Aberdeen Sheriff Court will today decide whether to allow an Orange Walk through Stonehaven on Saturday.
The Orange Order is appealing a decision made unanimously by councillors last week to prohibit the march, due to take place to mark the opening of a new lodge in the Aberdeenshire town.
Representatives of the order say they were "disappointed but not surprised" by the decision to not allow an expected 200 people to march through Stonehaven.
Local businesses had previously expressed their "anxiety" at the event, with a petition gathering around 10,000 signatures against the march, saying it risks "poisoning our peaceful environment".
Several businesses have said they'll close for parts of the day, while the local RNLI branch rejected an £850 donation from the order.
Local Conservtaive councillor Wendy Agnew said: "I have never in my time as a councillor had so much anxiety in the town. We are a town that embraces all religion and we are not bigoted in any way . To me, they [the Orange Order] are sectarian."
But the David Walters, an executive officer of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, said: "They only had 120 people write in to object to the parade out of a population of 11,000 . That speaks volumes."