Special Events & Permits in Macon-Bibb County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.
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Park Event Permits
Macon-Bibb County requires written permission from the Directors of Recreation and of Parks & Beautification before anyone stakes a tent, stage or sign into county park ground, a requirement waived only for the county's own permitted special events and festivals.
Macon-Bibb Park Signage & Tent Permission
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code of Ordinances Sec. 17-7(7), (10)
(7)Place or display any sign or advertisement, except that this rule shall not apply to any signs or advertisements regarding any County sponsored or County authorized program, festival, or other event that occurs in the park. Signs or advertisements regarding County sponsored or County authorized programs, festivals or other events may be placed or displayed only with written permission by the...
Street Fair Rules
Anyone setting up a street party, fair, festival, carnival, or itinerant meeting in Macon-Bibb County needs a health department permit, applied for in writing at least 30 days before the event. The application must list the site, expected crowd size, food vendors, and water and sewer utilities.
Macon-Bibb Carnival and Street Fair Permit
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code § 12-72
(a)No person shall locate, establish, set up or operate a carnival or an itinerant meeting unless he has an unrevoked and unexpired permit from the health department authorizing him to do so. The application for such a permit shall be submitted in writing a minimum of 30 days prior to the event and shall contain (in so far as applicable) the following information:(1)Proposed site;(2)Estimated a...
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Restaurants in Macon-Bibb County's Sidewalk Café District, the CBD-1 core of downtown, need an annual Tax Commissioner permit before putting tables on the sidewalk, and pay a $150 yearly fee under Code § 7-382.
Macon-Bibb Sidewalk Café Permit
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code § 7-382(a)-(b)
(a)No person shall operate a Sidewalk Café in the Sidewalk Café District without a Permit issued by the Tax Commissioner, or successor department or office. The Permit shall be renewed on an annual basis. The Permit shall be placed on the Establishment's window at street level in clear view from the sidewalk where the Establishment's Sidewalk Café is located. Sidewalk Café Permits shall only be...
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