Caldwell, ID Noise Ordinances: Outdoor Music (2026)

Caldwell handles outdoor concerts, festivals, and live music through Title 7, Article 13. Section 07-13-03 makes loud or offensive amplified or instrumental music unlawful between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when it is plainly audible 150 feet or more from its source and disturbs a reasonable person. Recognizing Caldwell's active downtown and event venues, the City allows extended hours for certain gatherings: city-sponsored events at Caldwell Memorial Park, the downtown core area, and the Caldwell Event Center and Caldwell Entertainment Center areas may continue loud noise past 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and/or Saturdays only. Section 07-13-05 further exempts sounds from activities on municipal, school, religious, or publicly owned property authorized by the owner, and from parades, fireworks displays, or other events for which a permit has been obtained—within the hours imposed as a condition of that permit. Organizers of outdoor music events should obtain any required permit and observe the hours set in it, since a permit's conditions, not the default quiet hours, then control. Events on private property without a permit remain subject to the 11:00 p.m. cutoff and the 150-foot 'plainly audible' standard.