San Benito County, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Groups or organizations planning to use one or more shelters marked as "A," "B," "C" or "D" in Veterans Memorial Park must register a request at the Department of Public Works office, pay a $75 user fee for each day and each shelter requested and a $50 cleaning/damage deposit.

(2)   Groups or organizations planning to use Bertha Briggs Building must register a request at the Department of Public Works office, pay a $225 user fee for each day requested and a $200 cleaning/ damage deposit.

(3)   Deposits shall be refunded if the county's final inspection finds the shelter area(s) or Bertha Briggs Building clean and free of damage.

(4)   User fees shall be waived for a maximum of three weekends per fiscal year to be distributed among the recognized San Benito County Veteran's Organizations and/or veterans organizations as defined in Cal. Military and Veterans Code § 1260(c), at the Veterans Memorial Park Commission's discretion, and for non-profit or governmental organizations using Veterans Memorial Park shelters to distribute goods or services to needy persons. Event dates must be coordinated with the Public Works Department by the veterans organizations six months in advance of event dates. (1966 Code, § 11B-5) (Ord. 626, § B(5); Ord. 658, § A; Ord. 674, § 1; Ord. 704,