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Special Events & Permits in Berkeley County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Berkeley County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Berkeley County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Parade Permits

Any parade of 50 or more people in unincorporated Berkeley County needs a Sheriff-issued permit under Chapter 40. Applications are due 3 to 30 days ahead, parades can only run 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and the sheriff can deny, revoke, or reroute a permit for public-safety reasons.

Parade Permit Requirements, Berkeley County

Significant Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 40-16

No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade, consisting of 50 or more persons, unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the sheriff. Any person engaging in any parade for which a parade permit has been issued shall not violate any of the conditions or provisions of such permit. This section shall not apply to: (1)Funeral processions;(2)Students going to ...

Street Fair Rules

Berkeley County's peddler and solicitor licensing chapter does not reach vendors selling inside an officially designated festival area under Sec. 12-29(3), so long as a charitable or civic not-for-profit organization manages the festival and the area is closed to vehicle traffic. Vendors outside that carve-out still need the Chapter 12 peddler license.

Berkeley County Festival Vendor Exemption

Few Restrictions

Berkeley County Code of Ordinances § 12-29

Sec. 12-29. - Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply to: (1)Vendors of perishable agricultural produce;(2)Solicitations, sales or distributions made by political, charitable, educational or religious organizations;(3)Vendors within an officially designated festival area accessible only by pedestrian traffic and managed and organized by a charitable or civic not-for-profit organization during ...

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