other temporary use in unincorporated Lake County requires a permit…

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Lee County

Significant Restrictions

Closing a residential street in unincorporated Lee County for a block party requires a special event permit under Sec…

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Orlando

Significant Restrictions

Neighbors who want to close a residential street for a block party need a Block Party Permit from Orlando's Special…

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Palm Bay

Significant Restrictions

Palm Bay defines a block party as a closure of a public right-of-way under one-fifth of a mile, and requires a City…

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Port St. Lucie

Significant Restrictions

A Port St. Lucie block party, defined in City Code Sec. 99.03 as an organized residential neighborhood gathering on a…

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Satellite Beach

Significant Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, a block party that closes a public street needs a special event permit, and Sec. 55-16…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

Any block party, parade or other outdoor public assembly on a St. Petersburg street or sidewalk needs an outdoor public…

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West Palm Beach

Significant Restrictions

West Palm Beach requires a neighborhood block party permit before residents or businesses can close one block of a…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

A block party that closes a street or right-of-way in unincorporated Alachua County needs a Tier A temporary use permit…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Any gathering in Boca Raton that blocks the normal flow of traffic on a public street, sidewalk or park, from a block…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach requires a Special Event permit before holding a block party, parade, festival, or other gathering that…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Closing a public road in unincorporated Brevard for a parade or block party requires a special event permit, 72-hour…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Closing a county road for a block party or any other event in unincorporated Clay County requires an event permit…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach defines a block party as a neighborhood gathering that closes a local street, and requires the outdoor…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers requires a written city permit, its code term is "street fair", before anyone can close a public street for…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville lets the Mayor temporarily close a residential street to traffic for neighborhood recreation under…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne requires a special activity permit before residents can close a street for a block party. City Code Sec…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires a special event permit before hosting a block party, neighborhood celebration, or similar gathering…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, closing a street for a parade, procession, or block party requires a special event…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires a special event permit for any street or sidewalk closure, with a Public Works-approved traffic…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

A Palm Coast block party or other gathering that closes a public street counts as an 'event' under Chapter 28 and must…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

A Port Orange, Florida block party that closes a residential street needs a permit, a signed petition from every…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Safety Harbor requires a block party permit from the leisure services department for gatherings under 75 people that…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

Anyone closing a City of Sarasota street for a block party or special event of 72 hours or less must get a right-of-way…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

Throwing a block party that closes any part of a St. Lucie County road requires a roadway closure permit under Code §…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

Tampa caps a resident-requested block party at two adjacent blocks and requires a special event permit from the city…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville treats a block party as a special event under Code of Ordinances § 11-500 when it closes a city street, and…

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Davie

Light Restrictions

Davie exempts neighborhood block parties from the special event permit, but the sponsor must give the town 30 days'…

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Cocoa

Few Restrictions

Cocoa defines a block party in City Code § 2-401(d) as a non-commercial gathering closed to the general public, under…

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New Port Richey

Few Restrictions

New Port Richey's special event ordinance expressly excludes block parties held in residential neighborhoods from the…

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Park Event Permits

Permits required for organized events in public parks, including group size thresholds, amplified sound rules, and reservation procedures.

Boca Raton

Significant Restrictions

Boca Raton requires a permit from the recreation director before anyone organizes a public assembly in a park, and…

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Boynton Beach

Significant Restrictions

Anyone organizing a gathering, festival, or group activity on Boynton Beach streets, parks, or other public or private…

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Cocoa

Significant Restrictions

Cocoa lets a special event gate a park or charge admission at the city manager's sole discretion, while gating or…

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Dade City

Significant Restrictions

Reserving a Dade City park or facility for exclusive use requires a permit from the public works director, filed 30 to…

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Davie

Significant Restrictions

Any group event or gathering held on Davie's public property, including town parks, needs a special event permit…

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Deltona

Significant Restrictions

Any private or community event of 50 or more people on Deltona city-owned or controlled property, including parks…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

No group can take exclusive use of a Fort Lauderdale park or beach area without city commission approval under Code…

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Fort Myers

Significant Restrictions

Events on Fort Myers public land or in a city facility must follow the Special Events Handbook or the facility's event…

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Homestead

Significant Restrictions

Anyone renting a City of Homestead park facility for a fundraising or profit-making event must apply at least 30 days…

