Special Events & Permits in Long Beach, CA (2026)

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.60.040(B), (I)(12)

Applications shall be filed not less than sixty (60) calendar days, nor more than one (1) year before the time it is proposed to conduct the special event, City may adjust, as needed, except that applications for block party permits shall be filed at least ten (10) working days prior to the event... 12. In the case of a block party or other similar neighborhood event, the applicants have submit...

Long Beach Municipal Code §§ 5.60.010(H)(2), 5.60.020(A)

H."Special Event" means:...2.Any organized assemblage of seventy-five (75) or more persons at any public place, property or facility which is to gather for a common purpose under the direction or control of a person. ... A.Except as provided by the terms of a permit, lease or contract which has been specifically authorized by the City Council, no person shall conduct or cause to be conducted, p...

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.60.020(A)

Except as provided by the terms of a permit, lease or contract which has been specifically authorized by the City Council, no person shall conduct or cause to be conducted, participate or engage in, hold, manage, permit or allow another to conduct a special event, in, on or upon any City street, sidewalk, alley, park, way, pier, public place, public property or public right-of-way which is owne...

Long Beach Municipal Code §§ 5.60.010(H)(3), 5.60.020(D)(14)

3.Examples of special events include, but are not limited to, concerts, parades, circuses, fairs, festivals, block parties, street fairs, community events, on the water activities (such as boat races), mass participation sports (such as marathons and other running events), athletic or sporting events, and community celebrations and observances conducted on public property or public rights of wa...

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.60.030(A)(4)

A.The following activities are exempt from the special event permit requirement:1.Funeral processions by a licensed mortuary or funeral home;2.Activities conducted by a governmental agency acting within the scope of its authority;3.With the exception of organized fund raisers and block parties, events which take place on streets, sidewalks, or other public rights-of-way owned or controlled by t...

Long Beach Municipal Code § 14.15.020(A)

No person shall use or occupy the public walkway or other right-of-way with any obstruction for providing a parklet without first obtaining a written permit from the City through its Department of Public Works; provided, however, the permit shall be obtained from the City Council if (1) the proposed parklet will occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the available parking spaces within a two-blo...

Long Beach Municipal Code § 14.14.045(A), (C)(1)

A.No person may occupy or cause to be occupied any portion of the public walkway for the purpose of providing dining or entertainment except as permitted by this Chapter or as elsewhere provided for in this Code....1.All dining or entertainment areas shall be defined by placement of sturdy barriers, not to exceed forty-eight inches (48") in height, as approved by the City Engineer.