Special Event Permit

Permits are required to hold either a private or a public event in a city park, on a sports field or court, public street, or on any other public property. Examples of special events that are required to obtain a permit are outdoor performances, street fairs, foot races, bicycle rides/races, Bay Trail/levee events, etc. 

City staff reviews submitted applications to determine if events are either “low impact” or “high impact” based upon the number of permits that are required for the event. New low impact events and all high impact events require review and approval from the City’s Interdepartmental Evaluation Committee (IDEC). The Interdepartmental Evaluation Committee (IDEC) is comprised of representatives from the Police, Fire, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Community Development Departments.  This one stop review process provides applicants with comments and requirements to successfully facilitate an event and identifies any additional permits or steps required to proceed with hosting the event. The Committee meets regularly and applicants for first time and/or high impact events are required to attend. 

If you are looking to host an event in a city park, field, or court, you will need to fill out the Special Event Permit application.

To get an estimate of what your Special Event fees may be, use our Special Event Fees Calculator^ prior to submitting your application.

^Actual Special Event fees will be calculated based on what is submitted in the completed application and therefore the final fees may be different than those generated by the Special Event Fees Calculator.