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Lakeland

Significant Restrictions

A not-for-profit group that wants to hold a community event in a Lakeland park needs a permit the city commission…

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Largo

Significant Restrictions

Largo bars anyone from building a hut, shanty or other shelter in a city park unless the Recreation, Parks and Arts…

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Lee County

Significant Restrictions

Booking a County park for an activity or special event requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Director under…

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Manatee County

Significant Restrictions

Any Manatee County park gathering of more than fifty people needs a permit from the parks director before it happens…

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Martin County

Significant Restrictions

Martin County requires written County permission to use athletic fields as a group and to reserve pavilions for events…

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Melbourne

Significant Restrictions

Reserving any area of a Melbourne park requires a facility use permit from the parks and recreation director, with a…

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Nassau County

Significant Restrictions

A nonprofit group wanting to camp overnight at Burney Park must first get a group camping permit from the county's…

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Orlando

Significant Restrictions

Groups planning to serve food to 25 or more people in an Orlando park within two miles of City Hall need a Large Group…

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Pembroke Pines

Significant Restrictions

Pembroke Pines requires a facility rental permit from the Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts before using a city…

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Pinellas County

Significant Restrictions

In unincorporated Pinellas County's parks and preserves, a Department of Parks and Conservation Resources permit is…

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Polk County

Significant Restrictions

Polk County Code Sec. 10.6-16(17)b requires a permit before holding any sporting event, competition, gathering…

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Pompano Beach

Significant Restrictions

Using a Pompano Beach city park or recreational facility for an event or reserved gathering requires an advance rental…

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Port St. Lucie

Significant Restrictions

Any public assembly, organized activity, or reserved gathering in a Port St. Lucie park or recreation center needs a…

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Safety Harbor

Significant Restrictions

Hosting a gathering that uses Safety Harbor's parks, city facilities, or the public right-of-way requires a special…

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Sarasota

Significant Restrictions

Events or assemblies of 75 or more people in a City of Sarasota park require a park permit from the office of special…

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Sarasota County

Significant Restrictions

Reserving a Sarasota County park pavilion, beach area, or holding an organized program or event on County Parks and…

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Seminole County

Significant Restrictions

Holding an organized gathering, tournament, or private event in a Seminole County park or Natural Lands site requires a…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

St. Petersburg City Code § 21-31 requires a park permit from the POD before selling goods, posting signs or banners…

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Tallahassee

Significant Restrictions

Anyone staging an outdoor public assembly in a Tallahassee city park needs a permit from the parks director first…

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Titusville

Significant Restrictions

In Titusville, Florida, reserving a pavilion at Sand Point Park or holding any public assembly, parade, demonstration…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Using or reserving a facility, pavilion, or program area inside an unincorporated Alachua County park requires special…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County requires a Parks and Recreation permit for any park gathering of 50 or more people, exclusive facility…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Broward County requires an advance permit for organized gatherings, demonstrations, performances, and youth campouts in…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Reserving a Cape Coral park pavilion, ballfield or gathering space for a picnic or group activity requires a permit or…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Anyone who wants to reserve a Citrus County park or recreational facility for an event needs a permit from the director…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Reserving a shelter, picnic area, parking area, or athletic field in a Coral Gables park requires a permit from the…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Coral Springs requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation director before anyone hosts a picnic, outing, or…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Exclusive use of a Daytona Beach park, Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Municipal Stadium or Oceanfront Bandshell requires a…

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Deerfield Beach

Some Restrictions

Deerfield Beach hands out park and building reservations on a first-come, first-served basis under Section 50-52, but…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires advance permits through the Parks and Recreation Department for picnic shelters, indoor rental rooms and…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Escambia County bans selling food, renting gear, or serving beer in any county park unless the county administrator…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Anyone seeking to hold an event, reserve a facility, or engage in an otherwise-restricted activity in a Flagler County…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Reserving a Gainesville park facility, pavilion or event space for a private gathering requires a facility use…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport requires a fire marshal permit under Code Section 10-12 for any parade, festival, carnival, or public…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Reserving a picnic shelter or group gathering space at a Hialeah park requires an advance reservation for a specific…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Public meetings, festivals, rallies or political events expecting more than 50 people in a Hillsborough County park…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Any gathering of 500+ people on Jacksonville public property, including city parks, needs a Special Event Permit from…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Gatherings at town-owned venues, town parks, the civic center, town hall, the Riverwalk, or the community center skip…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee bans holding a rally, protest, entertainment, exhibit, organized event or other mass group gathering in any…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Lake County requires a permit from the Parks and Trails Division before any group reserves a pavilion, ball field…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires a permit before reserving group camping areas, large cooking grills, the community building, ballfields…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Miami Beach requires a special events permit under City Code Sec. 12-5 for any temporary use of public or private…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Miami-Dade County requires an advance reservation permit for larger picnic shelters at County-operated parks…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar requires a Parks and Recreation Department permit for any gathering of 50 or more people, picnic pavilion use…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

