The short answer is yes in principle, but not in the way most people imagine. You cannot safely “anchor” a heavy piece of urban outdoor furniture directly to a brick wall without drilling by using adhesive pads, suction cups, or construction adhesive. Brick and mortar are brittle and porous, weather cycles and UV weaken adhesives, and public furniture has to resist wind uplift, leaning, and vandalism. For anything that could fall, slide, or be climbed, a bond-only fix to brick is not an anchor.
What does work is an indirect, no-drill anchoring system. The most reliable approach is to make the furniture freestanding and ballasted: weighted bases or planters filled with sand, water, or concrete, combined with levelling feet and tamper-resistant connections. This is common in plazas and café zones because it avoids touching the facade. For benches or tables near a wall, clamp-on or compression brackets around existing steel columns, rails, or posts can work—but only if those elements are structurally rated and the clamp cannot crush brick veneer. Tension straps or turnbuckles to a genuinely strong existing point can also stop tipping, provided the anchor point is approved and the load path is sound.
I would avoid relying on adhesive fixings to brick for outdoor furniture, especially in urban settings. Temporary event furniture is sometimes tied down with straps and weighted bases, but that should be specified by an engineer or event safety plan. If the wall is historic, rendered, or a cavity/veneer wall, drilling may be forbidden anyway; in that case, freestanding ballasted furniture is usually the cleanest solution.
Before choosing, check three things: wind exposure, public safety and insurance requirements, and the wall construction. Ask whether the furniture needs to resist only sliding or also overturning; those need different ballast weights. Confirm local permits and landlord approval. Finally, use a supplier who can provide load calculations or wind-tested ballast recommendations. So: yes, you can often secure urban outdoor furniture near a brick wall without drilling, but the safe answer is to anchor through weight, clamping, or approved tension systems—not through a glued connection to the brick.