Parade route restrictions in downtown area.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 25-103
in effectSec. 25-103. - Parade route restrictions in downtown area.
Subject to the approval of the MOSE director and Director of Houston Public Works, a special event organizer may design its own parade route for a parade to be held in the downtown area with the following restrictions:
(1) A parade held on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or special event holiday may include no more than 25 street intersections and must be completed in no more than three hours.
(2) A parade held on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or special event holiday may include no more than 10 street intersections. No permit shall be granted for a parade to occur between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or special event holiday.
(3) The parade must be conducted in such a manner that to the extent that the route includes any entrances to or exits from off-street vehicle parking, loading, or customer service facilities, whether public or private, the width of the parade procession shall be controlled at those facilities so that at least one lane of the street may safely be left open for vehicular access to each vehicle facility from the nearest cross street.
(4) A parade route may not include any streets or portions of streets that are located west of Bagby Street, south of Jefferson Street, east of Chartres Street, or north of Congress Street.
(5) A parade route must in its entirety be located either:
a. On Fannin Street or other streets or portions of streets located to the east of Fannin Street; or
b. On Travis Street or other streets or portions of streets located to the west of Travis Street.
(Ord. No. 2010-911, § 2(Exh. A), 12-1-2010; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 49, 1-10-2018)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25SPEV_ARTIIIPA_S25-103PAROREDOARFetched: 10/26/2026