New Port Richey requires groups using a city park or recreation facility for a gathering that doesn't rise to the level…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires a permit from the parks director for organized park activities like picnics, tournaments, and…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Okaloosa County Code § 16-47 requires a written application to Public Works staff at least 60 days before any special…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County Code § 21-72(b) forbids staging, promoting, conducting, or even participating in a public assembly in any…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Reserving a Palm Bay park facility or holding an organized park activity requires a permit from the Recreation…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Palm Beach County requires a permit or contract issued by the Parks Director to reserve athletic fields, picnic…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Pasco County's Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department (PRNR) runs picnic shelters, ballfields, and…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Organized activities and events at Port Orange recreation facilities require a permit from the recreation department…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

Any group event or function on St. Lucie County property needs a permit under Code § 32-97, issued by the parks and…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

Reserving a Tampa park pavilion, field, or other facility for a gathering over 25 people needs a facility rental…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach requires a permit from the parks and recreation director before you can erect a tent or temporary…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven lets the city manager grant temporary relief from the noise ordinance for entertainment functions held on…

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Leon County

Light Restrictions

County parks and picnic shelters run first-come, first-served, but the parks and grounds supervisor may assign or…

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Parade Permits

How parades and processions are permitted, including route approval, traffic-control requirements, insurance, and First Amendment carve-outs for political marches.

Bay County

Significant Restrictions

Bay County requires a special event permit before anyone stages a qualifying assembly in the unincorporated area, but a…

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Boca Raton

Significant Restrictions

Boca Raton requires a special event permit before anyone organizes, sponsors, or holds a parade, and its Code…

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Cape Coral

Significant Restrictions

Any parade, march or procession that closes a Cape Coral street or reroutes traffic counts as a Special Event under…

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Citrus County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone staging a music or entertainment festival in unincorporated Citrus County must get a special entertainment…

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Clearwater

Significant Restrictions

Any parade, march, rally or other special event on Clearwater's streets, parks or beaches needs a permit from the city…

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Cocoa

Significant Restrictions

Cocoa requires a parade permit from the city manager for any march, procession or similar display on city streets or…

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Coral Gables

Significant Restrictions

Coral Gables requires a permit from the special events and parades committee before any parade, street closure, or…

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Coral Springs

Significant Restrictions

Any parade, assembly, meeting, or gathering that blocks normal traffic flow or occupies public property in Coral…

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Dade City

Significant Restrictions

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida requires a Special Event Code permit for any parade, rally or public assembly that…

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Davie

Significant Restrictions

In the Town of Davie, only the town council can approve a parade permit for the public rights-of-way, and granting or…

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Deerfield Beach

Significant Restrictions

Deerfield Beach requires a parade permit from the city manager before anyone may organize, join or start a parade…

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Deltona

Significant Restrictions

Parades in Deltona need a city permit, can't exceed two miles, must follow a re-routable street, and sponsors are…

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Flagler County

Significant Restrictions

Unincorporated Flagler County requires a special event permit under Sec. 21-52 for any commercial gathering expected to…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

No parade, procession, or sound truck may use a Fort Lauderdale street without a police chief permit under section…

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Franklin County

Significant Restrictions

Franklin County requires a special entertainment permit from the Board of County Commissioners for any musical or…

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Gainesville

Significant Restrictions

Gainesville requires a permit from the city manager before groups may assemble or congregate in crowds large enough to…

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Hialeah

Significant Restrictions

Any march, motorcade, procession or parade that uses a Hialeah street, roadway or public right-of-way needs a permit…

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Highlands County

Significant Restrictions

Any outdoor event open to the public in unincorporated Highlands County needs a special event permit under chapter 8.7…

