Parade Permit Applications

A Parade Permit is required anytime a parade or procession will occur:
 ~On a Public Street
 ~On a sidewalk or pedestrian way in a manner which may hinder normal use of the sidewalk or pedestrian way.

Your application must be submitted to Tom Walsh at the Traffic Engineering Division located in the Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Rm. #100, at least 72 hours prior to the time of the parade.

Participants will be required to adhere to any conditions specified in the parade permit by Traffic Engineering or Madison Police.

Approved Parade Permits will be mailed to the sponsoring organization, and will be marked to the attention of the applicant, unless otherwise requested on the application.

Instructions for Completing Parade Permit Application

Parade Applicant:  Must be the name of the person completing the form.

Route:  The application must indicate the route street by street.  An example would be:  State to Johnson to Wisconsin to Langdon.  You may attach a map to help show the route, but this does not replace the need to list the streets.

Approximate # Of Persons:  This is the estimate of the number of persons who will actually be in the parade/run/walk.  If this is more than 500, proof of insurance as described below will be required before the permit will be approved.  You must submit a Certificate of Insurance with your application.

Insurance:  General Liability Insurance shall include coverage for contractual liability with minimum limits of $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.  The Certificate of Insurance shall name the City of Madison as "Additional Insured."  If you have questions, contact Risk Management at 266-5965.

Describe # of Bands, Vehicles...: Indicate the number of each of these that will be in your parade.  Indicate if any signs, banners, or other objects that will be carried by participants.

Explain How Group is Organized:  Explain how the participants will be supervised to insure the parade runs smoothly.  Indicate if you plan to hire police officers and how many and where they will be used.

You may either print out the parade permit application, fill it out, and submit  it to City Traffic Engineering Division, Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Blvd. #100 for approval, or you may submit the form to him electronically via the link below.

Parade Permit Application