Longmont, CO Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Special event means any of the following activities conducted on public property:

(1)A temporary event or promotion, including a block party, that uses a barricade, booth, table, rack, structure or cart or other display equipment;(2)An event at a city park to which the public is invited or admission is charged;(3)An occasion in which a group of persons collectively engage in a sport or form of physical exercise which obstructs, delays or interferes with the normal flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic and controls, including, but not limited to, bicycle and foot races. Street means only the portion of a right-of-way designed and intended for vehicle travel and does not include sidewalks.

(Code 2009, § 13.37.020; Ord. No. O-2007-43, § 1(13.37.020); Ord. No. O-2011-54, § 2, 8-9-2011; Ord. No. O-2011-77, § 2, 11-8-2011; Ord. No. O-2012-89, § 4, 12-18-2012; Ord. No. O-2013-45, § 7, 10-8-2013)

Sec. 13.37.030. - Permit required. A.No person shall engage in any activity listed below on public property without a permit authorizing such use:(1)Conduct sales from a pushcart;(2)Conduct a special event;