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Hillsborough County

Significant Restrictions

Any outdoor gathering of 200 or more people on private land in unincorporated Hillsborough County, festivals, fairs…

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Hollywood

Significant Restrictions

Any group wanting to hold a parade, public assembly or demonstration on a Hollywood street or public right-of-way must…

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Kissimmee

Significant Restrictions

Kissimmee requires a police-chief-issued permit before any procession, parade, demonstration or rally can march or…

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Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Any parade or public event in unincorporated Lake County that closes a collector or arterial road, draws over 500…

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Largo

Significant Restrictions

Largo requires a permit from the Engineering Services Division before any parade, procession or sound truck occupies a…

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Martin County

Significant Restrictions

Parades, festivals, races, and concerts on Martin County property count as "special events" and need a County permit…

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Melbourne

Significant Restrictions

Melbourne requires an outdoor public assembly permit from the parks and recreation director before any parade, rally or…

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Miami Beach

Significant Restrictions

Miami Beach requires anyone organizing a parade on public streets to obtain a written permit from the chief of police…

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Orlando

Significant Restrictions

Any parade or outdoor gathering expected to draw 100 or more people on Orlando streets, sidewalks or parks needs an…

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Palm Bay

Significant Restrictions

Palm Bay requires a City Manager permit for any parade that requires closing or rerouting public streets, filed at…

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Palm Beach County

Significant Restrictions

Palm Beach County requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Director before holding a parade, demonstration, or…

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Palm Coast

Significant Restrictions

Every parade in Palm Coast is legally a special event: organizers must go through the Special Event Review Team and…

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Pembroke Pines

Significant Restrictions

Pembroke Pines requires a special event permit before anyone organizes a parade, festival, walk, race, or similar…

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Plantation

Significant Restrictions

Plantation requires advance event approval from the Administration before any carnival or large outdoor public assembly…

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Pompano Beach

Significant Restrictions

Pompano Beach requires a City Manager-issued permit for any special event on private property under § 132.27, capping…

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Port St. Lucie

Significant Restrictions

Any parade or procession on a Port St. Lucie street needs a street closure permit from the chief of police, who sets…

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Safety Harbor

Significant Restrictions

Safety Harbor requires a special event permit before holding or sponsoring any parade, procession, assembly, or other…

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Satellite Beach

Significant Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, anyone planning a parade needs a special event permit before the date under Sec. 55-1…

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Seminole County

Significant Restrictions

Under Sec. 250.60, no parade, procession or special event such as a block party or road race may occupy or proceed…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

Anyone wanting to hold a parade, rally, concert or other outdoor public assembly on a St. Petersburg street or sidewalk…

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Tallahassee

Significant Restrictions

Any parade, rally, demonstration or assembly expected to draw over 50 people on a Tallahassee street, sidewalk or city…

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Tampa

Significant Restrictions

Tampa requires a special event permit, approved by city council, not just administratively, before anyone holds a…

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Volusia County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone staging, promoting or operating a public outdoor entertainment event in unincorporated Volusia County must first…

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West Palm Beach

Significant Restrictions

West Palm Beach requires a special event permit before any parade, race, walk/run or other organized public assembly…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County requires a special event permit for parades and block parties in the unincorporated county, with route…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Any gathering in unincorporated Clay County expected to draw 500 or more people counts as a regulated 'event' and needs…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach requires a written outdoor event permit before anyone holds, manages, or conducts a parade on city…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires a written permit from the chief of police before anyone conducts or manages a demonstration or parade…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers exempts city-issued parade permits from its street-obstruction ban, so a parade needs city permission before…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Any parade, street festival, carnival or similar public gathering in Gulfport expected to draw more than 600 people at…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Any parade, festival or other gathering expected to draw 500 or more participants or spectators on public property in…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Any Lee County event expected to draw 1,000 or more people, held on County property, or involving alcohol at a County…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Parades of 50+ people on any public right-of-way, or any size parade on a city street, need a police chief permit filed…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a parade or procession cannot occupy, march, or proceed along any street without a…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar requires a temporary use permit for any outdoor event, sale, or service on non-city property once it is…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

New Port Richey requires a special event permit for parades, filed with the city event coordinator between 45 days and…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires a special event permit for parades, festivals and fairs on city property, filed with Parks and…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County requires a public assembly permit from the county administrator for any parade, march, rally, or similar…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

A parade, procession or funeral with 200 or more people or 50 or more vehicles needs a police chief's permit before…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

The City of Sarasota requires a special event permit from its Office of Special Events before anyone stages a parade…

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Sumter County

Some Restrictions

Parades, festivals, carnivals and other special public assembly events in unincorporated Sumter County need a temporary…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Every parade held in Titusville needs a permit from the city's special events coordinator under Code of Ordinances §…

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Street Fair Rules

Permits and operating standards for street fairs and farmers markets, including vendor sourcing, alcohol handling, and street closure procedures.

