Special Events & Permits in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

Sacramento County Code § 9.36.020

Whenever a permit is required by provisions in this chapter, an application shall be filed with the Director stating: The name and address of the applicant; ... The nature of the proposed activity; The dates, hours, and park facility for which the permit is desired; An estimate of attendance.

Sacramento County Code § 10.32.020

No person shall operate a vehicle, or join in, or be a member of any procession, parade or assemblage on any public highway without a permit first having been issued by the Director. No permit shall be valid on an arterial or through highway during the hours of four p.m. to six p.m. or during the hours of darkness or between the tenth of December and the twenty-sixth of December in any year.

Sacramento County Code §§ 4.38.020, 4.38.205, 4.38.210

"Outdoor festival" shall mean any outdoor gathering of more than five hundred persons for the purpose of participating in or attending a dance, music carnival, "rock" festival, or like musical activity at which vocal or instrumental or both vocal and instrumental music is provided by professional or amateur performers or by prerecorded means, held at any place other than in a permanent building...

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.7.3.B.4 (Streetscape Design and Character)

Outdoor dining areas may be located adjacent to the building and shall be a minimum of eight feet in width and shall be required to comply with the clear area provisions, specified in Section 5.7.3.B.4.a.(ii). Landscaping and Street Trees. Landscaping shall be provided and designed to comply with landscaping standards in Section 5.2.4, and the following standards: In residential areas, projec...