Special Events & Permits in Indiana (2026)

Kokomo requires a Traffic Commission permit for any block party expected to draw more than 75 people, filed 60 to 365…

A block party, neighborhood picnic, or similar event that closes a county street needs a permit from the Board of…

Fort Wayne requires a permit for any block party, issued jointly by the Directors of Public Works and Public Safety…

Indianapolis treats a block party, a single-day event held by and for a neighborhood's own residents, as a special…

Private residents closing a Lake County road for a block party that will serve beer or liquor need only the…

Neighbors who want to close a street or alley for a block party in Noblesville must apply for a community encroachment…

A South Bend block party counts as a Tier I 'neighborhood' special event and needs a Special Event Committee permit…

Selling goods, services or entertainment inside a Bartholomew County park, playground or recreational center is…

In the City of Greenwood, Indiana anyone who wants to sell goods or run a sports tournament in a city park must first…

Howard County's parks ordinance requires written permission from the Park and Recreation Board or its Director before a…

Anyone wanting to hold an event or reserve a Kokomo park facility must first get a permit from the Superintendent under…

Anyone staging a circus, carnival, festival, athletic contest, exhibition or outdoor beer garden on county-owned land…

Groups that want exclusive use of a LaPorte County park facility, or a picnic of 25 or more people, must get a…

Any meeting, exhibition, parade, concert, athletic contest or organized picnic in a South Bend park requires a permit…

Elkhart County requires a written reservation agreement before anyone can occupy a park shelter or facility posted as…

Using a reserved Fishers park shelter, athletic facility, or other posted facility without the official Parks…

Reserving a Floyd County park picnic area or building for an event requires a permit from the Department of Parks and…

Fort Wayne requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Department to reserve pavilions, gardens, athletic fields…

Picnics and gatherings in Indianapolis city parks require a permit from the Board of Parks and Recreation or the park's…

Holding a picnic in a City of Muncie park requires a written permit from the parks superintendent naming the site…

Reserving a shelter, field or other facility in a St. Joseph County park runs through a permit governed by Code Section…

Tippecanoe County requires prior written approval before anyone holds an event or operates a vehicle in a county park…

Any group activity in a Westfield city park bigger than an individual shelter rental, or one that needs a specific park…

In the City of Bloomington, no parade may march or proceed along any street without a permit from the chief of police…

Clark County requires a permit from the County Sheriff before any parade or procession may occupy, march or proceed…

Evansville requires a $5.00 permit from the Board of Public Safety to hold or join a parade, with applications due at…

Fishers requires a Police Chief-issued permit before any procession of 200 or more people or 25 or more vehicles…

Unincorporated Floyd County requires a permit from the County Sheriff or the Board of Commissioners before holding any…

Fort Wayne requires a permit from the Directors of Public Safety and Public Works before any parade, public assembly of…

Parades, processions and open-air meetings on any Gary street require a written permit from the police chief, approved…

Hamilton County has no separate parade ordinance, but any gathering of 500 or more people at a venue not built for…

Parades in Indianapolis need a special event license, and Sec. 986-303 requires organizers to submit the route, start…

In the City of Lafayette, Indiana, any parade or procession of seven or more vehicles, or seven or more vehicles and…

Anyone planning a circus, carnival, bazaar, festival, exhibition, athletic contest, outdoor beer garden, or similar…

Organizing or joining a parade or rally on county roads or county property in LaPorte County requires a permit from the…

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, Chapter 93 (Parades and Public Demonstrations) requires a Sheriff-issued…

Any parade, procession, or funeral in the City of Noblesville that includes 200 or more people or 25 or more vehicles…

Anyone who wants to conduct, organize, or promote a parade or other special event on South Bend streets, sidewalks or…

St. Joseph County's sheriff's office, not the county council, is the permitting authority for parades, holidays…

In the City of Hammond, Indiana, any parade or procession of 200 or more people or 50 or more vehicles needs a permit…

In the City of Kokomo, anyone staging a parade, march, rally, or public demonstration on a city street must get a…

In the City of Muncie, anyone staging a street parade, outdoor show, circus, carnival, or menagerie must get a license…

A parade or procession of 200 or more persons or 25 or more vehicles cannot use a Westfield street without a permit…

Lafayette bans for-profit itinerant street fairs and carnivals outright on public or private grounds open to the…

A street fair or festival in the City of Bloomington is a Special Event under the Unified Development Ordinance, and…

Before any festival can operate in the City of Hammond, Indiana, the sponsor must apply to the City Controller under…

Parades, street fairs, sidewalk fairs and sales that temporarily close a City of Muncie street, parking lane or…

In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, any farmers' market, street fair, or festival with more than one food vendor…

A street fair, carnival or circus on property the City of Columbus, Indiana owns or controls, and that the city does…

A not-for-profit organization must obtain a City festival license before letting vendors sell goods or run rides or…

Any festival using city streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks or parking lots needs a barricade, sidewalk or parade permit…

A street fair or ethnic festival in the City of Gary can let merchants sell without a peddler license only if it is…

Vendors who sell food, merchandise, or souvenirs at an Indianapolis street fair or festival inside the special event…

A food vendor selling at a fair, carnival, or festival in unincorporated Lake County operates under a "temporary food…

Bazaars, carnivals, festivals, outdoor expositions, grand openings and similar events in Noblesville need a Temporary…

Anyone operating a circus, sideshow, carnival or street fair for pay in unincorporated St. Joseph County needs a permit…

Lafayette requires a written license from the City Engineer to install or operate a parklet or streatery in a parking…

In the City of Bloomington, a restaurant or retailer cannot put tables or merchandise on the public sidewalk without an…

Restaurants in Lafayette cannot serve food or drinks on a public sidewalk without registering the cafe area with the…

Evansville requires a City Controller-issued license before any business may run a sidewalk cafe in the public…

A sidewalk café in Indianapolis is legally an 'encroachment' into the public right-of-way, so it needs a written…

Restaurants in Kokomo may seat patrons on the public sidewalk under § 97.03(C) of the Code of Ordinances, but only with…

Placing tables, chairs, umbrellas or other outdoor dining and drinking furniture in a City of Muncie right-of-way needs…

Any restaurant or shop in downtown Noblesville that wants tables, seating or displays on the public sidewalk needs an…

Running an outdoor cafe on a South Bend sidewalk without a Board of Public Works permit is unlawful. Permits cost…