Broward County

Significant Restrictions

Carnivals, festivals and commercial promotion events on unincorporated Broward land need a zoning permit, cap out at…

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Charlotte County

Significant Restrictions

A street fair or festival in unincorporated Charlotte County needs a temporary use permit under Code § 3-9-87. A…

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Collier County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone operating an outdoor music, dance or similar festival in unincorporated Collier County needs a license under…

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Coral Gables

Significant Restrictions

Coral Gables requires a special event permit from the events committee before any street fair, festival, or vendor…

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Deerfield Beach

Significant Restrictions

A fair, carnival, or art festival on city streets or public property counts as a special event under City Code Sec…

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Deltona

Significant Restrictions

Deltona bans selling goods from public property or rights-of-way citywide, except at city-sponsored festivals, fairs…

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Escambia County

Significant Restrictions

Any concert, festival of arts, crafts or food, circus or similar outdoor event expected to draw more than 5,000 people…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

Any festival, concert or street fair on public or private property in Fort Lauderdale needs a permit under the outdoor…

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Hialeah

Significant Restrictions

Any festival, street fair or commercial gathering of 50 or more people in Hialeah needs a city council-approved special…

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Homestead

Significant Restrictions

Homestead's carnival ordinance defines a carnival to include fairs, and bars any of them from operating unless the city…

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Jacksonville

Significant Restrictions

Jacksonville requires a Special Event Permit before staging any street fair, festival, or public gathering expected to…

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Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Any street fair, festival or similar event expected to draw more than 500 people needs a special event permit from the…

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Miami Beach

Significant Restrictions

Miami Beach bans selling or renting merchandise, goods or services on any public street, park, beach or city-owned…

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Miramar

Significant Restrictions

Miramar requires a temporary use permit before anyone holds a circus, carnival, fair, or other public exhibition, and…

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Nassau County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone staging a festival, fair, art show or musical event in Nassau County must first get a festival permit from the…

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Okaloosa County

Significant Restrictions

Any outdoor musical or entertainment festival over 5,000 people in Okaloosa County needs a special entertainment permit…

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Palm Bay

Significant Restrictions

Any street fair, carnival, or festival in Palm Bay counts as a 'special event' under city code and needs a City Manager…

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Pasco County

Significant Restrictions

Pasco County requires a special entertainment permit before anyone can stage an outdoor musical or entertainment…

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Pinellas County

Significant Restrictions

Promoters of outdoor musical or entertainment festivals anywhere in Pinellas County, incorporated or unincorporated…

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Plantation

Significant Restrictions

Plantation limits noncommercial bazaars, fairs, and festivals to twelve outdoor permits per calendar year per site…

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Pompano Beach

Significant Restrictions

Anyone sponsoring or giving a street fair, festival, or other public event in Pompano Beach needs a permit from the…

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Safety Harbor

Significant Restrictions

Safety Harbor requires a special event permit before any street fair, festival, or vendor gathering that uses public…

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Sarasota County

Significant Restrictions

Anyone staging an outdoor music festival with paid admission in Sarasota County's unincorporated area needs a county…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

Setting up to sell goods or solicit business on a St. Petersburg street, sidewalk or other City property requires a…

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Tampa

Significant Restrictions

Tampa treats a street fair as a "road festival" under Chapter 28, requiring a special event permit plus admission-fee…

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Volusia County

Significant Restrictions

Volusia County requires any property owner hosting itinerant vendors during Bike Week, Biketoberfest, Speed Weeks or…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

A street fair, farmers market, craft fair, or carnival on private property in unincorporated Alachua County needs a…

