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Special Events & Permits in Blue Earth County, MN (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

Verified from official government sources

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

Park Event Permits

Blue Earth County requires a permit for temporary, exclusive use of a reserved space in any county park under Sec. 12-16(a) of the county code. The permit can be revoked for violating any board rule, ordinance or state law, and using a fee-based facility without paying the fee is itself unlawful under the same section.

Blue Earth County Park Reservation Permits

Some Restrictions

Blue Earth County Code § 12-16

(a)A person may be granted a permit for temporary, exclusive use of a reserved space within a park. ... (c)Any permit granted pursuant to this chapter may be revoked upon the violation by the permittee of any ordinance, rule or regulation of the board of commissioners or of any other local ordinance, law, or state statute. (d)It shall be unlawful for any person to use any facility or area for w...

Parade Permits

Anyone planning an assembly of 1,000 or more people in unincorporated Blue Earth County, including a parade, festival, or concert, needs a license from the board of commissioners under Code Sec. 10-31. Applications go to the county administrator at least 60 days ahead and cost a minimum $100.00 per day and location.

Blue Earth County Large Assembly License

Significant Restrictions

Blue Earth County Code § 10-31

(a)Generally. ... No person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage or sell, or sell or give tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more people, not including event staff, whether on public or private property, unless a license permitting a large assembly in the county has first been approved by the board...

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