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Centennial, CO Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
§ 11-7-30(a)(19)
Applies at
Centennial Center Park & Parker Jordan
Event exception
Center Park only, with liquor permit
Minimum fine
$100 per offense

Summary

Centennial bans selling, serving, or possessing an open container of alcohol or 3.2% beer in Centennial Center Park and Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space, except at events under a City liquor permit.

Sell, serve, dispense or consume any alcoholic beverage or 3.2% beer or possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage or 3.2% beer in a park or park parking area, except during an event authorized by appropriate permits, including the appropriate liquor licensing permit.

(20) Permit infants or young children not yet potty-trained in the water play area without wearing a swim diaper.

(b) Within the Centennial Center Park, it is unlawful to:

(1) Hunt, shoot, kill, injure, trap or maim any animal or bird.

(2) Permit any livestock to graze or remain to graze within the park.

(3) Destroy, vandalize, deface or damage any buildings, structures, signs, equipment, fences, gates or locks regulating access.

(4) Enter, without authorization, those areas and facilities posted or otherwise designated as closed to the general public.

(5) Dispose of trash in the park that park activities do not generate.

(6) Knowingly mar, mutilate, deface, disfigure, remove or injure beyond normal use any rocks, trees, shrubbery, flowers, wildflowers or other features of the natural environment.

(7) Knowingly remove, cut down, uproot, break or otherwise destroy any living trees, shrubbery, flowers, wildflowers or natural flora.

(8) Build a fire at any location other than City-installed pits or grills or to leave any fire unattended or fail to completely extinguish any fire.

(9) Operate motor vehicles, except on designated roadways open to public use.

(10)

Full Breakdown

Centennial Municipal Code § 11-7-30(a)(19) makes it unlawful to sell, serve, dispense, or consume any alcoholic beverage or 3.2% beer, or to possess an open container of either, in Centennial Center Park or its parking area, except during a City-authorized event that includes the appropriate liquor licensing permit. Section 11-7-40(b)(19) imposes the identical ban at Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space, with no permit exception printed for that open space. The prohibition is specific to these two named parks rather than a citywide open-container ordinance.

Violations & Fines

Possessing an open container or consuming alcohol in violation carries a minimum $100 fine per offense under § 11-7-60, with each day of a continuing violation charged separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I drink a beer at Centennial Center Park?
No, § 11-7-30(a)(19) bars possessing an open container or consuming alcohol there unless a City-permitted event includes a liquor license.
Is alcohol allowed at Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space?
No, § 11-7-40(b)(19) bans selling, serving, or possessing an open container of alcohol there, with no permit exception printed in the Code.

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