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Bay County

Some Restrictions

Anyone granted a Bay County special event permit must post the name, address and phone number of every vendor, artist…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Fairs, festivals and carnivals in unincorporated Brevard County need a special event permit from the building official…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Any vendor selling food, goods, or services at a permitted street fair or festival in unincorporated Clay County must…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Any permitted special event or street fair in Cocoa must scale its dumpsters and toilets to the crowd. City Code §…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

During a city-recognized parade, event or festival, only vendors approved for that specific event may sell inside the…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Festival and street fair organizers in Davie must disclose every food and alcohol vendor by name and prove each holds a…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Street fairs and festivals in Daytona Beach fall under the Outdoor Events Code, and City Code § 82-60(b) requires an…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires a special event permit from the planning and zoning department before anyone stages a festival, concert…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Vendors, concessions and itinerant merchants at a permitted Flagler County special event each need a separate itinerant…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers requires a permit and a $250-per-day recycling deposit before any group can close a city street for a street…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Vendors selling goods at a Gainesville parade, festival or similar event need a temporary sales permit under LDC §…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood requires a special event permit before any street fair, festival or public celebration opens on city…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter businesses running sidewalk sales, grand openings, or promotional street events use an A-1 permit under Town…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Food vendors at a Kissimmee street fair or festival held on closed right-of-way must be pre-approved by the Development…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne has no separate 'street fair' chapter; outdoor vendor events are governed by Sec. 2-684 (farmers' markets)…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Vendors at Miami street festivals can't sell food or drinks in glass or metal containers, and open-container and…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Miami-Dade's Urban Center zoning districts, outdoor festivals and vendor markets need a Zoning…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires a special event permit from Parks and Recreation for any street fair, festival, or fair held on…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Street fairs, festivals and similar outdoor special events in unincorporated Orange County need zoning approval and a…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

A street fair or festival with multiple food/merchandise vendors is a Mobile Vending Event under Orlando's code…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Show promoters and event organizers running shopping-mall shows, art shows, circuses, tent shows or similar exhibits in…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Vendors and exhibitors at a Palm Coast street fair or festival must be licensed before they can set up: local vendors…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

A multi-vendor street fair or festival in Port Orange, Florida needs a permit for each outside merchant. Port Orange…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

A road festival or street fair on a Port St. Lucie street, sidewalk or alley needs a street closure permit under City…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

Every vendor at a City of Sarasota street fair or festival needs a temporary commercial vending permit obtained by the…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, a street fair or festival's vendor and concession stands have to be marked on the…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

A Titusville street fair or festival with vendor booths, stages, or alcohol concessions is a "Class A" or "Class B"…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven requires carnivals and fairs to submit parking, fire, police and sanitation plans before operating, and…

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Citrus County

Light Restrictions

Vendors and promoters at fairs, carnivals and flea markets in unincorporated Citrus County are taxed, not permitted…

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Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way

How filming permits intersect with special-event permits when productions take over streets or parks, including FilmLA coordination and resident notification.

Broward County

Significant Restrictions

Broward County requires a Film Commissioner permit before shooting a Production on county-owned or Participating…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Filming a commercial production on unincorporated Alachua County property requires a temporary filming permit from the…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

A Brevard County production permit for motion and still photography replaces every other required county permit: once…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach's Outdoor Events Code folds commercial filming into the same permit system used for parades and…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville requires a single motion photography production permit for commercial filming on City property, and once…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Anyone shooting a commercial film, TV show or video in unincorporated Lake County needs a motion photography production…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Lee County doesn't require a film permit for ordinary shoots, but Sec. 19-185(a)(4) pulls filming into the special…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Filming or taking photos on publicly-owned property in Miami-Dade County requires a permit, and the County coordinates…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

A valid Orlando motion photography production permit lets certain acts required or prohibited under the City's special…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Palm Beach County makes it unlawful to disrupt a permitted commercial film or TV shoot on public property, banning…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

A commercial film shoot in Tampa doesn't get folded into the Special Event Code. Sec. 28-4 defines 'special event' for…

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Miami Beach

Light Restrictions

Miami Beach lets a city-issued film permit or special event permit exempt permitted activity from the general noise…

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Sidewalk Dining & Cafés

Permits for tables and seating in the public right-of-way, café and al-fresco programs, clearance widths, barriers, and the operating conditions attached to a sidewalk-dining permit.

Daytona Beach

Significant Restrictions

Daytona Beach allows restaurants and bars to serve customers on the public sidewalk fronting their business, but only…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

Placing tables, chairs, or umbrellas on a public sidewalk to operate as or alongside a Fort Lauderdale business…

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Gainesville

Significant Restrictions

Operating a sidewalk café on Gainesville's public right-of-way requires a license agreement with the city (and FDOT…

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Gulfport

Significant Restrictions

Restaurants that want tables on the public sidewalk need an annual sidewalk cafe permit under Sec. 22-6.11. The permit…

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Hollywood

Significant Restrictions

Hollywood restaurants and retail tobacco shops need a Sidewalk Cafe permit from the City Engineer before placing…

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New Port Richey

Significant Restrictions

New Port Richey requires a DRC-approved sidewalk or street café permit before any outdoor dining extends onto downtown…

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Pompano Beach

Significant Restrictions

Sidewalk cafes accessory to a Pompano Beach eating or drinking establishment need a permit under § 155.4303.V that…

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Safety Harbor

Significant Restrictions

Safety Harbor requires a cafe table right-of-way use permit before placing tables, chairs, or umbrellas for outdoor…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

St. Petersburg requires a permit before anyone operates a sidewalk café or places café furniture on a public sidewalk…

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West Palm Beach

Significant Restrictions

Restaurants and retail establishments in West Palm Beach cannot place tables, chairs or umbrellas on a city sidewalk…

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Winter Haven

Significant Restrictions

Winter Haven requires a City-issued sidewalk cafe permit for outdoor dining in the public right-of-way, limited to the…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Restaurants, hotels, bars, and fraternal organizations in Cape Coral may run outdoor dining as an accessory use under…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County's Land Development Code regulates outdoor dining only within an approved Town Center Plan Overlay, a…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa only allows sidewalk cafes, tables and chairs placed on the public sidewalk by a restaurant, bar, lounge, ice…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables allows year-round open-air dining as an accessory restaurant use under Zoning Code Sec. 3-315, not just…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona restaurants in non-residential zones need a site plan approved by the director of development services before…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires a sidewalk cafe permit from the community development division before any restaurant sets up outdoor…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers requires a $150 sidewalk café business tax receipt before selling food or drinks on a city sidewalk, but…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

In Hialeah's CR commercial-residential district, outdoor seating at restaurants and cafes must close by 11:00 p.m…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Sidewalk and open-air cafes in Homestead are allowed only as an ancillary use tied to a restaurant in the B-1 or B-2…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Restaurants in six named shopping districts need a Building Inspection Division permit before putting tables and chairs…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee defines a sidewalk cafe as an outdoor dining area attached to a licensed restaurant, but no part of it may…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Restaurants, brewpubs and bars in Melbourne need a sidewalk use seating approval before putting tables on a public…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami restaurants need a Sec. 54-222 sidewalk cafe permit before putting tables on the sidewalk, with a 9-foot minimum…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Miami-Dade County, a restaurant adding outdoor dining needs prior Zoning Department review and an…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

Outdoor and sidewalk cafes in North Port must sit at least 100 feet from R-1 or R-2 zoning, keep a 60-inch clear…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Restaurants with 20+ feet of street frontage in Orange County's Village Center PD districts may add outdoor dining, but…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Restaurants, bars, and nightclubs in Orlando's mixed-use and activity-center zoning districts can serve food, drink, or…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County lets restaurants admit patrons' dogs into a designated outdoor dining area only after obtaining an…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Palm Bay allows outdoor dining only alongside a licensed restaurant, requiring site-plan approval, buffers, five-foot…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Restaurants in Pembroke Pines cannot add sidewalk or patio seating without the city zoning official's approval under…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

Restaurants that want tables on a City of Sarasota public sidewalk need an annual sidewalk café permit from the city…

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St. Johns County

Some Restrictions

Within the Vilano Beach Town Center Overlay District, a sidewalk cafe may open only alongside a legally established…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

A restaurant or retail shop in Tampa needs a sidewalk cafe permit from the transportation manager before putting tables…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville lets restaurants add outdoor seating as an accessory use under Sec. 28-361, but the hours and setbacks…

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Outdoor Heater Rules

Permit and propane-storage requirements for outdoor patio heaters at restaurants and bars, including LAFC §61 propane limits and CARB emissions rules.